TLDR & TLDL: The Reserve Bank has pulled the trigger on its proposal from earlier this month to halve the percentage of mortgage lending at more than 80% of the value of a house. The change from November 1 (one month later than originally planned) effectively carves off a quarter or $4.6b worth of first home buyer bidding power over the next year.
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