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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 11]
Auckland Rents Increase In Line with Doctor Visits and Beer
Friday, 20 February 2015, 4:53 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The average weekly rent in Auckland over the past five years has increased less than the price of petrol, and increased only marginally more than a glass of beer or a visit to the doctor. More >>
Family funds help 47% of Auckland’s first home buyers
Monday, 9 February 2015, 10:37 am | Barfoot and Thompson
A growing number of Auckland’s first home buyers are funding their start on the property ladder thanks to gifts and loans from family. Research commissioned by top Auckland real estate agency Barfoot & Thompson found nearly half (47 percent) ... More >>
Auckland Housing Market Has Strong Finish To 2014
Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 10:13 am | Barfoot and Thompson
December’s residential property sales in Auckland were the strongest they have been in a December for the past decade, with sales numbers up significantly, prices reaching all-time highs, and the number of available listings reaching an all-time ... More >>
High Auckland House Prices Do Not Deter Buyers
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 11:11 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland housing market was its most active for the past six months in November, with house sales numbers climbing by 17.7 percent over those for the previous month, the average selling price setting a new high of $756,909 and the median price also ... More >>
Auckland Housing Market Returning To Pre-Election Levels
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 11:00 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland residential housing market is rapidly returning to levels of activity experienced before September’s general election with new listings in October up by a third on those for the previous month, and listings at month-end being at their ... More >>
Million Dollar Sales Push Up Auckland’s Average House Price
Friday, 3 October 2014, 10:25 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Signs that prices and sales activity in the Auckland residential housing market will lift post the General Election are evident in September’s sales figures. More >>
Auckland Housing Market Puts Spring Lift On Hold
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 2:23 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
With the approach of the General Election, the Auckland housing market fell into a ‘wait and see’ mode in August, with the number of sales in the month falling by 7.5 percent to 909 and the average selling price falling by 1.1 percent to $711,768. ... More >>
Auckland House Sales Numbers Fall
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 11:01 am | Barfoot and Thompson
For the second consecutive month the number of homes sold in Auckland fell, prices remained stable while at the end of July the number of listings was at a 7-month low. “The average sales price in July reached $719,312 for the month, which was ... More >>
Profession Recognises Barfoot & Thompson As ‘The Best’
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 2:45 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
For the second time in three months, Barfoot & Thompson has been named as New Zealand’s best real estate agency. More >>
Winter slows Auckland home sales numbers, but values edge up
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 10:08 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Winter slows Auckland home sales numbers, but values edge up The onset of winter had its traditional impact on the Auckland property market in terms of sales numbers and new property listings during June. However, prices continued to edge up during ... More >>
Auckland Property Market Decelerates as Winter Approaches
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 10:36 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland Property Market Decelerates as Winter Approaches The Auckland residential property market continued to slow down throughout May. “The average sales price during May was $702,966, down less than one percent or $6,000 on April’s figure”, ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson expands to include Body Corporate
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 12:25 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Leading real estate company, Barfoot & Thompson has expanded its business portfolio with the purchase of Body Corporate Specialists Ltd (BCS), to create ‘Barfoot & Thompson Body Corporate’. More >>
Slight Cooling in April Real Estate Sales
Monday, 5 May 2014, 11:25 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland residential property prices cooled slightly during April with sales down approximately 15 per cent over the same time last year, returning to 2012 levels. More >>
A Stable Year for Auckland Rental Prices
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 11:47 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland rental market has experienced a steady year, with a four percent increase over the last 12 months. More >>
Specialized And Kiwi Hospitality to the Rescue
Sunday, 6 April 2014, 4:55 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
When Henri Schoeman (South Africa) unpacked his bike after travelling to Auckland from his training base in Wanaka to find the frame was broken in transit, he turned to Specialized for help and thanks to an amazing job from the team at Mt Eden Cycles ... More >>
An exceptional month for sales across Auckland
Friday, 4 April 2014, 12:58 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
March was a busy month for residential sales across Auckland. The month traditionally yields the highest sales figures for a calendar year, and this month continued the trend with 1392 residential sales, an 80 percent increase from February sales and ... More >>
USA v New Zealand Battle Looms in Queen Street Golden Mile
Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 12:30 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The Queen Street Golden Mile takes place this Sunday as part of the Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon Auckland with the elite races supported by age group Mile options and a Celebrity Queen Street Mile. More >>
Real estate company gives to Starship Children’s Hospital
Monday, 10 March 2014, 2:00 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The team at Starship Children’s Hospital will be breathing a little bit easier thanks to the fundraising efforts of Barfoot & Thompson staff, whose $200,000 donation will pay for two new ventilators and the refurbishment of the Child and ... More >>
Gifts a new breath of life into Starship Children’s Hospital
Monday, 10 March 2014, 1:55 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The team at Starship Children’s Hospital will be breathing a little bit easier thanks to the fundraising efforts of Barfoot & Thompson staff, whose $200,000 donation will pay for two new ventilators and the refurbishment of the Child and Family Unit ... More >>
Auckland property prices stay firm as listings swell
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 10:14 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland residential property prices held steady during February but there are signs that an increase in the number of listings will begin to contain prices. Sales volumes in February were down 15 per cent on the same period last year. Concurrently, the ... More >>
