New residential mortgage lending by borrower type (C31)
This data tracks new mortgages granted to different borrower types, such as first home buyers or investors, each month.
Data files
| Previous years: | Monthly: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | |
| Total lending ($million) | |||||||
| All borrower types | 9,652 | 7,931 | 5,413 | 5,135 | 5,582 | 6,055 | 5,121 |
| First home buyers | 1,686 | 1,562 | 1,124 | 1,064 | 1,219 | 1,357 | 1,110 |
| Other owner-occupiers | 5,452 | 4,978 | 3,320 | 3,207 | 3,379 | 3,656 | 3,020 |
| Investors | 2,436 | 1,310 | 905 | 809 | 904 | 957 | 913 |
| Business purposes | 78 | 81 | 63 | 55 | 80 | 84 | 78 |
| Higher than 80% LVR lending ($million) | |||||||
| All borrower types | 887 | 667 | 439 | 463 | 501 | 567 | 470 |
| First home buyers | 640 | 499 | 340 | 349 | 381 | 440 | 369 |
| Other owner-occupiers | 236 | 165 | 95 | 107 | 110 | 121 | 95 |
| Investors | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Business purposes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Less than or equal to 80% LVR lending ($million) | |||||||
| All borrower types | 8,765 | 7,263 | 4,973 | 4,672 | 5,081 | 5,488 | 4,650 |
| First home buyers | 1,046 | 1,063 | 784 | 715 | 838 | 918 | 741 |
| Other owner-occupiers | 5,217 | 4,813 | 3,225 | 3,100 | 3,269 | 3,536 | 2,926 |
| Investors | 2,428 | 1,306 | 902 | 802 | 896 | 951 | 906 |
| Business purposes | 75 | 81 | 62 | 55 | 79 | 83 | 78 |
| MEMO ITEM: Lending to investors ($million) | |||||||
| Total lending | 2,436 | 1,310 | 905 | 809 | 904 | 957 | 913 |
| Higher than 70% LVR lending | 820 | 156 | 146 | 116 | 170 | 157 | 168 |
| Less than or equal to 70% LVR lending | 1,617 | 1,154 | 760 | 693 | 733 | 800 | 744 |
| Higher than 60% LVR lending | 1,584 | 437 | 320 | 280 | 326 | 339 | 332 |
| Less than or equal to 60% LVR lending | 852 | 873 | 585 | 529 | 578 | 618 | 580 |
Additional loan-to-valuation series published
26 July 2022
From today we will publish additional loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) series in the C31 New residential mortgage lending by borrower type table.
These series will show the monthly value of residential mortgage lending to investors where the LVR is above 60%, and lending where the LVR is 60% or below. The Excel data file will also show the monthly number of loans where the LVR is above 60%, and where the LVR is 60% or below. Please note that some time series within the Excel data file have shifted columns as a result of the additions.
Please note that the C31 table borrower type data forms part of statistical reporting to the Reserve Bank and does not relate to LVR compliance, which uses a different, collateral-based definition of investment property (see BS19 and BPR131).
The data: coverage, periodicity, and timeliness
Coverage characteristics
Registered banks provide data on new residential mortgage lending commitments during a reference month with a breakdown by loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) and borrower type. Borrowers are classified as first home buyers, other owner-occupiers, investors or those borrowing for business purposes.
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Periodicity
Monthly.
Timeliness
We publish data 18 working days after the end of the reference month.
Access by the public
Statistics release calendar
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Provision of information about revisions and advance notice of major changes in methodology
Provisional data are italicised. Data are deemed provisional when a series is under review. New data, or revised data, are in bold font. This applies to the summary table only and not Excel files. We generally publish revisions when we update and release the next table. Should we need to make revisions more promptly, we will post a special note on the website. We also post any major changes in methodology as a special note.
Quality
Dissemination of statistics that support statistical cross-check and provide assurance of reasonableness
Data on new residential mortgage lending commitments by loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is published in C30.
Lending ($ millions)
Total lending
Total value of monthly committed residential mortgage loans, which are finalised offers to customers to provide mortgage loans or to increase the loan value of an existing mortgage loan, as evidenced by the loan documents provided to the borrower.
Higher than 80% LVR lending
Monthly value of committed residential mortgage lending, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is above 80%.
Less than or equal to 80% LVR lending
Monthly value of committed residential mortgage lending, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is 80% or below.
Higher than 70% LVR lending
Monthly value of committed residential mortgage lending, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is above 70%. This data is published for investors only.
Less than or equal to 70% LVR lending
Monthly value of committed residential mortgage lending, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is 70% or below. This data is published for investors only.
Higher than 60% LVR lending
Monthly value of committed residential mortgage lending, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is above 60%. This data is published for investors only.
Less than or equal to 60% LVR lending
Monthly value of committed residential mortgage lending, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is 60% or below. This data is published for investors only.
Borrowers (number)
Total borrowers
Total number of monthly committed residential mortgage loans, which are finalised offers to customers to provide mortgage loans or to increase the loan value of an existing mortgage loan, as evidenced by the loan documents provided to the borrower.
Higher than 80% LVR borrowers
Monthly number of committed residential mortgage loans, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is above 80%.
Less than or equal to 80% LVR borrowers
Monthly number of committed residential mortgage loans, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is 80% or below.
Higher than 70% LVR borrowers
Monthly number of committed residential mortgage loans, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is above 70%. This data is published for investors only.
Less than or equal to 70% LVR borrowers
Monthly number of committed residential mortgage loans, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is 70% or below. This data is published for investors only.
Higher than 60% LVR borrowers
Monthly number of committed residential mortgage loans, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is above 60%. This data is published for investors only.
Less than or equal to 60% LVR borrowers
Monthly number of committed residential mortgage loans, where the loan-to-valuation ratio (LVR) is 60% or below. This data is published for investors only.
Borrower type
First home buyer
A first home buyer is a borrower entering the home ownership market in New Zealand for the first time. In the case of there being more than one borrowing party to a loan, borrowers are classified as first home buyers only if none of the borrowing parties have previously drawn down on housing finance for owner occupation. If the borrower, or at least one borrowing party, has previously drawn down on housing finance for owner occupation, they are classified as ‘other owner-occupier’.
Other owner-occupier
Other owner-occupiers are borrowers (other than first home buyers) who own or are in the process of buying or building the house or flat they will live in. An owner can occupy more than one property, for example, a family home and a holiday home.
Investor
Investors are entities or persons borrowing for the purpose of building or purchasing residential property to rent. The borrower is securing the loan on a non-owner occupied property; that is, the borrower does not intend to live in the property for which they are seeking finance.
Business purposes
These commitments are made to borrowers in the form of a residential mortgage loan but are intended for business purposes.
Symbols and conventions for summary table
| Symbol or convention | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0 | Zero or value rounded to zero |
| - | Not applicable |
| .. | Not available |
| bold | Revised/new |
| italics | Provisional |
| Light grey background | Historical |
General notes
- Individual figures may not sum to the totals due to rounding
- Percentage changes are calculated on unrounded numbers
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