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The latest acronym in the Reserve Bank's tool kit

The latest acronym in the Reserve Bank's tool kit

Bernard speaks to Valocity Global's Helen O'Sullivan about the RBNZ's proposed restrictions to lending and how they might affect our housing market.

When the Facts Change

January 25, 202431m 34s

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Show Notes

Earlier this week the Reserve Bank of New Zealand proposed a new debt-to-income (DTI) ratio limit. Along with the 11-year-old loan-to-value ratio (LVR) limit, the RBNZ hopes these lending restrictions will help "limit the build-up of systemic financial risk" in our housing market. Bernard Hickey talks to Helen O’Sullivan, Valocity Global's CEO of Real Estate, to dig into the proposed policy, and whether LVRs have actually made the financial system safer over the last decade.

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