Politicians seem to see LVR as a way of fixing housing affordability; it's not well-suited to that end. At the moment political parties want to loosen ...

Michael Reddell, ex-RBNZ economist, has wondered whether the RBNZ's LVR rules really fit within its financial stability mandate.

May 8, 2017 · LVR restrictions alone mean they can't lend more than 80% of the value of the house, never mind 300%. There is something wrong in that data ...

It's a bit surprising that it's taken so long for this kind of thing to come through, but there was a fair bit of uncertainty about how long the LVR rules would ...

Feb 28, 2019 · ... LVR rules. And while there aren't many households with mortgages without homes, it's hard to tell whether debt to asset ratios for a broader ...

Jan 30, 2020 · They called it "A Guide for Maintaining Health and Wellbeing". It has helpful instructions on the importance of making your bed, eating right ( ...

Jun 30, 2015 · ... LVR rules really fit within its financial stability mandate. I had a piece in the NBR last month wondering the same thing. Seems we're not ...

Aug 31, 2013 · But it still reinforces the NZ econ blogosphere's "it's just dumb trying to justify LVR on the basis of house prices being too high.

Jun 28, 2013 · The RBNZ is looking more seriously at loan-to-value ratio regulations to curb house price appreciation. I've been skeptical about LVR ...