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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 12]
Auckland Housing Market Makes Strong Start To The Year
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 11:18 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland Housing Market Makes Strong Start To The Year The Auckland residential housing market made a strong start to 2014 following the Christmas/New Year break with the average house price for January reaching $647,207 and the median price reaching $580,000. ... More >>
December sees Auckland housing market on record high
Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 10:08 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Overall, Auckland’s housing market remained buoyant, finishing the 2013 year with a December residential average price of $700,387, the highest ever, although sales of property under $500,000 have declined. More >>
Mortgage restrictions no barrier to Auckland price increases
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 10:35 am | Barfoot and Thompson
December 4, 2013 Media statement Mortgage restrictions no barrier to Auckland house price increases If the Reserve Bank restrictions on mortgage lending are to have an impact on the Auckland housing market, they are yet to show up in housing activity ... More >>
Auckland Rent Increases Lag Behind Property Price Increases
Monday, 18 November 2013, 1:16 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The rise in Auckland property values in the past 12 months is not resulting in a similar increase in property rents. Figures released by Barfoot & Thompson show that the average rent ‘in force’ for a three bedroom property in Auckland in September ... More >>
Ak Housing market takes mortgage changes in its stride
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:09 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The impending introduction of Reserve Bank restrictions on home mortgage lending had no measurable impact on Auckland house values in September. More >>
Barfoot & Thompson, Commercial Specialist Merge Businesses
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 2:00 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson Commercial is merging its interest with long established Commercial Property Managers Ltd, to form a new entity called Barfoot and Thompson Commercial Property Management, creating one of the largest commercial property management companies ... More >>
Auckland housing activity increases but prices remain stable
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 10:48 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The average price for an Auckland home has barely changed over the past five months. More >>
Price trend for Auckland property over past decade solid
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 12:54 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
An in-depth analysis of the average sales price of three-bedroom* Auckland properties by Barfoot & Thompson over the past 10 years shows that while there has been strong capital growth, price gains have not been spectacular, particularly in the ... More >>
July sees an increase in new listings
Monday, 5 August 2013, 12:13 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market saw an increase in new listings in July, while the average house price held steady at $654,379, an increase of a little over $4,000 on June’s average price. More >>
Poetry and prose showcase promising writing talent
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 3:11 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
A magical, tyrannical teacher, a plucky wee penguin attempting to fly and a persistent procrastinator are just a few of the characters that are set to intrigue and delight readers this year in the sixth annual Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors Challenge. More >>
Cost of three bedroom rental in Auckland remains stable
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 10:38 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The average rent for a three-bedroom home in Auckland over the past 3 months has stayed constant at $446 a week. More >>
Rex Davy Real Estate Becomes Part of Barfoot & Thompson
Monday, 24 June 2013, 11:08 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Long established West Auckland real estate firm, Rex Davy Real Estate, is to join forces with Barfoot & Thompson and from July 1 will operate under the Barfoot & Thompson brand. More >>
Auckland House Prices Static For Second Consecutive Month
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 10:14 am | Barfoot and Thompson
“The average sales price in May was $644,737, up less than $2000 on the figure for April and down less than $1500 on March’s all-time record average price,” said Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
Women Leading In Real Estate Sales Statistics
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 9:44 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Female agents are leading the way in Auckland’s residential sales statistics according to recent performance results from the City’s premier real estate company, Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
Three month advance in house prices eases in April
Friday, 3 May 2013, 11:38 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The three-month uninterrupted increase in Auckland house prices ended in April, with the average sales price dipping to $643,089, down a little under half of a percent on March’s all time high of $645,928. More >>
Average Auckland home sales price now in excess of $645,000
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 2:34 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
An abnormally high number of sales above $1 million has seen the average sales price for property in the Auckland market reach $645,928 in March. “This is our highest ever average price and exceeds last month’s average price by 6.9 percent, and the ... More >>
Average Auckland home sales price more than $645,000
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 12:26 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
$1 million sales lift average Auckland home sales price to in excess of $645,000 An abnormally high number of sales above $1 million has seen the average sales price for property in the Auckland market reach $645,928 in March. “This is our highest ... More >>
TVNZ Breakfast Team Take on Triathlon for Fun
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 11:12 am | Barfoot and Thompson
27 March 2013 Media Release from Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Triathlon, Auckland. For further information visit www.triauckland.co.nz TVNZ Breakfast Team Take on Triathlon for Fun TVNZ’s Breakfast team are preparing to boldly go where ….. no Breakfast ... More >>
New 'Must Have' Tool Gives Auckland House-Hunters The Edge
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 9:15 am | Barfoot and Thompson
New ‘Must Have’ Tool Gives Auckland House-Hunters The Edge Hunting for the perfect home in Auckland’s fast-paced and competitive housing market just got easier with a new app for iPad from Barfoot & Thompson. Offering customisable searches, high-resolution ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors Challenge entries now open
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 2:48 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Local primary and intermediate students are being encouraged to pick up their pens and write up a storm, or a caterpillar, or a seagull… or whatever amazing adventure their imagination takes them on, for Barfoot & Thompson’s sixth annual Young Authors ... More >>
