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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 4]
Auckland’s Rental Market Ends Year Near $600 Per Week Mark
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 11:45 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The average weekly rent in Auckland reached a new high of $595 at the end of 2020, just shy of a long-anticipated $600 per week. More >>
Auckland Property Market Ends Year On High Note And Promises More In 2021
Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 11:41 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market ended the year with the strongest December sales numbers and prices on record, with early indications that the New Year break would not dampen sales momentum. “The market is set to make a strong return in January,” said ... More >>
Auckland Residential Housing Market Sustains Growth Into Fifth Month
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 9:56 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland home buyers are not being put off by record sales prices and in November the average and median prices paid established new records while sales during the month were the highest they have been in a month for more than five years. “Buyers ... More >>
Quarterly Rental Update: New Tenancies Drive Growth In Average Weekly Rent
Monday, 9 November 2020, 10:29 am | Barfoot and Thompson
While the usual pace of growth was limited by the Government-mandated rent freeze, new residential tenancy agreements signed during the last quarter continued to nudge Auckland’s average weekly rent upwards. According to data from around 16,500 Auckland ... More >>
Average Auckland House Price Exceeds $1 Million In October
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 10:12 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The era of the average sales price of Auckland residential property exceeding $1 million has begun with October’s average sales price hitting $1,045,104. At the same time the median price set a new high of $967,000. “Both are significant milestones ... More >>
Auckland Properties Sales Numbers Rise Significantly, But Price Rises Slow
Friday, 2 October 2020, 10:59 am | Barfoot and Thompson
In September the Auckland property market held on to the high price gains registered in August at the same time as recording the highest number of sales in a month since the peak of the last property cycle in 2017. “The key to the high sales numbers ... More >>
Auckland Property Market Sails Through Covid Lockdown Restrictions
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 10:23 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The latest level 3 Covid lockdown restrictions in Auckland had a negligible impact on residential property activity in August with prices hitting a new all-time high and sales numbers being their highest for an August for five years. “During the ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson Team Share Favourite Lockdown Recipes To Support Starship
Friday, 7 August 2020, 4:29 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson has come up with a tasty and topical new way to add to its longstanding support of Starship, New Zealand’s national children’s hospital, with the launch of its own lockdown-inspired cookbook. Featuring over 115 recipes ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson team share favourite lockdown recipes
Friday, 7 August 2020, 3:31 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson has come up with a tasty and topical new way to add to its longstanding support of Starship, New Zealand’s national children’s hospital, with the launch of its own lockdown-inspired cookbook. More >>
Auckland Property Market Shakes Off Economic And Election Apprehensions
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 10:20 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Rather than being tempered by medium term economic concerns or the approach of a General Election, the Auckland housing market has enjoyed its strongest sales performance in a July for five years. “In July, buyers put aside any apprehensions they may ... More >>
June’s Auckland Property Sales Defy Forecasts
Thursday, 2 July 2020, 10:39 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market did the opposite to economic forecasts, and June sales numbers returned to normal trading levels with prices remaining stable. “It was a remarkably solid month’s trading with no signs of market fragility,” said Peter ... More >>
Opportunity For Property Investors As Gross Rental Yield Measures Up To Mortgage Interest Rates
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 10:48 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The average Auckland rental property is now delivering a gross yield above most mortgage interest rates, presenting an appealing opportunity for those considering investing in a rental property or expanding their portfolio. “The gross rental ... More >>
Auckland House Prices Show Resilience In Post Covid Trading
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 10:35 am | Barfoot and Thompson
In the first full month of trading permitted post the easing of Covid restrictions Auckland house prices showed minimal change to pre-Covid prices. “What did change significantly was the number of homes sold,” said Peter Thompson, Managing Director ... More >>
Auckland Property Market Bruised But Stable Real Effect Not Likely To Be Seen For A Month
Monday, 4 May 2020, 10:34 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market’s first month of trading under the Covid-19 lockdown left it bruised but with its underlying stability intact. The sales data for April released by Barfoot & Thompson’s Managing Director, Peter Thompson, came ... More >>
Auckland Property Market Went Into Lockdown On Record High
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 1:04 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland residential property market was in full recovery mode before being stopped in its tracks by the Covid-19 lock down. “Confidence in Auckland property was high in February and the first weeks of March, and new listings, sales numbers ... More >>
Exceptional Sales Numbers Have Limited Impact On Auckland Property Prices
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 10:44 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market burst into activity in February, but not at the expense of stable prices. “Sales numbers in the month at 804 were exceptional and the highest in the month of February for five years but the prices at which properties changed ... More >>
Confidence Returns To Auckland Housing Market
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 10:13 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland housing market started the new year with strong sales numbers and rising prices. More >>
Quarterly rental update
Friday, 31 January 2020, 10:10 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson which tracks the average rental price for thousands of homes across the Auckland region, says the pace of rent increases slowed during 2019, with the lowest rise recorded during the last three months of the year. “The average ... More >>
Auckland Market At Most Buoyant In Four Years In December
Wednesday, 8 January 2020, 3:00 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland residential housing market ended 2019 strongly with December sales numbers being their highest in four years and prices holding onto most of the gains made in November. More >>
Barfoot & Thompson wins Best Real Estate Agency
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 2:10 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson has scooped two Asia Pacific regional awards at the renowned International Property Awards in London - Best Agency over 20 Offices and Best Real Estate Agency Marketing. More >>
