New Law NSW provides greater protection for Apartment Owners

In June 2020 the Design & Building Practitioners Bill came into effect in NSW.  The bill will enable apartment owners to seek damages for building defects in apartment complexes as the new legislation places an all-encompassing ‘duty of care’ on builders and...

When a fall in this property stat is a good thing

We regularly see statistics that are put forward to add weight to a story line and the property market is no exception. Auction clearance rates are one such example, but another recent comparison might reveal a more positive sentiment in the market. When a vendor is...

The importance of interstate migration to Queensland

The Queensland Government is running a tight COVID-19 ship with borders still closed to interstate travel even though the total infection rate on the 4th June was just 3 people. With a population of 5 million, that’s an infection rate of one in every 1,600,000 people....

Entrepreneurial Risk is Good

More than nine out of every ten business in Australia are small businesses. They account for 33% of Australia’s GDP and employ over 40 percent of Australia’s workforce. Deposit Power is one such business. Despite small businesses significant contribution to the...