In the Media – Niva Property

Finance and property survival guide podcast – Engineered property investing with Nigel Watts

Finance and Property Survival Guide Podcast – June 2025

Summary: In this podcast, Damian Hoar, founder of the FINANCE AND PROPERTY SURVIVAL GUIDE podcast, chats with me about why I invest in property, what I do and why I do it, my background as an engineer and how this helps as a buyer's agent, and what I'd tell my 25 year-old self.

Damian's podcast is in its 5𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 now and is 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 #4 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 80 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒏 2025.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/01lRSL2HSZDPIWdNoqRd6G?si=0660950ec05c4f5b

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5 reasons buyers shouldn’t rely on Automated Valuation Models (AVMs)

Geared for Growth podcast – December 2023

Summary: In this podcast, Nigel Watts, co-founder of Niva Property and Buyer’s Agent, discusses the pros and cons of AVMs with Mike Mortlock, Director of MCG Quantity Surveyors and host of the renowned “Geared for Growth”podcast. AVMs have many benefits and they can produce very fast estimates for property backed by a lot of data and technology, however, the estimates they produce can be innaccurate and unreliable.

Listen to the podcast to find out more.

Property State of Origin – Newcastle (NSW) vs Sunshine Coast Hinterland (QLD)

View.com.au – June 2024

Summary: How does NSW and QLD compare when it comes to buying property in two of the states’ popular coastal regions? Newcastle and the Sunshine Coast are the 2 of the top regions at the moment for internal migration in Australia. And it’s no doubt why – both are premium lifestyle locations, close to major capital cities and present loads of of opportunities to would-be buyers. But which one wins the property game? With input from Nigel Watts from Niva Property Buyers, and detailed analysis from Kent Lardner at Suburbtrends, find out which region wins the property state of origin clash.

To read this article on view.com.au click here.

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Buyers Guide

Suburbtrends – June 2024

Summary: The Suburbtrends Buyers Guide for Newcastle and Lake Macquarie features the TOP 5 suburbs from Nigel Watts of Niva Property Buyers. The TOP 5 covers 1st Home Buyers up to $600,000, 1st Home Buyers up to $1.2Million, Investors with a budget of $500,000 and those with a bit more to invest at $700,000. And we also look at the top suburb for owner occupiers with a budget of $2Million. The document also contains affordability, pricing and rental insights for Newcastle and Lake Macquarie from Suburbtrends.

To download this buyers guide please contact us.

From Naval Officer to Buyer’s Agent – Nigel Watts’ Success

Buyer’s Agent Institute Show – February 2024

Summary: The journey to become a Buyer’s Agent for many is very unique. In my case I brought along various skills in sales, marketing and customer service, as well as property investment and construction estimating/valuation. Interviewed by the founder of the Buyer’s Agent Institute (BAI) Ben Handler, we talk about embracing chance, my business and what I am working on in 2024, and the Newcastle property market.

Listen at the links below:

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLzxLgcKzcY&t=28s
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/1WZyBbFqLVUhpY18dQg74f?si=d680536e70af4205
Soundcloud – https://on.soundcloud.com/RYgFiTaUTWMdawu36

Rentvesting – new trend helping young buyers enter the market

Newcastle Weekly – December 2023

Summary: Rentvesting is where people rent where they can afford (or wish to live) and invest elsewhere and generally in a more affordable location. This investing method allows people to get into the property market sooner (as they don’t spend time saving for their forever home) and build equity as soon as possible. Done well, this method can help people build wealth, help them to get their dream home faster and also helps to set them up for retirement.

Read the full article here…

How buyer’s agents help people to acquire the right property at the right price

Newcastle Weekly – August 2023

Summary: Buyer’s Agents are becoming more common in the Australian real estate industry. They offer buyers significant advantages including higher levels of due diligence, greater knowledge of the indutry and the buying process and local knowledge. Buyer’s agents also bring together a team of trusted 3rd parties and real estate agent relationships to help nurture and streamline the purchase.

Read the full article here…

NSW buyers get ready for stamp duty change

Newcastle Herald – November 2022

Summary: Thanks to the Newcastle Herald for interviewing Nigel Watts of Niva Property about the then-proposed changes to Stamp Duty by the NSW Government.