EP: 1607•3 Feb 2024

How Will DTIs Impact House Prices? The Numbers Revealed ⎜ Ep. 1607

About this episode

In this episode, we discuss what will happen to house prices when the Reserve Bank brings in Debt to Income Ratios.

This includes how DTIs have impacted house prices when other countries have brought them in.

We also talk about how much debt the country has and how fast incomes go up.

This acts as a proxy for how much debt there already is, and how fast prices can go up.

P.S. Here is a debt-to-income calculator for those wanting to find out how much you can borrow under the new DTI rules for your next investment property.

Ok, now for the legal bit:

The Property Academy Podcast is for your general information. It’s not financial advice.

So the hosts aren’t telling you what to do with your own money. We’ve made every effort to make sure the information is accurate. But we occasionally get the odd fact wrong.

Make sure you do your own research or talk to a financial adviser before making any investment decisions.

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