The ECB’s choice: “The cut is good, but the fixed rate is still more convenient”

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«This second 25 basis point cut by the ECB marks another significant step towards the normalization of monetary policies, after a period of restrictive rates. However, the medium-long term outlook does not change: the 1-month Euribor has fallen to 3.54%, compared to 3.90% at the beginning of the year, but is still over 100 basis points higher than the Eurirs.which is at its lowest level in 20 months.”

He states it Nicoletta Papuccispokesperson for MutuiOnline.it according to whom «so today Fixed rate mortgages remain more affordable, while providing financial security and stabilityas well as promoting a transition to a more sustainable economy with green mortgages, which allow you to benefit from very advantageous conditions. This dynamic encourages renewed optimism, projecting us towards a gradual recovery of the mortgage sector, in a framework of economic stability that we hope will emerge ever more clearly”. The group underlines how the mortgage market has been recording, in recent months, a significant reduction in variable rates: in May the average APR for variable mortgages was 5.08%, while in August it fell to 4.64%. The average fixed rate, on the other hand, is stable, hovering around 3.20%.