EP: 1596•24 Jan 2024

Reserve Bank's New Mortgage Rules: DTI's and LVR's What You Need to Know ⎜ Ep. 1596

About this episode

In this episode, we dive into the Reserve Bank's newest mortgage rules.

This includes details about both the Debt to Income Ratios (DTI's) and the updated Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) restrictions.

Together these will impact how much money you can get to grow your property portfolio.

We delve into the new rules and let you know what you need to consider.

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.

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