Compare 1-year fixed home loans
With interest rates rising, some borrowers are fixing their home loans for the certainty of locking in their rates over a set period. We’ve sorted our comparison table to display 1-year fixed rate home loans from our Online Partners for owner-occupiers making principal and interest repayments. The results shown are sorted by highest Star Rating, then lowest comparison rate, then alphabetically by provider name.
What is a 1-year fixed rate home loan?
A one-year fixed rate home loan is one in which the interest rate you’ll pay on the loan is locked in or ‘fixed’ for a period of a year. This means that your required repayments will remain consistent for that whole length of time, irrespective of whether your lender raises or lowers interest rates.
Generally speaking, lenders offer fixed home loans for a duration of one, two, three, four or five years, as well as variable home loans, with rates that can go up or down in line with the cash rate. The RBA explains banks consider funding costs, competition from other banks for borrowers, and the risk of default from existing borrowers in setting their interest rates. Some lenders offer ‘split rate’ loans, combining fixed and variable components.
If you’re curious about one-year fixed home loan rates, then there are some potential advantages and drawbacks that you may be interested to know about.
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Alasdair Duncan has more than 15 years’ media experience and has a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Journalism from the University of Queensland.. Before joining Canstar, Alasdair was a News Editor at Pedestrian.TV, part of Australia’s leading youth media group. In seven years at the company, he wrote about a broad array of topics from lifestyle and entertainment and social media to finance and breaking news. His work has appeared in a number of publications, from Pedestrian.TV to ABC News, Junkee, Rolling Stone, Kotaku, the Sydney Star Observer and The Brag. Alasdair understands that whether you’re buying your first home, choosing a super fund or even hunting for a good deal on pet insurance, the more information you have, the more likely you are to find a better deal. In his writing, he strives to tackle complex financial concepts and make them approachable for everyday Australians. When he is not writing about finance for Canstar, Alasdair can probably be found at the beach with his two dogs or listening to podcasts about pop music. You can follow Alasdair on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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As Canstar’s Ratings Manager, Josh Sale is responsible for the methodology and delivery of Canstar’s Home Loan Star Ratings and Awards. With tertiary qualifications in economics and finance, Josh has worked behind the scenes for the last five years to develop Star Ratings and Awards that help connect consumers with the right home loan for them.
Josh is passionate about helping consumers get hands-on with their home loans, always reminding home buyers that finding the right loan can be as important for your finances as negotiating a fair property purchase price. Josh has been interviewed by media outlets such as the Australian Financial Review, news.com.au and Money Magazine, discussing topics including home loan equity and wider finance trends.
When it comes to Josh’s own property journey, the home loans expert once bought two houses in the same transaction when he ensured the cubby house his daughter loved was listed on the purchase contract for his new home. You can follow Josh on LinkedIn, and Canstar on Twitter and Facebook.
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