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Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
This week Greg discusses the increasing popularity of tiny houses and portable cabins at the Central District Field days. These compact homes are being used for various purposes such as rural Airbnb rentals, farmhand accommodation, and beach houses. He highlights the Wellington City Council's decision to shrink the city's character areas in an effort to address the housing affordability crisis, and talks about the auction of a leasehold apartment in Auckland, which sold for $62,000 with 21 registered bidders.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air. In This Episode: Greg talks about a solar farm planned for Palmerston North, proposed changes to urban intensification in the Horizons region, plus his section 'Bad Landlords - Bad Tenants' has major financial impacts for one tenant and one owner.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air. In This Episode: Greg talks about market conditions around the country. He also looks at Roxburgh as a potential lovely place to live and asks why Arrowtown had a median house price of $1.8 million dollars. He spends time talking about the affects of having a student loan on the ability to buy a home for first home buyers.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.
In this Episode Greg discusses earthquake strengthening in the Rangitikei District, new housing density rules in Auckland and wonders why a 4 million property is left empty for 17 years and is becoming derelict. Also, Real Estate salespeople predicted to earn less and hundreds to leave the industry. What do you do when a landlord won't return your favourite artwork?
In this episode Greg looks at the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand median house prices. Things are maybe not as bad as they appear in the media headlines. He talks about infrastructure changes to Palmerston North and has concerns about what political impact Megan Woods new announcement around large landlords getting future tax breaks for multi unit developments. Has the government messed up another housing policy?
In this show, Greg talks about an incredible film studio going through consenting processes near Wanaka, discusses buying a home by pooling resources with someone else. After Bob Marley and the wailers "Could you be loved" he talks bathroom renovations. He also brings his 'bad landlords, bad tenants' segment back with some warning for landlords.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air. In this Episode: An update on the Manawatu-Tararua Highway, how to decipher real estate market headlines, six questions first home buyers should ask a lawyer and plans for a 120+ kilometer long skyscraper are taking shape.
A show looking at real estate hosted by Greg Watson, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the assistance of New Zealand On Air. In this episode: The latest REINZ market stats are discussed. Hearings on the Whiskey Creek subdivision continue. Then our popular 'Bad Tenants - Bad Landlords' sections include fines of between $6,000 and $30,000 given out recently. Also, a discussion about mould.
The 'TIPS' show: How to make a small space feel large; how to de-clutter and how to 'green-up' your home. Also, tenants made to pay $7,000 for what a cleaning company says was the worst they have ever seen.
In this episode, Greg Watson looks at the Manawatu Market, how to prepare your house for sale (for the budget conscious) and several examples of 'bad landlord, bad tenant' stories.
In this episode Greg looks at the latest REINZ median house prices and discovers only one region in the country has had a reduction in median house in the last year. He then looks at various stories about the market in order to 'read between the headlines'. Also, how much did a lighthouse sell for recently? and where in the world can you move to where they pay you $97,000 to go and live there? Published: 21/06/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this show Greg Watson talks about the chance to buy a Sanson Heritage property, Aokautere suburb planning improvements and changes in the sales market. In the 'Bad Landlord/Bed Tenant section he discusses a $6,000 payment a landlord had to make to a tenant for failing to make repairs. Published: 14/06/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this show Greg discusses the local economy strengths, and even gives you details of five incredible international properties you can buy for less than the median Auckland house price. Published: 7/06/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg spends time on the latest advice for what investors should look for at the moment in a changing market. He also looks at the challenges affecting first home buyers. Music by Bob Marley - Redemption Song Published: 31/05/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg does a tour on New Zealand real estate news, from sea rising levels affecting Nelson/Tasman, a section the width of a driveway in Wellington, passive housing in Christchurch and record high luxury property sales in Tauranga. Published: 24/05/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this show Greg talks about the cultural development drafts for Palmerston North city centre, news from around the country, the state of the real estate market and trys to figure out when housing supply will meet hosing demand. Published: 17/05/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this Episode Greg goes regional with property news from around the country, followed by a round up of market headlines, and talks about how to decipher what they mean. First home buyers are facing a virtually impossible challenge in some areas, and Greg reviews why this is. Published: 10/05/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg Watson helps to filter through the media noise about the housing market to help decipher what is really happening in our region. Also, he asks the question "Would you pay more for a sustainable home?" - The data might surprise you! Published: 3/05/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg brings back his segment on 'bad tenants - bad landlords', as well as some market updates. Also, after listening to Kings of Leon's 'Sex on fire' he tries to answer the question "Should I allow Pets in my rental property?". Landlords fined for over $17,000 for bad behaviour. Published: 12/04/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode updates on New Zealand related real estate news. After Rolling Stones 'Ruby Tuesday' Greg wraps up the effects of terribly drafted legislation getting through in the form of the Credit Contract and Consumer Finance Act. Published: 15/02/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode, Greg looks at Sunset clauses when building property. He looks at how the Tararua District Council and Horizons Regional Council are selling someones property due to unpaid rates - and can this happen to you? Music today by Adele 'When we were young'. Where in New Zealand are the median house prices under $300,000? Are real estate agents influencing prices on homes.co.nz Published: 8/02/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this show we look at all aspects of the current real estate market. Will it slow, will it drop? How does NZ compare internationally? How will Manawatu-Whanganui house prices change in the next year or two. Music by Hozier 'Take me to church' Published: 1/02/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg recaps a month of local real estate news with updates on the Kiwirail Hub, the Awapuni Supermarket and more. After listening to Gladys Knight & the Pips 'Landlord' he talks about the massive repair bills passed to tenants in state housing, and the recent woes by the Bachcare company. Published: 18/01/2022 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this show, Greg talks about an incredible film studio going through consenting processes near Wanaka, discusses buying a home by pooling resources with someone else. After Bob Marley and the wailers "Could you be loved" he talks bathroom renovations. He also brings his 'bad landlords, bad tenants' segment backwith some warning for landlords. Published: 28/12/2021 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Find out if your Manawatu-Whanganui suburb features in the CoreLogic 'Best of the Best' properties for perfomance nationally. Greg chills with a bit of Bob Marley 'Jammin'. Published: 21/12/2021 1:00:00 p.m.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg updates on the sales market median prices, then talks about state housing areas which will be benefiting from new properties. After listening to Sia's song "Chandelier" he looks at rent increases around the country and finally the bad tenant/bad landlord section of the song. Published: 12/14/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
A real mixed bag this week. Greg discusses how a couple got two brand new homes in Martinborough for $550,000! After listening to the Rolling Stones "Honky Tonk Women' he discusses the extra scrutiny on lending to buy housing. Then he asks the question will banks enter the housing market directly, investing and cutting out first home buyers. Published: 12/7/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
News from around New Zealand this week, including the local market and the many factors that are influencing lack of affordability. After listening to George Thorogood's "Just can't make it" Greg discusses buying a heritage listed pub in Canterbury and tackling it as a 'Grand Designs' project. Published: 11/30/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode, Greg updates on the state of the market, and the state of lending. Would you buy a former school house to live in? After listening to the Beatles "Here comes the sun", Greg talks about Gunther the 6th, the dog selling a $45 million dollar house in Florida!! Published: 11/23/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg discusses the median house prices in Manawatu/Wanganui and around the country. He talks about first home buyers increasingly getting into the market, discusses changes being made to make it for harder for all buyers, and after listening to Bob Marley and the Wailers 'Three Little Birds' he gives an example of how two people working minimum wage managed to get into the property market. He then talks about the landlord 'hall of shame' and then moves on to the Privacy Commissioners new guidelines for information Landlords can (and can not) ask tenants for. Published: 11/16/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode, Greg recounts multiple 'bad news' stories in the media relating to predictions for the real estate market. Published: 11/9/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg discusses how housing intensification could look in Palmerston North, discusses oPoly a crowdsharing platform for purchasing property. Then after listening to Pet Shop Boy's 'Rent' he looks at rental prices, and has the popular 'bad landlords - bad tenants' segment - including a landlord having to pay almost $39,000 to his tenants. Published: 11/2/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg talks about plans for the Terrace End Bowling Club land, the effect of inflation on interest rates and mortgages and after listening to 'on top of the world' by Imagine Dragons, he discusses the bipartisan bill to increase housing density in cities around the country. Published: 10/26/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this show Greg updates on various projects in the Manawatu including the Manukura school site development, Pioneer Countdown Development, Huia Reserve re-zoning and the Kiwi Rail Freight Hub. After listneing to Moby's "Why does my heart" he looks at creative ways to paint the water tower in Bulls. Published: 10/19/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode: plenty of local news relating to property in the region. Greg goes off on a tangent by posing the question "Would you buy a house next to Prince Charles and Camilla?" He then discusses the residential market changes locally and includes discussion on the Kiwi Rail Hub update, and potential new growth areas for suburbs around the city. Published: 10/12/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg talks about 'vertical neighbourhoods' and wait until you hear his latest 'bad tenant-bad landlord' story. Published: 10/5/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg looks at a new suburb in Palmerston North, talks about capital gains on commercial property and wonders if first home buyers will ever actually be able to buy a house. Published: 9/28/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Greg updates on the Kiwirail Hub and the market in general. After listening to L.A.B.'s song 'In the Air' he gives great advice for first home buyers in how to get themselves into the best position to buy - giving the experiences of a Taupo couple. Published: 9/21/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Greg talks about roading projects in the Manawatu, a house that has sold in Lower Hutt for over $5 million dollars and then discusses the housing market, building delays and then finally a warning for landlords who think they don't need a methamphetamine test in their rental property. Published: 9/14/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg looks at the incredible statistics from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand monthly statistics. He then discusses how Kiwirail is acquiring 77 hectares of land between Palmerston North and Bunnythorpe. After listening to U2's "Pride", he looks at the timber shortage and the building industry. Published: 8/17/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this show, Greg talks about an incredible film studio going through consenting processes near Wanaka, discusses buying a home by pooling resources with someone else. After Bob Marley and the wailers "Could you be loved" he talks bathroom renovations. He also brings his 'bad landlords, bad tenants' segment back with some warnings for landlords. Published: 8/10/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this show Greg looks at the new possibilities for up to 200 new homes at Rongotea, looks at whether the market is cooling, and after Phillips Phillips ' Home' , he looks at the house that is in two Auckland Suburbs Published: 8/3/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
This episode focuses mainly on the real estate market and buying property. Greg provides plenty of information around the market, and discovers that in our region you may save 'rent' by purchasing a home and paying the mortgage. After listening to Kings of Leon with 'Sex on fire' he refers to a great article from spinoff.co.nz which shows what households need to earn to cover a median mortgage or median rent is our region and around the country. Published: 7/27/2021 10:55:33 AM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg discusses a few of the projects happening in the region, and after listening to Alanis Morrisette's 'You Learn" he talks about the best ways to reduce and move on moisture in your home. Published: 7/20/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In the episode Greg discusses the proposed extension of the railway North of Wellington to Levin, Wellington's red hot market, listens to L.A.B.'s 'In the air' and suggest apartment living is not so bad, particularly when it is much easier now to lend to buy. Published: 7/13/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Greg looks at the affordability issues for housing in Manawatu/Whanganui and the dangers of having large mortgages if the interest rates increase, including some scary numbers and figures. After listening to 'Dude (looks a lady)' by Aerosmith he talks about Healthy Home deadlines and what might happen next. Published: 7/6/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode, Greg looks at the huge spend happening in construction in Manawatu and talks about supply and staff shortages. He also mentions how the 1 billion dollars of funding for infrastructure will affect the market, and how in practical terms local councils can get their hands of a portion of it. After listening to Buddy Holly's "Rave on" he has his popular section "Bad Landlords, Bad Tenants" where a tenant has to pay thousands for turning a residential home into a per rescue shelter, and a landlord has to refund thousands of rent for renting out an unlawful premises. Published: 6/29/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg discusses the Palmerston North market, crazy Wellington section prices, shocking tenant living conditions, discrimination and then after Jimi Hendrix plays 'Fire' he talks about dodgy AirBnB voyeurs and find out what you could buy internationally for the median Auckland house price, Published: 6/22/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg discusses the doubling of social housing budget by PNCC to build more homes, then goes on to discuss the market and some predictions of what will happen to house prices over the next year or two. After listening to Daughtry with 'Home' he talks about a number of news items relating to landlords and tenants. Published: 6/15/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg talks about what is happening in the market and after listening to 'Wake me up' by Avicii he talks about some huge fines in his popular section 'Bad Landlords, Bad Tenants' Published: 6/8/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg talks about Whanganui and the hot market there, smashed avocado on toast, and after listening to Che Fu with 'Chains', a James Hardie civil case update and a round up of scary economist headlines. Published: 6/1/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg Watson discusses article that seem to show the changes made relating to housing seem to be ineffective in reaching their goals. After listening to Aretha Franklin's 'Respect' he looks at difficulties for tenants with pets, and how they can improve their chances of getting accepted for rental properties. Published: 5/25/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode: Greg looks at the figures from the latest REINZ median house prices around the country. After listening to L.A.B. 'In the air, he talks about things to consider when selling that could put buyers off. Published: 5/18/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Greg Watson discusses how to keep your home warm and dry, looks at proposals by the Green party to help tenants at the expense of landlords and after listening to Talking Heads 'the lady don't mind' gives thoughts around where to invest money - if not in property, and gives up update on the class action suit about leaky homes and the product Harditex. Published: 5/11/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Greg Watson discusses various media responses to government housing changes and wonders why the government keeps making changes which don't solve 'the elephant in the room' of the housing shortage. After listening to Bob Marley's 'Get up, stand up' he has his popular segment of 'Bad Landlord Bad Tenant' and looks at a case where landlords had to pay $38,000 to the tenant - ouch!! Published: 5/4/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Greg Watson brings his latest commentary on the latest news articles and stories relating to property. Including music by Crosby, Stills and Nash - "Our House". This week, Palmerston North has the largest annual gains in property values in New Zealand, comments on the latest changes affecting investors and Greg asks the question "Would you live in an underground property just 1 metre from dead people?" Published: 4/13/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg not only tells landlords to increase their rents after a 16% annual change upwards in Manawatu, but then lets tenants know how to protest successfully if they feel the new rent is to high! After Moby's 'Porcelain' he then describes a real estate photographers experience of having his drone shot down. Smattered throughout are comments around some of the recent changes designed to favour first home buyers over investors. Published: 3/30/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg Watson discusses how some regions are fairing and gives some examples of crazy sales, including a tennis court in Auckland for $2.2 million. After listening to 'Black Dog' by Led Zeppelin he lets you know how you can buy the mansion from 'The Godfather' and even suggests you should "make him an offer he can't refuse". Published: 3/23/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
Greg is in shock as he looks at median house prices nationally and in our region. Do we need to find more land for housing or just build upwards? After listening to Gin Wigmore's 'Oh, my" he then tells a story of a New York tenant finding an entire hidden apartment behind her mirror. Finally, he discusses matters around using a lawyer when buying a house. Published: 3/16/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this show Greg talks about a number if the large projects happening in and around Palmerston North. After listening to Adele's 'Water under the bridge' he asks the question "Should I sell my house privately?". Published: 3/9/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
In this episode Greg discusses the Manawatu Gorge Replacement road, the state of the sales market, and after listening to Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' helps to answer the question "Do we really need a builders report when buying a house? Published: 3/2/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. He analyses, comments on and makes light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm (or OnDemand below from 1:15pm.)
First Home Buyers are the focus of this weeks show. Greg discusses how the goalposts keep moving, the lending is getting harder, the time to save a deposit is getting longer and the deposit size larger. So what can be done about this? Greg discusses an opinion piece - should the government temporarily freeze investors of the the property market to give first home buyers a chance. Music today is Nirvana - Come as you are (acoustic version) Published: 2/23/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In the episode we discuss the merits of 'home staging' when selling a home and the massive return on investment for doing so. Then we have some tips about doing your own home staging. After listening to Dire Straits' Sultans of Swing we answer the question "Can you make offers on more than one property at once?". Published: 2/16/2021 1:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode Greg discusses the latest REINZ housing figures for December 2020, then after 'Come as you are' by Nirvana gives a number a great tips if you are selling your home in 2021. Published: 1/19/2021 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Greg Watson discusses the merits of Whanganui, an update (or not) on the fate of the 'High Flyers' building in Palmerston North, discusses how to best fix the housing crisis. After listening to Jimi Hendrix's 'Foxy Lady' he presents his 'bad landlord - bad tenant' section of recent court cases. Published: 1/12/2021 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this show Greg discusses whether AirBnB is really worth the $86.4 billion US dollars that it achieved once it listed on the stockmarket. In Raglan, a house purchased for 45 pounds on 1943 just sold - and you will never guess how much for!! Greg plays The Dudes "Be Mine Tonight" during the musical half-time break. Published: 12/22/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode, Greg talks about the crazy housing market particularly in Manawatu/Whanganui, Tararua and Wellington. Music by The Dance Exponents - 'Victoria". Published: 12/15/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Greg Watson talks about local cycle ways around the region and how they can add to housing values. He then discusses he housing markets and the most affordable places to buy in New Zealand. After listening to Buddy Holly's 'Rave On' he gives two example of recent case of 'bad landlords' and their water problems that in turn have caused them 'financial problems'! Published: 12/8/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode Greg talks about the move northwards by Wellingtonians who have been priced out of the property market and the affect of this on prices as far north as Levin and Foxton. After listening to Imagine Dragons 'Top of the World' he has his popular section on 'Bad Tenants, Bad Landlords' and looks at one case where the landlord had to pay the tenants over $5,500 in compensation and exemplary damages for things that seem largely out of his control. Published: 12/1/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Greg Watson brings news about the Manawatu Gorge Replacement Road, the affordability of paying a mortgage when compared to rent, and after listening to Avicii's 'Wake me up' he has bad landlord and bad tenant stories. Published: 11/24/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this week's Property Matters, Greg Watson discusses the latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand statistics relating to the country, the region and Palmerston North/Feilding in particular. He then talks about various key projects happening in the region such as the Tiritea Wind Farm, Countdown distribution centre, Pioneer Highway supermarket and more. After listening to 'Karma Chameleon' by the Culture Club he discusses some very interesting Tenancy Tribunal cases, including a ruling about heating and a $20,000 payment made by landlords to a tenant for a wet/damp home. Published: 11/17/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Greg Watson talks about New Zealand's 'ghost towns' as places to possibly visit, mentions three tenancy tribunal cases where payments were over $4,000, and dreams about KFC flavoured logs burning on the fire. Published: 11/10/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson presents the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Welcome to our 100th Episode celebration. Greg is joined by Villi and Fraser to discuss some of the highlights of the past two years plus updates on the market and building projects in Manawatu! Published: 11/3/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode, Greg discusses the real estate sales market in Manawatu/Whanganui, Can you afford to buy the Plaza shopping centre?, the biggest thing the government will do this term in regards to housing which you have never heard of, what to do when your neighbours shiny roof triggers your migraines and the amazing (negative) response from tenants relating to the Choice Tenant course just introduced with the best intentions. All of this while playing the catchy tune "Home" by Phillip Phillips. Published: 10/27/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this Episode Greg Watson discusses the latest statistics released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. After Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to run' he talks about some interesting and unusual homes for sale around the country. Published: 10/20/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this show Greg Watson talks about the building of housing in and around Palmerston North to help with thew housing 'crisis'. He also discusses the Labour plan to regulate property managers and what this may mean. After listening to 'Radioactive' by Imagine Dragons he paraphrases an opinion piece about the effectiveness of heating standards in helping asthmatics. Published: 10/13/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode Greg discusses a newly released guide for renters, the state of rents in some regions, Air Bnbs, local housing politics and plays music by Paul Young 'Where ever I lay my hat" Published: 9/29/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Greg Watson brings you the latest property information, news and opinions. In this weeks show: Why is the housing market going so well?, What happened to the predicted downturn? Music at the half time break was by Imagine Dragons - radioactive. He then talks about Hamilton Real Estate Companies fined for price fixing, and an opinion piece about how to use market forces to stop rents rising. Published: 9/15/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Greg Watson talks about how much properties are selling above Rating Values in Various Regions. Then goes on to cover news from the sales market including the ongoing shortage of properties for sale (lowest stock in 13 years). After listening to 'Valerie' by Amy Winehouse he goes onto a little section he likes to call 'New Zealand's Worst Landlords?". He finishes with some words of warning for self-managing landlords. Published: 9/8/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode Greg explains why many commentators are saying that the New Zealand housing market is too big to collapse. He also asks 'Would you buy a church to live in?' Published: 9/1/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Greg Watson brings to you this week a 'regional roundup'. Starting with Manawatu/Whanganui and then looking at news stories from Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson, Tasman and more. After listening to Simon and Garfunkel's 'Homeward Bound' he then talks about the James Hardie (alleged leaky homes) case and a landlord who gets taken to the cleaners for $14,000. The question is ....." should it have been more?". Published: 8/25/2020 2:00:00 PM
In this Episode: Greg summarises that latest Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Monthly Stats about median house prices and sales volumes around the country. Most of the show then contains a description and discussion of the Residential Tenancy Amendments Act 2020 which is now in place; interrupted halfway through by Bob Marley and the Wailers playing 'Is this Love?'. Published: 8/18/2020 2:00:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode, host Greg Watson highlights four historic buildings in the Manawatu/Whanganui which are receiving earthquake funding, discusses sales in Auckland, Marlborough and increased activity by returning Kiwis. After listening to Aerosmith's 'Dude Looks Like a Lady', he spends the remainder of the show talking about the passing of the 3rd reading of the Residential Tenancies Amendments Bill and how it may affect you. Last he gives some views on why everything the government seems to do to disincentivise landlords backfires and increases costs for tenants. Published: 8/11/2020 2:15:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode Greg Watson discusses why the housing market is so busy, why rental yields are dropping and the locations of some of the best yields in New Zealand. After listening to some Pet Shop Boys he goes to local news. Find out which Whanganui and Palmerston North buildings have recently won architectural awards and where you can go to find a FREE house in Palmerston North!! Published: 8/4/2020 2:15:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Greg Watson is full of stats in this latest issue. Listen to find out what has been happening for house prices, rental returns, capital growth and yields. Also, news reporting on why the market is not crashing as some predicted. He then chills out with the song 'Landlord' from Gladys Knight and the Pips. Published: 7/21/2020 2:15:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Greg Watson discusses properties slated to demolition in Whanganui, the state of Palmerston North business sales, an update on the sales markets, reasons why the market will continue to be strong in most regions, the changes in the Residential Tenancies Amendments Bill and possibly the world's landlord. Published: 7/14/2020 2:15:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode: Greg Watson plays his favourite Aerosmith song, while also discussing all things property. Topics include the Kiwirail Regional Freight Hub updates for people in the Lower North Island, a Manurewa property listed with a $1 reserve, a $40 million island for sale near Auckland, general market updates, reasons Tony Alexander feels the market will improve and busts 4 myths about property investment with advice from Graeme Fowler. Published: 7/7/2020 2:15:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
IN THIS EPISODE: Greg relates local news about the sale and rental markets and how they may (or may not) be recovering from Covid-19. Property Manager steals $50,000 from their Manawatu clients - does the punishment be-fit the crime? Would you like to buy a 'Wild West' town in the central plateau? Why do economists all have such variation on market predictions? Why can so few people actually get a first home grant? Tararua prices going crazy. It demolishing a church a sin? Whanganui Anglican church on Durie Hill is set to go! PLUS - Greg grooves out to some Bob Marley! Published: 6/30/2020 2:15:00 PM
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants.
Property Matters is the property show for you. The audience includes buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and people interested in general housing advice. Greg Watson and Villi Tosi present the very latest Manawatu market news and commentary. They analyse, comment on and make light of real estate news from Manawatu, around New Zealand and overseas. Every show calls on their 25 years of experience and has a section of tips and advice around housing with anything from renovations, to achieving higher sales prices, buyer tips, landlord help and guides for tenants. To listen to this show on 999am: Tune in on Tuesdays at 2pm (or OnDemand below from 2:15pm.)
In this episode Niki talks to Greg Watson- Watson Real Estate Property Management, about the changes that come with being midlife.
4:11 Greg talks about his reasons to live in Sweden and wanting to experience living with extreme cold and the intellectual challenge of learning the Swedish Language
6:06 We discuss the experiencing the beauty of Scandinavia and its lakes as well as living with low daylight hours. We also go onto the discuss how the Swedes deal with Seasonal Depressive disorder in a country that has only 1 hour of daylight during parts of the year
11:55 A discussion around the advantages that may come with self-driving cars as we age and potentially lose our licence hence our independence and autonomy.
12:57 The development of Greg’s career from Real Estate admin through to Property Manager
15:12 Greg’s check in for midlife and the joy that comes with being contented and letting go with the need to strive to be better all the time
16:09 The traps that come with thinking what’s next continuously and being more relaxed around self self development
17:39 Greg talks about the body being older while keeping the mind still young through life long learning
18:04 Niki and Greg discuss the danger of always striving and never arriving. Making sure you celebrate wins
19:11 The difference between achieving to be happy and happily achieving. Checking in around where your self worth sits and what it is linked to
20:08 The need to experience failure and what we can learn from it. Understanding when you lose you are not a loser
22:30 The mental health challenges that can come with always striving
23:14 What is important at the end of our lives. We cannot take our awards with us
25:36 Using the process of applying for awards for benchmarking as it always involves feedback
26:38 The fear we have around the term contentment.
Rental prices go up in all regions. Would you rent a dead rapper's home? What happens if you are not on a tenancy agreement and those that are moved out? Lots of fines and compensation from recent rulings to help you. Over 100 meth-related businesses have disappeared.
I review prices around the country for residential housing and stock numbers. Regions are busy with record growth.
A mainly real estate sales related show today.
7m:00s Expensive sales data - what do you get for your millions?
8m:50s X-Rated typo in a real estate ad!
10m:45s Man accused of trying to 'steal' Halle Berry's house
12m:50s Would you like to buy a New Zealand Zoo?
19m:00s A free of charge house selling service in the UK
What will home life look like in the year 2030? A futurist speaks.
Matt Curtis (a Christchurch property manager) joins us for a chat.
The Healthy Homes Guarantees Act 2017 UPDATE: The regulations are out! What does this mean for you as a New Zealand landlord?
This is a show not to miss. Greg comments on what will happen next, and how it impacts you!