Mina Martin

Mina Martin

Australian Broker

Mina Martin

Journalist

18+ years experience41,526 Total views on Australian Broker in 2025

Mina's specialty topics

Mortgage rates and lender rate movements Property market data and valuation trends Housing policy and regulatory reform

Mina Martin is a journalist at Key Media, where she has been covering the financial services industry since 2016. She now focuses on the mortgage and lending sector across Australian Broker and New Zealand Adviser — reporting on non-bank lending, reverse mortgages, property market trends, securitisation, and the evolving role of technology in broking. Earlier in her Key Media career, she reported for Insurance Business Australia and New Zealand and served as a global profiles writer.

Before joining Key Media, Mina worked as a development editor at a leading educational publisher, authoring published social studies textbooks and magazine features. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, majoring in Journalism with a minor in Speech Communication, and a Master of Education majoring in English — a dual foundation that sharpens her investigative rigour and ability to translate complex financial subject matter into clear, authoritative prose.

Outside the newsroom, she is an avid reader of non-fiction and a devoted fan of dramas and variety shows — a curiosity for real stories and human behaviour that informs the depth and accessibility she brings to every piece she writes.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“The best stories in this space rarely come from a single report — they come from connecting the dots between what the data shows, what the experts are saying, and what it actually means for a broker's next conversation with a client.”

Featured content from Mina

China pulled out. Now they're coming for local investors too. Australian buyers are searching further than ever in 2026 Rising bank impersonation scams put borrowers – and brokers – on alert

Previous experience

  • Key Media
  • Bookman Publishing — Editor-in-chief
  • Vibal Group of Companies — Development editor

Education

  • M.A. Education Major in English, De La Salle Araneta University
  • B.A. Communication Major in Journalism Minor in Speech Communication, University of the Philippines - Baguio

Read the latest stories by Mina

APRA flags household debt risk as housing market weakens

APRA flags household debt risk as housing market weakens

Regulator says borrowers resilient but watching lending standards as competition heats up

ASIC sues CBA over alleged hidden CommBiz fees

ASIC sues CBA over alleged hidden CommBiz fees

Regulator alleges 42,000 business customers overcharged $8.5m in undisclosed fees

Tom Panos joins Bridgit as ambassador as upgraders face slower sales

Tom Panos joins Bridgit as ambassador as upgraders face slower sales

Auctioneer to promote ‘Buy Now, Sell Later’ to homeowners and agents

Capital city values fall at fastest pace in 40 years: Cotality

Capital city values fall at fastest pace in 40 years: Cotality

Borrowing capacity shrinks as buyers gain leverage in falling market

NAB admits $136m staff underpayment, signs Fair Work undertaking

NAB admits $136m staff underpayment, signs Fair Work undertaking

Major bank commits to audits and new payroll platform after admitting underpayments

Investor lending suffers record plunge as first-home buyers retreat

Investor lending suffers record plunge as first-home buyers retreat

ABS data shows the biggest quarterly fall in home lending on record

Two in three borrowers too nervous to haggle with their lender

Two in three borrowers too nervous to haggle with their lender

OurTop10 survey finds Millennials most willing to push for a lower rate

Business confidence sinks as forward orders hit post-pandemic low

Business confidence sinks as forward orders hit post-pandemic low

NAB survey shows firms bracing for weaker activity as costs bite

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