Upsizers on the Move post COVID-19 easing of restrictions

One of the prime users of the Deposit Power Bond product are upsizers and according to Cameron Kusher, Director of Economic Research at realestate.com.au, the property market has seen an upswing in this type of property buyer now that COVID-19 lockdown measures have...

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...

Is now a good time to invest in property?

For years now, property pundits have been warning of a coming Armageddon in the Australian property market. In 2004, The Economist magazine described Australia as “America’s ugly sister” with the OECD warning the Australian housing market was more than 50% over...

First Home Buyers securing property with Deposit Bonds

August was Deposit Power’s strongest trading month this year! We continue to see an increase in demand for Deposit Bonds, in particular for first home buyer purchases. Click on this link to read more on the Australian Broker We would like to take this opportunity to...

Deposit Power Bonds on the rise in cooling market

Sydney first home buyer Luke Handren found his first opportunity to break into the housing market when it cooled in 2017. But the 26-year-old – like most first timers – didn’t have enough for a deposit to buy a $550,000 apartment in Pendle Hill in...