fixed that way you loan stays at the interest rate for the length of the loan floating your rates can go up or down and could cause some people problems with very high payments
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When applying for a home loan your credit report will be reviewed and you may be required to provide a number of other details, including: Employment and income records, Tax Returns for the last few years List of assets, List of liabilities and what you owe, Your budget showing monthly living expenses so that you can demonstrate an ability to pay.

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With this information you and your lender will be able to determine the kind of home loan and size of the right mortgage for you. In some cases, you can obtain a pre-approval or pre-qualified certificate, which shows how much you can borrow so that you can then shop for homes in an appropriate price range.
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If you MUST get a loan…it is always better to get a fixed loan…you dont know with the economy…your interest rate could sky rocket to 10% if you have a variable…
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From Conservative Investment point of view FIXED RATE is better.
However, if the interest rates are slashed ( like in the current sitution)
the borrower of fixed rate loses on the benefit factor.

Fixed interest rates are a good option in volatile condtions, as they maintain the same level of charge in principal.
Floating rates fluctuate with volatality of markets, change in Bank Rates, Repo Rates and CRR-SLR Fluctuations.
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