Show Notes
There is a strong chance that by the end of November the Reserve Bank will have announced the return of loan-to-value ratio restrictions. They initially removed these in May this year for a 12 month period as they, and every other major economist, predicted significant price drops on the back of Covid-19. This hasn't eventuated and instead, we are in the middle of a runaway housing market. The facts have changed and perhaps so have the Reserve Bank's views on the LVR restrictions. In this podcast Mark and Kris discuss: What you need to consider if the LVR restrictions return Why you need to split bank now
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