James Mitchell

James Mitchell

AUTHOR | No. of articles: 1017

James Mitchell has over eight years’ experience as a financial reporter and is the editor of Wealth and Wellness at Momentum Media.

He has a sound pedigree to cover the business of mortgages and the converging financial services sector having reported for leading finance titles InvestorDaily, InvestorWeekly, Accountants Daily, ifa, Mortgage Business, Residential Property Manager, Real Estate Business, SMSF Adviser, Smart Property Investment, and The Adviser.

He has also been published in The Daily Telegraph and contributed online to FST Media and Mergermarket, part of the Financial Times Group.

James holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and an MA in Journalism.

 

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Mutual Banks: for the customer, by the customer

Smaller lenders have plenty to gain by pushing loans through the third-party channel. But are the benefits mutual? The Adviser’s James Mitchell explores how brokers and ...

BORROWER • Thu, 10 Nov 2016

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Brokers writing 90% of mortgages for online platform

They may be viewed as competitors by many mortgage brokers but new online lending platforms are actually proving to be a major business partner for the third-party ...

BROKER • Wed, 09 Nov 2016

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Triguboff pushes ‘go’ on $1bn pipeline of new apartments

Australia’s richest man has shrugged off fears of a property market slowdown and announced Meriton’s plans to release three new projects worth $1 billion before Christmas

GROWTH • Wed, 09 Nov 2016

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Award-winning broker heads overseas to secure major deals

Australia’s best commercial broker and 2016 Better Business Award winner will next month make his fifth trip to Asia this year to secure foreign lenders for local clients

BROKER • Tue, 08 Nov 2016

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Bank launches mortgage tracker app

A non-major bank has launched an “Australian industry first” initiative that allows customers to check the details and status of their home loan application using a ...

LENDER • Tue, 08 Nov 2016

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Major aggregator trialling digital mortgage process without brokers

One of Australia’s largest mortgage aggregators and two non-major banks are testing a 100 per cent digital home loan service that offers buyers access to a conditional ...

AGGREGATOR • Mon, 07 Nov 2016

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Lender slashes rates by up to 50 basis points

A leading non-bank lender has today announced rate cuts of up to 50 basis points to segments of their product range catering for self-employed and PAYG borrowers.

LENDER • Mon, 07 Nov 2016

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Direct-to-lender mortgage customers unwilling to use brokers

A new report from Deloitte has found that 85 per cent of borrowers who went direct to a lender would use the same channel again, rather than seeing a mortgage broker.

LENDER • Sun, 06 Nov 2016

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NAB flags ‘considerable uncertainty’ in property market

The big four bank expects “a more subdued environment” in residential property prices from the end of next year as supply conditions change.

LENDER • Sun, 06 Nov 2016

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