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Old 01-15-2025, 11:08 AM   #34182
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Originally Posted by EvoFire View Post
Why is 4.25 var not low enough? Considering the downward trajectory of the rates and we don't see fixed rates being much lower, seems like a win if you can get var @ 4.25.
I'm not sure rates will drop that much more this year - the estimates are anywhere from 25bps to 125bps so that's a 3-4% range for end of year. I like to see a diff of at least 50bps, if not 75bps between variable and fixed before I go with variable. That buffer leaves room for any increases that happen during the 5 years (this did not work out at ALL for me last time though).

If I felt confident that we'd see another 75bps in rate cuts then variable is a winner for me - that's not clear right now though and it even seems like it's on the higher end of where the cuts might land.
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