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
Australian SUV interest up, car sales overall down
The need to buy a car in Australia isn’t as high as it once was, as car sales are down, even though interest in one particular car segment over the others.
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09 Jan, 2019 -
2 min read
NAB cuts ties with rediATM, stays fee free
Need to pull out money in Australia? NAB won’t be issuing a fee to its customers, nor to people who use NAB machines to pull out money from other banks.
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04 Jan, 2019 -
2 min read
Weakest housing market in a decade
Property investors likely didn’t have a great time in 2018, with CoreLogic recording some of the weakest housing market conditions since 2008.
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03 Jan, 2019 -
3 min read
What to do with unwanted Christmas gifts
We've all received Christmas gifts that we didn't want. Indeed, one survey found that a quarter of people couldn't name a single enjoyable gift they'd ever gotten.
Mark Bristow -
26 Dec, 2018 -
2 min read
Your next car loan may be for a hybrid
With petrol prices affecting the cost of living, more than half of Australians are considering hybrid or electric cars as alternatives to traditional petrol-fuelled vehicles, according to a new report from Roy Morgan.
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23 Dec, 2018 -
2 min read
China’s Alipay gains Australian support through CommBank
An international payment standard is on its way to being used in Australia, as the Commonwealth Bank adds Alipay to its systems.
Mark Bristow -
21 Dec, 2018 -
2 min read
More Australians planning retirement, but need more wealth
A growing number of Australians are planning to retire over the next 12 months, though most won’t have the superannuation and savings necessary for a self-funded retirement without selling the family home.
Mark Bristow -
18 Dec, 2018 -
3 min read
APRA says super funds must put members first
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released new requirements to help ensure that super funds deliver value for money to their members.
Mark Bristow -
13 Dec, 2018 -
1 min read
Australians poised to spend billions for the holidays
Aussies will be spending big this Christmas, and depending on how old you are, it might be more than the national average.
Mark Bristow -
10 Dec, 2018 -
2 min read
Housing affordability improves, but first home buyers fall
Australia’s housing affordability has shown recent improvement, though that doesn’t mean things are easier for first home buyers, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).
Mark Bristow -
08 Dec, 2018 -
2 min read