Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Mark Bristow is RateCity's Home & Personal Finances Editor, and an experienced analyst, researcher, and producer. While primarily focused on Australian mortgage and home loan expertise, he has experience across energy, home and travel insurances. Mark 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.
1039 articles written by Mark Bristow
How to make finance calculators work for you
Mark Bristow -
24 Apr, 2019 -
5 min read
Bankwest cuts fixed mortgage rates a second time in two months
Bankwest has continued to adjust the interest rates on its home loans, slashing the fixed rates on selected mortgages for the second month in a row, which could potentially save new borrowers money on their home loans.
Mark Bristow -
18 Apr, 2019 -
2 min read
CommBank launches finance goal tracker, but you have other options
CommBank customers can get an app this week to help them save for personal goals, but the reality is customers of any bank have app options for the same.
Mark Bristow -
17 Apr, 2019 -
4 min read
86 400 one step closer to home loans
Next time you visit a mortgage broker, if you see a home loan from a string of numbers instead of a bank, you’re not seeing things – you may have just encountered 86 400, a neo-bank aiming to disrupt the mortgage market.
Mark Bristow -
16 Apr, 2019 -
2 min read
How much will Australia’s most popular utes set you back?
It’s official – from tradies to adventure travellers, Aussies love their utes. With the nation’s three top-selling cars all being light commercial vehicles, how much will a car loan for one of these utes cost you?
Mark Bristow -
14 Apr, 2019 -
2 min read
Rental prices up, but where are Australia’s cheapest rents?
Mark Bristow -
10 Apr, 2019 -
3 min read
Are we looking at a cashless future?
When was the last time you paid for something with a fat wad of notes or a handful of shrapnel? Even if you wanted to, you may not have had the option – according to the Commonwealth Bank, the number of Aussies making cash payments is shrinking, while the number of businesses going completely cashless is growing.
Mark Bristow -
05 Apr, 2019 -
3 min read
Apple announces its own credit card
Many of us have credit cards from banks or credit unions. Some of us have credit cards from big supermarkets, department stores or airlines. And now Apple has announced that it is launching its own branded credit card, backed up by Goldman Sachs and Mastercard.
Mark Bristow -
27 Mar, 2019 -
3 min read
Fixed mortgage rates cut
Borrowers looking to lock in their home loan interest rate may have more potential mortgage options to choose from, with Bankwest and Northern Inland Credit Union cutting fixed rates on selected home loans.
Mark Bristow -
20 Mar, 2019 -
3 min read
Properties more likely to sell high than low across Australia
Mark Bristow -
13 Mar, 2019 -
3 min read