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Pressure On Auckland Rents Eases, Rent Rise Dips Under 5%
Friday, 11 October 2024, 12:47 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The statistics are drawn from more than 17,500 tenancies managed by Barfoot & Thompson in the Auckland region, tracked monthly against previous activity and released quarterly. This update ends 30 September. More >>
Auckland Residential House Sales Pick Up Pace Through September
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 10:09 am | Barfoot and Thompson
“During September we sold 986 properties, making it our second busiest month of the year, and in fact, the second busiest month for sales across our network for nearly 2 and a half years,” says Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & ... More >>
August Sets Scene For A Confident Spring Auckland Housing Market
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:47 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
A quiet confidence rounded out winter across the Auckland residential housing market during August, as sales and listings continued to outperform seasonal expectations. More >>
Rising Confidence Attracts Buyers To Auckland Housing Market
Monday, 5 August 2024, 10:44 am | Barfoot and Thompson
“The median sales price in July was $970,000. While this is a fall from where they have been over the previous 3 months, it is 2.1 percent above last July’s median price, which marked the bottom of the last price cycle. More >>
Average Auckland Rent Continues Rise Above 5% Year-on-year, Softening Activity May Ease Upward Trend
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:22 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The average weekly rent paid in Auckland was 5.59% higher in June 2024 than one year ago, rising by $35.91 to $678.30. More >>
Auckland Housing Market Remains In Recovery Mode
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 11:07 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The arrival of winter had no impact on the Auckland housing market in June with sales prices edging higher than those in May. More >>
Auckland Housing Still Moving Forward From Market Low Point
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:20 am | Barfoot and Thompson
In April, the Auckland housing market gave back half the gains it made in March but overall sales continued the forward momentum being made since the low point in July last year. More >>
Rental Update: Auckland Rents Start Year On The Rise; Plus - The Latest ‘Pet-friendly Rental’ Data
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 10:13 am | Barfoot and Thompson
This surpasses a 5.27% year-on-year increase recorded in December 2023 which, at the time, was the highest since 2015. More >>
Auckland House Prices Edge Up While Supply Rises Sharply
Tuesday, 5 March 2024, 10:10 am | Barfoot and Thompson
There are currently more homes for sale in Auckland than at any time in the past decade. “There is a log jam of homes for sale which is creating the largest buyers’ market we have seen since 2011,” said Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot ... More >>
Fine Summer Weather Impacts Auckland Property Market
Friday, 2 February 2024, 9:47 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market made its traditional slow start to the new calendar year with prices and sales edging below where they were tracking in the final quarter of last year. “In line with what has occurred for the past four years, January ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson Continues Its Expansion Within The Upper North Island
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 10:39 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson has continued its expansion within the upper North Island following its acquisition of Whangamata Real Estate. This follows closely on the heels of the opening of two Residential Sales offices in Tauranga - Cherrywood and ... More >>
Quarterly Rental Update: Auckland Rental Market Finishes Year With Record Rise, City Centre Rebounds
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:39 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Data from Barfoot & Thompson shows Auckland’s average weekly rent reached $662.23 in December 2023, up 5.27% on December 2022’s average of $629.09. The statistics are drawn from rents paid across nearly 17,500 Auckland properties managed by the ... More >>
Auckland Housing Market Ends Year With Surge
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 11:10 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market finished the 2023 year on a 12-month high with prices and sales holding on to the strong gains made since August. “December’s strong finish to the year has set the market up to have a positive start to 2024,” said ... More >>
Auckland Housing Market On The Rebound
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 10:14 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland housing market gently accelerated into positive territory in November, with sales numbers increasing significantly and prices recovering most of the lost ground recorded in the past 12 months. “November was the month when all the talk ... More >>
Price Shackles Around Auckland Housing Loosened In October
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 10:02 am | Barfoot and Thompson
In October, the Auckland residential property market took a confident step forward on the path to recovery. “Growth was modest, but it was across the board, with a high number of new listings, sales numbers increasing and both the median and average ... More >>
Quarterly Rental Update: Increasing Demand Sees Average Weekly Rent Tip Over $650
Friday, 27 October 2023, 10:44 am | Barfoot and Thompson
September quarter data released today shows the average weekly rent paid in Auckland has tipped over $650, with the region’s rental market recording one of its biggest increases in years. Barfoot & Thompson, which manages more than 17,000 rental ... More >>
September Auckland Property Sales Reinforces Recovery Underway
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 10:12 am | Barfoot and Thompson
For the second consecutive month, Auckland residential property sales held on to the gains in sales first felt in August, while September’s prices remained stable. “September was another modest but good sales period on the road to recovery,” ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson Welcomes Five Of The Industry’s Elite Into Its Hall Of Fame
Friday, 8 September 2023, 3:12 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson has opened the doors and welcomed five of its elite team into the company’s coveted ‘Hall of Fame’. Chris Dobbie, Chief Executive Officer; Nadja Court, salesperson of Mairangi Bay Branch; Rod Robinson, General Manager Branches; ... More >>
Positivity Returns To Auckland Housing Market
Monday, 4 September 2023, 10:01 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Signs that the heralded recovery of the Auckland housing market is imminent can be seen in the high number of properties sold in August and the prices paid for those properties. “August was the most positive sales month in the past 17 months,” ... More >>
Residential Sales Numbers Continue To Climb During July
Friday, 4 August 2023, 11:06 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland housing market once again showed a consistency in line with traditional seasonal expectations during July with sales numbers up on previous months, but prices falling back a little. “There are many positives to take from July’s ... More >>