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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 6]
Uncertainty Affects Auckland Property Sales Numbers
Thursday, 2 May 2019, 10:44 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market continued to be plagued by uncertainty around prices during April and although this impacted on the number of sales made, prices of those properties that did sell remained rock solid. “In addition to the uncertainty the ... More >>
Quarterly rental update: Slight up in some Auckland prices
Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 11:00 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Following more than a year of slower-paced rent rises, the start of 2019 has seen a bounce in weekly rent increases in some parts of the Auckland market. The market segments with the highest quarterly year-on-year increases include two and three-bedroom ... More >>
Auckland Property regains momentum, prices remain stable
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 10:22 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market regained some momentum in March with sales numbers nearly doubling on those for February while sales prices remained stable. More >>
Auckland’s Buyers’ Market Hardens With Low Sales Numbers
Monday, 4 March 2019, 12:42 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market has made its slowest start to a year in more than a decade as the market hardens towards being a buyers’ market. More >>
Auckland January House Sales See Higher Sales, Lower Prices
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 10:09 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland housing market made its traditional modest start to the year in January with relatively high sales numbers and lower sales prices. “From a price perspective, the market has started the year at the same point it was in January 2018,” said ... More >>
Auckland rental prices move slowly towards a New Year
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 11:27 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland has experienced the slowest rate of rent increases in years, according to quarterly data from Barfoot & Thompson which manages more than 16,500 rental properties in the region. More >>
Auckland Property Market Edges Towards Price Decline
Monday, 7 January 2019, 10:19 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland property market ended the year edging towards its first decline in prices for ten years. More >>
Strong Performance From Auckland Housing Market At Year End
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 10:26 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland housing market is ending the calendar year strongly with sales numbers in November their highest in six months, and with the average price at its highest in 12 months. “Trading activity increased strongly in October, and November’s ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson Wins World Top Property Award
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 9:49 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson is thrilled to announce it has been named the Best Real Estate company in the World at the acclaimed International Property Awards in London. In addition, the company scooped two of the three awards for the Asia Pacific region, ... More >>
Barfoot & Thompson named Preferred Real Estate Partner
Friday, 30 November 2018, 4:14 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Real estate agency Barfoot & Thompson has been confirmed as the Preferred Real Estate Partner for the new township development Paerata Rise. More >>
Dormant Auckland Residential Housing Market Awakes
Monday, 5 November 2018, 10:19 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The dormant Auckland residential property market awoke in October, with higher sales, selling prices and new listings. “In comparison with where the market has been for the past nine months, October trading was extremely active,” said Peter Thompson, ... More >>
Tenant rents rising slower still; landlord yields perking up
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 1:41 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The trend of slower-paced rent rises continued through the third quarter of this year, according to the latest data from Barfoot & Thompson, which manages more than 16,500 properties in Auckland. More >>
Barfoot & Thompson launches WeChat
Friday, 26 October 2018, 10:19 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson continues breaking new ground when it comes to innovation within real estate, this time being one of the first real estate companies in New Zealand to launch its official WeChat account to the public. More >>
Barfoot & Thompson supports call to regulate
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 9:29 am | Barfoot and Thompson
One of Auckland’s largest property management agencies is backing a call for regulation of the property management sector. More >>
Greater Choice Has No impact On Auckland Property Prices
Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 10:13 am | Barfoot and Thompson
A major increase in new listings, and the number of properties for sale at month end rising to their highest number for four months, had no impact on the stability of Auckland residential property prices in September. More >>
Auckland House Prices On The Move
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 10:02 am | Barfoot and Thompson
“In August the average sales price at $928, 266 and the median price at $840,000 increased over those for the previous month and were also higher than their equivalents last year,” said Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
Quarterly rental update: Auckland rent rises ease further
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 11:50 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The cost of renting in Auckland is rising at the slowest pace in years according to recent data from one of the region’s largest property managers, Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
Auckland Property Weathers Winter
Friday, 3 August 2018, 10:07 am | Barfoot and Thompson
For the fourth consecutive month Auckland residential property sales were in excess of the number for the corresponding month for the previous year while prices in July showed limited movement. More >>
Barfoot & Thompson Supports Young Marathon Runners
Monday, 30 July 2018, 1:06 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson Supports Young Marathon Runners Barfoot & Thompson is pleased to announce its new sponsorship of the Auckland Kids Marathon. Barfoot & Thompson today confirmed it is extending its involvement at the ASB Auckland Marathon ... More >>
Auckland Housing Shrugs Off Winter Onset
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 10:58 am | Barfoot and Thompson
“The sales data for June is a mix of up and down numbers, but overall sales, prices and availability remained stable,” said Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
