Rural Lifestyle Home Loans provide flexible and cost-effective home loan solutions specifically designed for buying a rural property.1
With our Rural Lifestyle Home Loans you can choose between a fixed and variable rate loan, or for more flexibility you may prefer a line of credit. You can easily compare features with our Rural Lifestyle Home Loans comparison table below.
Rural Lifestyle Home Loan - Variable Rate
Rural Lifestyle Home Loan - Fixed Rate
Rural Lifestyle FlexiPlus Mortgage
Description
Variable rate rural home loan
Rural home loan with initial fixed rate period
Flexible line of credit
Additional repayments5
2
Unlimited deposits/repayments
Redraw
(minimum $2000)
Withdrawals any time, for any amount, up to facility limit3
Repayment holiday
No principal repayments required unless facility/account limits are reached (or facility cancelled)
Interest only payment option
See above. Interest charged monthly to nominated account
Maximum loan size as % of property value
70%4
70%4
70%4
Split loans
100% offset
Can deposit salary and other earnings to help save interest
Loan service fee or
facility fee
$8 per month
$8 per month
$250 per annum
Footnotes:
1. Rural property refers to properties which are located further than 50km away from a provincial city (population greater than 20,000) or more than 20km away from a primary regional town (population greater than 10,000); are greater than 10 hectares; and do not generate more than $20,000 income.
2. A prepayment fee and economic costs may be payable if additional partial repayments are greater than $20,000 during the fixed rate period. A prepayment fee is payable for full repayment during the fixed rate period. Economic costs may also be payable.
3. If the line of credit facility is attached to more than one account, you can only withdraw up to the account limit on each account.
4. For properties which are zoned Rural Freehold. For properties which are zoned Rural Leasehold the maximum loan size is 65% of the property value. Other conditions apply for NT Perpetual pastoral leases.
5. Prepayment in full within four years of the settlement date will incur an Early Exit Fee.