Mortgage Lending Restrictions
New LVR restrictions may help first home buyers
28 Nov 2018
The Reserve Bank will loosen its loan-to-value restrictions for both owner-occupiers and investors in January and has hinted it could ease them further in the future. Audio
RBNZ property rules to have little impact on prices
20 Jul 2016
The property research group CoreLogic, doesn't think the Reserve Bank's proposed mortgage lending restrictions will do too much to slow down rising house prices. Audio
RBNZ says full removal of LVRs may be delayed
25 Aug 2015
The full removal of mortgage lending restrictions to those with small deposits may be delayed. Audio