Property Matters

At 14m:40s Dangerous jobs: Surveyor for a real estate agent mauled by a bear! Episode 123. (recorded 25 May 2021)

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.)

 

At 00m:45s Is the market really slowing down or is it just media spin? Episode 122.(recorded 18 May 2021)

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.)

 

At 4m:06s Hacks and tips for Winter warming your home Episode 121.(recorded 11 May 2021)

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.)

At 18m:50s Landlords has to pay to tenant $38,000 – could this happen to you? Episode 120.(recorded 04 May 2020)

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.)

 

At 15m:30s Would you build a house in a cemetery? (it even has an underground basement). Episode 119. (recorded 13 April 2021)

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.)

At 01m:20s What to do if you get a large rent increase .Episode 118. (recorded 03 March 2021)

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.)

 

At 23m:20s Greg discovers the house used in the Godfather movie is for sale and considers “making him an offer he can’t refuse”. Episode 117. (recorded 23 March 2021)

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.)

At 17m:30s Learn about the tenant in New York who found ‘An entire apartment’ hidden behind the bathroom mirror. Episode 116. (recorded 16 March 2021)

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.)

At 18m:10s Is it worth selling your home privately in a hot market? Episode 115. (recorded 9 March 2021)

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.)

At 19m:00s Do we really need a building report when buying in this busy market? Episode 114.(recorded 02 March 2020)

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.)