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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ASIC review: what brokers need to know

Brokers have been given fresh information about ASIC’s remuneration review as the regulator prepares to submit its much anticipated findings to government.

BROKER • Tue, 12 Jul 2016

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CBA lifts limits on up-front vals

The nation’s largest lender has changed its thresholds for attaining up-front valuations in an effort to streamline home lending for brokers.

LENDER • Tue, 12 Jul 2016

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Banks change mortgage policies as apartment glut looms

Major international banking giants operating in the Australian mortgage market have announced fresh changes to their home lending criteria.

LENDER • Mon, 11 Jul 2016

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Grim outlook for residential property markets across Australia

A new report from one of Australia’s leading analysts has tipped property prices to deteriorate across the nation, driven by an apartment oversupply and weakened investor ...

GROWTH • Mon, 11 Jul 2016

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Brokers warned: ‘time for the blinkers to come off’

A leading business strategist has warned mortgage brokers to take a holistic approach to their business or risk losing their clients to “more advanced systems”.

BROKER • Sun, 10 Jul 2016

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Borrowers flocking to variable rates, says Flavell

Mortgage Choice CEO John Flavell says more borrowers are choosing a variable rate mortgage after the Reserve Bank cut rates in May.

BORROWER • Sun, 10 Jul 2016

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Keep calm and carry on broking

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, The Adviser looks back on a decade that moulded the mortgage broking industry into the powerhouse it is today.

BROKER • Wed, 06 Jul 2016

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Bank’s quiet launch into broker channel praised by tech provider

Australia’s leading electronic lodgement provider has supported one mutual bank’s strategy to enter the third-party channel.

BROKER • Tue, 05 Jul 2016

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Adelaide Bank increases maximum loan sizes

Adelaide Bank has increased its maximum loan sizes on a suite of commercial products.

LENDER • Tue, 05 Jul 2016

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