Property Matters

At 23m:30s Huge FINES: Fire in a large boarding house with few/no smoke alarms! Episode 153. (recorded 28th December 2021)

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.)

At 21m:18s Is your suburb amongst the countries ‘top performing’ suburbs? Highest 12 month value change is… Episode 152. (recorded 21st December 2021)

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.)

At 15m:45s Will my tenant move out if I put the rent up? How much should I put it up? Episode 151. (recorded 14th December 2021)

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.)

At 01m:16s A huge $100m solar power plant to be built at Christchurch Airport. Episode 150. (recorded 7th December 2021)

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.)

At 04m:50s Your latest Quotable Value (QV) is here – Greg tells you where to find it. Episode 149. (recorded 30th November 2021)

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.)

At 06m:20s Building costs will keep going up – and here’s why. Episode 148. (recorded 23rd November 2021)

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.)

At 04m:30s Palmerston North land values have nearly doubled in two years Episode 147. (recorded 16th November 2021)

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.)

At 18m:20s Will the ‘bank of mum and dad’ get hit with surprise taxes if lending to children? Episode 146. (recorded 9th November 2021)

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.)

At 22m:05s Landlord to pay $38,000 to Tenants, ARE YOU NEXT? Episode 145. (recorded 2nd November 2021)

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.)

At 16m:50s Will building density announcements effect you and your home? Episode 144. (recorded 26th October 2021)

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.)