I valued the five years Jarrod was ANZ’s banker manager for a parcel of commercial property loans advanced to my private projects. For me, Jarrod stood out amongst his peers. The combination of being competent, personable, easily contactable, and open made the relationship comfortable. I trust Jarrod. There were times where he went to bat for my position when the bank was less interested. He is a tireless advocate. Most importantly, I felt he genuinely cared about our commercial interests. In my experience, if you are considering using Jarrod to source commercial funding, you are in good hands.

We met Jarrod Smith in his role as our Relationship Manager when he was working in the Property Finance side of the ANZ Banking Group Limited in Perth. During the time that Jarrod looked after our business we found him to be very knowledgeable as to the products available, attentive to detail and always determined to achieve the best result for his customers. Jarrod was not afraid to provide us with recommendations as to the best way of approaching a financing issue even if it was outside our normal scope of arrangements. We believe that any client whom Jarrod represents in his new business will find him fastidious, loyal, quick to learn and understand how the client operates their business and prepared to do what is required to achieve a good result for the client.

The finance for our extensive property portfolio consisting of CBD-fringe office assets has been managed by Jarrod Smith for a number of years and, during this time, we have been extremely impressed with his active relationship management, insightful market commentary and ability to provide sound advice regarding banking matters. Our debt facilities have been managed to a high level, and we are extremely comfortable knowing they are in the hands of one of the best property financiers in the market.

Jarrod has always been and continues to be a pleasure to deal with. From discussing potential projects and acquisitions to delving deep into the finer details of debt financing, Jarrod has a demonstrated a strong commercial aptitude for funding solutions together an approach that seeks to extract the best terms and service for his client. Jarrod is also a decent person with an extremely professional approach, one that I am happy to recommend as a finance partner.

Arise Developments has worked closely with Jarrod Smith on all aspects of our financing requirements over the past 5 years, from initial land acquisition, through to construction funding, investment facilities and asset disposal. With an approachable ‘customer first’ attitude, Jarrod has been able to collaborate with Arise to understand our requirements and reduce our financing risk to meet expectations. Jarrod’s attention to detail and can-do attitude is second to none.

Jarrod assisted with construction finance for three adjacent residential development projects in 2015. The initial finance application and approval met our expectations, however his account management during the period when the appointed builder gave us project challenges allowed the project to finish with no further delays. Jarrod's willingness to assist is a hallmark of his service.