Property Matters

First home buyers! Greg discusses challenges and solutions for first home buyers in this crazy market. Episode 113. (recorded 23 Feb 2020)

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.)

At 21m:10s During this busy buying market: Can you make more offers on different homes simultaneously? Episode 112. (recorded 16 February 2021)

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.)

At 06m:25s Upgrade to roads in the Manawatu? Greg discusses the 19 significant projects in the region that could impact on you. Episode 111. (recorded 09 February 2021)

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.)

At 13m:45s How to get the best price when selling your home .Episode 110. (recorded 19 January 2021)

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.)

At 12m:15s Should the government be building housing en-masse to help the housing crisis as they have done historically? Episode 109. (recorded 12 January 2021)

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.)

At 20m:15s Greg asks “Is AirBnB really worth $86.4 Billion dollars?” Episode 107. (recorded 22 December 2020)

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.)

At 00m:45s Greg talks about the current madness of open homes and crazy prices. Episode 106. (recorded 15 December 2020)

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.)

At 20m:38s The IRD is cracking down on investors who sell then don’t pay taw – Is this you? Episode 105. (recorded 12 December 2020)

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.)

At 09m:45s Where are the Wellingtonians going now prices are too high? Episode 104. (recorded 01 December 2020)

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.)

At 19m:55s When is a bedroom not actually a bedroom? Episode 103. (recorded 24 November 2020)

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.)