Article tagged with 'Reserve Bank'
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OCR Preview: official cash rate set to hold
22 Feb 2021 - Economists unanimously agree that the Reserve Bank will leave the official cash rate unchanged this week, according to TMM Online's latest preview survey.
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Advisers react to LVR changes
10 Feb 2021 - The Reserve Bank has imposed strict new LVR requirements on investor lending, but advisers say other measures may have been more appropriate to help first home buyers.
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Reserve Bank tightens LVR rules for investors
09 Feb 2021 - Investors will need a 40% deposit to get a mortgage under new rules to be enforced by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
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Record mortgage lending in November
12 Jan 2021 - Mortgage lending jumped to $9.2 billion in November – $1.5 billion more than the previous record monthly total – according to new Reserve Bank data.
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Reserve Bank asks for DTIs
11 Dec 2020 - Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr has asked Finance Minister Grant Robertson to add debt-to-income ratios to its macro-prudential toolkit, as it responds to government pressure on house prices.
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Reserve Bank eyes DTIs
26 Nov 2020 - Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr has revealed that the central bank would like to introduce debt-to-income ratio limits on mortgage lending.
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Record October mortgage lending
25 Nov 2020 - Mortgage lending soared to $7.7 billion last month, the highest October figure on record, and further evidence of the red-hot housing market.
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Financial Stability Report: DTI and high-risk lending a concern
25 Nov 2020 - The Reserve Bank's latest Financial Stability Report highlights rising debt-to-income ratios and high LVR lending as the main risks in the New Zealand mortgage market.
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Finance minister intervenes on house prices
24 Nov 2020 - Grant Robertson has asked the Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr to consider house price stability when the central bank makes monetary policy decisions, amid growing pressure to curb runaway valuations.
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How many people are still asking for home loan help?
24 Nov 2020 - While it has been several months since our last lockdown, a steady stream of people continue to ask for help on their home and business loans.