Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Mark Bristow is RateCity's Home & Personal Finances Editor, and an experienced analyst, researcher, and producer. Focused primarily on Australian mortgage and home loan expertise, he has been a journalist and writer in the financial space for over ten years, previously researching and writing commercial real estate at CoreLogic. In the years since, Mark has worked for the Winning Group, Expedia, and has seen articles published at Lifehacker and Business Insider.
960 articles written by Mark Bristow
Landlord's market in Sydney _ and Hobart
Property investors hunting for rental returns may find that Sydney has the highest asking rents in the country, but Hobart has experienced the strongest improvement in asking rents over the past few years, according to the latest figures from SQM Research.
Mark Bristow -
12 Jul, 2017 -
3 min read
CoreLogic tracks slowing housing affordability
CoreLogic has crunched the numbers to confirm what many of us suspected – Australia’s housing affordability worsened over the first quarter of 2017, with several measuring metrics showing a marked deterioration over the past few years.
Mark Bristow -
11 Jul, 2017 -
4 min read
Big banks grow share of wallet
Australia's big banks are managing more customer wealth today than they were 10 years ago, indicating a strong brand loyalty from Australians that could increase further in the future.
Mark Bristow -
10 Jul, 2017 -
2 min read
Car crime stats up
Keep an eye on your car keys – new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that in 2016, car crime across Australia reached its highest level since 2012, driven by spiking car theft numbers in key states.
Mark Bristow -
07 Jul, 2017 -
1 min read
Dwelling approvals continue downward trend
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show development of new housing slowing for the third month in a row, which could impact Australia's future housing affordability.
Mark Bristow -
06 Jul, 2017 -
2 min read
Super trustees in breach of transparency requirements
To ensure compliance with transparency requirements around super fund websites, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has intervened in relation to 21 of Australia’s superannuation trustees.
Mark Bristow -
05 Jul, 2017 -
2 min read
Small businesses to start phasing out surcharges
Getting charged extra at the checkout when you pay with your plastic should largely become a thing of the past by the end of the year, with the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) preparing to enforce new laws on credit card surcharges by small businesses.
Mark Bristow -
04 Jul, 2017 -
2 min read
Final stage of super review now underway
The federal government is briefly shifting its attention from Australia’s banking systems to its superannuation providers, commencing the final stages of a review into the efficiency and competitiveness of the superannuation system.
Mark Bristow -
03 Jul, 2017 -
2 min read
Statements heard at competition inquiry
The initial stages of the Productivity Commission inquiry into competition in Australia’s financial system are now underway, with regulatory and industry bodies making statements to a roundtable hearing held in Melbourne yesterday.
Mark Bristow -
30 Jun, 2017 -
3 min read
Are eight RBA cash rate rises really likely?
Mark Bristow -
29 Jun, 2017 -
3 min read