今天AFR的报道 ： 重点在这一句：all future home lending applications that you submit to Westpac must contain a primary application that has an Australian residential address
Westpac tightens lending for foreign property investors
by Duncan Hughes
Westpac Group is clamping down on lending to overseas property investors wanting to buy residential property in the nation's popular residential markets.
The bank, which recently announced a reduction in loan-to-value ratios on investment loans to 80 per cent, has described the move as another measure to limit annual investment lending growth to a maximum of 10 per cent, as mandated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
The bank's broker distribution division is writing to mortgage brokers identified as having a "higher percentage" of property lending to people not resident in Australia.
The letter does not identify the lending benchmark that triggers the review.
AUSTRALIAN ADDRESS REQUIRED
"As a result, all future home lending applications that you submit to Westpac must contain a primary application that has an Australian residential address," a leaked copy of the letter states.
That means the applicant must have an Australian visa and conform to Foreign Investment Review Board criteria. Non-residents need to obtain FIRB approval when buying property – a rule that is now being more actively enforced.
The bank could not comment on how many brokers had received the letter.
Mortgage brokers claim it is targeting the lucrative Chinese market that has been spending billions on residential property, particularly in Melbourne and Sydney.
The letter also states the review is a "timely reminder" about the bank's review and auditing procedures to ensure brokers conform to their agreement.
A spokesman for the bank said: "It's just a reminder to brokers with a higher percentage of non-resident lending that when submitting owner-occupied applications [they] should contain an Australian residential address."
PRESSURE FROM REGULATOR
Banks are rapidly changing their rules for lending to property investors, a response to pressure from the banking regulatory to reduce the amount of investor activity in the property market.
Last week ANZ Banking Group and Commonwealth Bank of Australia both lifted their lending rates for all landlords. Earlier this month Westpac announced it would require applicants for property investment loans to have a deposit equal to 20 per cent of the property's value, up from five per cent.
In addition, mortgage brokers claim competitive investment pricing has stopped.
"The rate is now the rate," said Chris Foster-Ramsay, managing director of Capital Home Loans, about Westpac no longer negotiating on investment loan rates.
Other measures aimed at reducing the demand from investors for property loans include reducing interest rate discounts, increasing interest rate "sensitivity buffers" and ruling out some types of income such as bonuses, when assessing an applicant's ability to repay a loan.
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sofa
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不提高?
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早该收紧了
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没人和大妈竞争了，继续买它几十套。
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westpad？多了一间新银行
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Westpad northpad?新款的Pad?
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好消息！
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haha 房价要涨
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没跟随ANZ和CBA加息0.27%啊？
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Westpac只有收紧海外收入，不涨利息了啊
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good
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房价要涨啊
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不加息了？
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看起来都是在打击贷款给房市降温啊
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不加息？真的吗？
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