Loan To Value Ratios
Reserve Bank will ease lending restrictions
29 Nov 2017
Banks will be allowed to have up to 15 percent of their lending to buyers with a deposit of less than 20 percent, while investors will need a 35 percent instead of 40 percent currently. Audio
Lifting LVR limit will hurt first home-buyers - ex-RBNZ economist
16 Aug 2017
Former Reserve Bank economist Kirdan Lees is warning first home-buyers could suffer if Loan to Value ratios are lifted. He joins us with the Property Institute's chief executive Ashley Church. Audio