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I analyze the development of the loan‐to‐value (LTV) ratio limit for households as a macroprudential policy tool in both theory and practice, by surveying theoretical and empirical literature. I argue that the practical implementation of LTV caps preceded theoretical studies, but research has caught up since the global financial crisis, including research on which indicators seem to work best in flagging...