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Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland's leading real estate company
Barfoot & Thompson is New Zealand's largest privately owned real estate company, still run by the Barfoot and Thompson families after more than 93 years.
We have more than 1,700 salespeople in over 70 branches selling residential, lifestyle and rural, and commercial real estate across Auckland and Northland.
We also manage over 14,500 rental properties and have residential property managers in over 60 of our branches.
Our non-franchised network means our salespeople are free to introduce any buyer to any property in our system, giving us greater selling power.
We sell around one in every three Auckland homes.
Barfoot and Thompson - Latest News [Page 3]
Auckland Property Market Starts Year In Line With Expectations
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 10:23 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Residential property sales in Auckland were in line with normal trading patterns for the first month of the year and showed no signs that prices are under pressure from trading bank lending practices or rising interest rates. “January trading ... More >>
Quarterly Rental Update: Annual Rent Increases In Auckland Continue, But Among Lowest In A Decade
Friday, 28 January 2022, 10:15 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The average weekly rent for a home in Auckland was $609.89 in December 2021, finishing the year 2.89 per cent above December 2020’s average of $592.79. While the end-of-year figures show the continued upward trend in rents across the city, and are nudging ... More >>
Auckland Property Market Sustains Momentum To Year End
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 5:57 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market sustained its momentum right to the end of 2021 with prices at or near record levels and sales numbers remaining at high levels. “The market hit the Christmas break at full speed,” said Peter Thompson, Managing Director ... More >>
Auckland Home Buyers Focus On Higher Priced Properties
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 10:00 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The threat of rising mortgage interest rates had no impact on Auckland house sales activity in November, with prices continuing to rise and sales numbers edging closer to pre-Covid lockdown numbers. “The Auckland market showed minimal concerns about ... More >>
Resilient Auckland Property Market Edges Back Towards Normality
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 9:57 am | Barfoot and Thompson
During its second full month of restricted sales activity, the Auckland property market edged back towards normality in October with stronger sales numbers and firmer prices. “In October, the market showed its resilience with an increased level of ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson Now In Mangere
Monday, 1 November 2021, 9:05 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Responding to the substantial increase in development and business activity in Mangere, Barfoot & Thompson, Auckland’s leading real estate agency is thrilled to announce the opening of its new office in Mangere. Situated at 359 Massey Road under ... More >>
Quarterly Rental Update: Auckland Rents Stable During Third Quarter
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 11:10 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The average weekly rent for a home in Auckland moved less than $1 during the third quarter, ending 30 September at $606.25, according to data from more than 16,000 rental properties managed by Barfoot & Thompson. The average weekly rent ... More >>
Auckland Property Market Severely Curbed But Not Shut Down By Lockdown
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 10:01 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Online technology gave the Auckland property market limited ability to operate in September and, although sales activity was severely curbed, it coped more effectively than during last year’s Covid lockdown. “The restrictions and restraints on open ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson wins Large Agency of the Year Award
Friday, 17 September 2021, 8:50 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is delighted to announce that Barfoot & Thompson has won the Large Agency of the Year Award at today’s 2021 REINZ Awards for Excellence, which were held virtually this year. Barfoot & Thompson is the only ... More >>
Lockdown Has Small Impact On Auckland Housing Market
Friday, 3 September 2021, 9:59 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The current Covid-19 lockdown Auckland is under had a small dampening effect but no significant impact on the region’s residential property sales in August. More >>
Auckland Housing Prices Shrug Off Winter Concerns
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 10:05 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland house prices shrugged off the normal winter downturn, concerns about increasing prices and warnings of possible future interest rate rises in July. “Mounting concerns about the prices being paid and possible future interest rate increases did nothing ... More >>
Quarterly Rental Update: Auckland’s Average Rent Holds Above $600 Per Week Through Second Quarter
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 12:21 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland’s average weekly rent ticked over the $600 mark in April and finished the second quarter with a June average of $605, according to data from more than 16,500 rental properties managed by Barfoot & Thompson. Director Kiri Barfoot ... More >>
Auckland House Prices Increasing At Stubbornly High Rate
Monday, 5 July 2021, 9:56 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The onset of winter and the new regulations aimed at making home buying less attractive to investors did not dampen the price, or the number of Auckland houses sold in June. “Normally in June sales numbers start to edge lower, but this year we sold 1243 ... More >>
Housing Market Unmoved By Latest Restrictions
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 10:03 am | Barfoot and Thompson
May’s Auckland housing sales data shows no hint that restrictions imposed in March have had an impact on prices or sales numbers. “Trading in May was excellent, with the median price increasing, the average price being in line with the record price ... More >>
Quarterly Rental Update: Consistent Price Rise In First Quarter, Average Tips Over $600 In April
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 11:02 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland’s rental market maintained its usual pace during the first quarter of 2021, with the average weekly rent increasing by 2.3 percent on the same time last year, reaching $599 per week. Barfoot & Thompson Director Kiri Barfoot says ... More >>
No Clear Signal As To Effect Government’s Actions Are Having On Housing
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 9:58 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The jury remains out in terms of the extent to which the Government’s regulations, introduced in March in a bid to tame the residential housing market, are impacting Auckland. “April’s trading was excellent with prices edging slightly higher, ... More >>
Auckland House Sales Strong Before New Investment Rules Announced
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 10:00 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland residential property market lived up to its reputation of being at its strongest in March with record prices paid and a record number of homes being sold. “In terms of both prices paid and the number of homes sold, this March was ... More >>
Church For Sale Answers The Prayers Of Residential Property Developers
Friday, 26 March 2021, 2:15 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The land and building housing a deconsecrated church surrounded by multiple sporting and recreational amenities in one of Auckland’s prime coastal residential suburbs have been placed on the market for sale. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2103/c70cee62138b8cacebfe.jpeg" ... More >>
Good Year’s Start To Auckland Property Sales Continues In February
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 9:56 am | Barfoot and Thompson
In February, Auckland property sales were stronger than they were at the height of the last property cycle between 2015 and 2017. “In February we sold 1124 properties, and you have to go back 17 years to find a February when we sold more homes,” said ... More >>
Holiday Break Does Nothing To Rein In Auckland Property Sales
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 10:31 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Christmas/New Year holiday break did nothing to slow down the sales momentum being experienced by the Auckland residential property market in the second half of last year. “This January was the most active January we have experienced as ... More >>
