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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 5]
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 >>
Committed Buyers Drive Increased Competition For Auckland
Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 11:40 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Committed buyers have returned to the Auckland residential property market. “It was a result foreshadowed by strong sales in October, and the lift the market received then has flowed into significantly higher prices in November,” said Kiri Barfoot, ... More >>
Greater Buyer Choice Attracts Buyers To Auckland Housing
Monday, 4 November 2019, 10:12 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Vendors returned to the Auckland residential market in strength in October, setting the scene for an active selling season in the run in to year end. “A feature of the market since March has been the modest number of properties being listed, and ... More >>
Smaller homes attracting higher weekly rents
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 3:32 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
While the rate of rental price increases across Auckland has continued to slow over recent months, some pockets of the market are still experiencing relatively strong price pressure. More >>
Auckland Housing Market Expectations Of Spring Met
Wednesday, 2 October 2019, 10:04 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland residential housing market met expectations in September with new listings growing significantly and median prices strengthening over those for the previous three months. More >>
Auckland real estate refresh: New look for market leader
Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 9:30 am | Barfoot and Thompson
One of New Zealand’s oldest and most respected real estate agencies, Barfoot & Thompson, is overhauling its brand for the first time in more than 40 years. More >>
Stephen Barfoot joins third generation at helm
Monday, 23 September 2019, 10:51 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Stephen Barfoot, former salesperson, branch manager and Chief Technology Officer at Barfoot & Thompson, will move into the role of Director with the company from 1 October. He joins other third generation members of the Barfoot and Thompson families, ... More >>
Auckland Property Market Looking For More Listings
Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 12:41 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland housing market has emerged from the three months of winter in a stable position, but it is one which needs more listings to revive lost momentum according to Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
Modest Price Drop Boosts Auckland Property Sales Numbers
Friday, 2 August 2019, 5:34 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland residential property market underwent a modest but definite shift in July with property sales prices falling and sales numbers rising. “The modest fall in both average and median prices in the month was enough to unlock sales numbers, ... More >>
Quarterly rental update
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 1:09 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Recent regulatory changes are yet to show in the pace of Auckland rent increases according to recent pricing insights from the city’s largest property management agency Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
Rural/Lifestyle Property Market Trades Strongly
Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 11:02 am | Barfoot and Thompson
A strong trading month in the rural/lifestyle property market and increased buyer activity in the Auckland urban area were features of June trading as the property market settled into its winter trading pattern. More >>
