Free Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) Calculator released

Investment Property Calculator has released an Excel spreadsheet – Free Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) Calculator. The loan-to-value (LTV) ratio expresses the home loan amount of your mortgage as a percentage of the purchase price or the appraised value of your property. The LVR calculator can show how much you can possibly borrow from the banks …

Westpac lowered its loan-to-valuation ratios (LVR)

Westpac Banking Corporation has tightened its mortgage loan criteria by lowering its loan-to-valuation ratios (LVR) for new full-documentation mortgage customers on Wednesday from 92 per cent to 87 per cent including two per cent for lenders’ mortgage insurance. The LVR for new low-documentation customers has been lowered by Westpac to 80 per cent including LMI. The …