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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 16]
Auckland Housing Taking Budget In Its Stride
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 12:19 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Early indications are the Auckland housing market is taking May’s budget announcements in its stride, with the number of homes sold and the average price lifting on those for April and being very much in line with those anticipated before the onset of ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson’s $30m leading lady
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 5:07 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Panmure real estate agent Jane Wang was today announced as Barfoot & Thompson’s Top Residential Salesperson out of more than 1,400 agents across Auckland and Northland. More >>
Seasonal Pattern Shows Up In April Property Sales
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 11:12 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland residential property sales in April followed their traditional pattern and fell significantly on those for March. More >>
Local students get to publish book for Starship
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 1:37 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Year 7 and 8 students from Waiau Pa School near Pukekohe were today announced as the winners of the third annual Barfoot & Thompson Magic of Reading Storybook Competition. More >>
March Housing Market Active and Prices Increase
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 11:53 am | Barfoot and Thompson
House sales in Auckland in March edged ahead of those for March last year, and were at their highest for any month since June 2007. More >>
Young writers raise plenty for their thoughts
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 3:03 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Local primary and intermediate students are putting their young minds to work for a good cause as part of Barfoot & Thompson’s Magic of Reading Storybook Competition. More >>
Prime Queen Street building on market
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 10:24 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Prime Queen Street building on market A multi-storey commercial building being billed as ‘simply the best retail building for sale in New Zealand’ has just been listed on the market. More >>
Local school children invited to become published
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 3:45 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
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Holiday Break Trims Auckland House Prices
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 2:33 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The traditional exodus of people from Auckland over the summer holidays trimmed the average price of homes sold in January, but the sales of homes, both in terms of prices and volume, eclipsed those of January last year. More >>
Average House Price In December $552,933
Thursday, 7 January 2010, 3:28 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland house buyers again showed their belief in the stability and future of the region’s housing market, with sales in December averaging $552,933, the highest average monthly price in 24-months. “You have to go back to the height of the 2007 ... More >>
House Prices Push Through To 22-Month High
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 10:28 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Confidence has returned to the Auckland housing market and the average sales price across the region in October was $544,745, a 22-month high. “The prices achieved in October were exceptional, and we have not seen average prices comparable to this ... More >>
AK Housing Confidence, But Prices Not Overheating
Monday, 5 October 2009, 11:26 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Traditional Spring Bounce Returns The returning confidence being shown in the economy flowed through into the Auckland housing market in September, with Barfoot & Thompson selling 917 homes in the month, its second highest for any month in 2009, and the ... More >>
Home Sales Golden Autumn Continues In Auckland
Friday, 3 July 2009, 10:12 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The golden autumn that the Auckland housing market has been enjoying since March continued in June with Barfoot & Thompson selling 861 properties at an average price of $521,791. More >>
Buyers Return To Auckland Housing Market
Friday, 3 April 2009, 12:40 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Home buyers have returned to the Auckland market with a vengeance, with Barfoot & Thompson reporting sales for March reaching a 20 month high. More >>
Confidence Edges Back Into Auckland House Prices
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 10:51 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland housing market is showing tentative signs that confidence in housing is edging back, with more buyers and sellers entering the market. More >>
Ak property prices stabilise at $502,636 average
Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 1:22 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Housing prices in the Auckland market for Barfoot & Thompson in January stabilised around the prices being achieved in the last quarter of 2008, with the average sale price in January being $502,636, less than 1 percent below the average for the last ... More >>
Akld property prices fell less than 5% last year
Monday, 12 January 2009, 3:24 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Sales figures for Auckland’s biggest real estate company show that property prices declined 4.7% last year. Barfoot & Thompson’s average sale price for the 12 months to December 2008 was $513,597, compared to $538,478 for 2007. More >>
Keven Mealamu illustrated storybook launched today
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 12:31 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The artistic talents of rugby hero Keven Mealamu are teamed with the creative talents of a West Auckland primary school class in a new children’s storybook launched today as part of Barfoot & Thompson’s Magic of Reading programme. More >>
Reserve Bank move welcomed by Barfoot and Thompson
Thursday, 4 December 2008, 2:22 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson is welcoming news of a record cash rate cut, saying it will help stabilise the Auckland property market. More >>
Colouring competition winners get best seats
Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 10:25 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The annual Barfoot & Thompson colouring competition received hundreds of colourful, creative entries this year. Now, the two winners are preparing themselves for the best seats in the (Gingerbread) House at the upcoming Auckland Santa Parade. More >>
