DTIs and high LVR lending a risk; Robertson intervenes on housing; BNZ brings back LVRs

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: [READ ON] 

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: [READ ON]

BNZ has followed ANZ and ASB in reimposing loan to value ratio restrictions, after the Reserve Bank flagged plans to bring back LVRs next year: [READ ON]