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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 8]
Realism Dominates Auckland Residential Property Market
Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 10:08 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The sentiment dominating housing activity in Auckland during August was ‘realism’ on the part of both buyers and sellers. More >>
Quarterly Auckland rental update
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 2:40 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
• Auckland's average rental yield rises for the first time in three years • Rental yields climb in roughly half the city’s suburbs, with an average return of 3.04% • Across Auckland, average rent for Q2 2017 was 4.9% more than the same time last ... More >>
Mid-Winter chill keeps Auckland vendors and buyers at home
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 10:19 am | Barfoot and Thompson
August 3, 2017 July data statement Mid-Winter chill keeps Auckland vendors and buyers at home More >>
Auckland real estate hot spots: short and long-term winners
Saturday, 29 July 2017, 11:29 am | Barfoot and Thompson
• Beachlands takes out top spot for first half of 2017 – 64% growth in median sales price • Top 20 hot spots median sale prices up 12-64% (1H 2017 vs 1H 2016) • Six of the top 20 also stand out for their long-term growth, measured at 5 and ... More >>
Auckland Property Prices Respond to Low Sales Numbers
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 10:26 am | Barfoot and Thompson
“In June the average sales price was $913,606, a 3.1 percent fall on the average price for the previous three months, and only 0.6 percent higher than it was 12 months ago,” said Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
The rise of bedroom diversity in Auckland’s rental market
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 2:15 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland’s rental market housing stock, which once was almost half made up of standard three-bedroom homes as rentals, has changed drastically over the past 20 years. In 2017, one-bedroom properties are fast rising in popularity and the number ... More >>
Auckland House Prices Hold Steady
Tuesday, 6 June 2017, 12:23 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
While the number of residential properties sold in Auckland in May was low compared to previous years, prices showed no signs of retreating More >>
Quarterly Auckland rental update
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 9:39 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The Auckland rental market is showing signs of being under pressure according to the latest data from Barfoot & Thompson Auckland’s largest property management company. More >>
Falling Auckland House Sales Have Limited Impact On Prices
Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 10:09 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland property sales numbers fell to their lowest level in an April since the 2008 global financial crisis last month, but lower turnover had a limited impact on sales values. More >>
Auckland Property Sales And Prices Lift In March
Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 10:09 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland residential property prices returned to normal levels of activity in March with sales numbers increasing and the average and medium prices setting new monthly records. More >>
Response to Phil Twyford - property maintenance data
Monday, 3 April 2017, 5:02 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Sent by Network Communication on behalf of Barfoot & Thompson in response to Mr Twyford’s statement, “ Kiwi renters subjected to damp and mouldy homes ”, published on Scoop on March 30. More >>
Property maintenance costs surprising
Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 4:45 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Property maintenance costs surprising In any given month, around 60% of rental properties don't require any general maintenance according to a new analysis of Barfoot & Thompson’s rental database of over 14,000 properties in Auckland. The analysis ... More >>
Auckland Property Prices Hit Record Level On Low Sales Numbe
Friday, 3 March 2017, 10:49 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Uncertainty about prices dominated the Auckland residential housing market in February, with sales numbers falling to their lowest monthly total in six years, and available choice being at its highest for five years. More >>
Northland Residential Property Price Increases Accelerated
Friday, 24 February 2017, 1:31 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The average price being paid for residential property across all of Northland accelerated in the last quarter of 2016 to an all-time high of $554,000. More >>
$215,000 – median annual increase in Auckland’s Top 20
Saturday, 18 February 2017, 11:39 am | Barfoot and Thompson
North Shore and coastal areas dominate this list featuring 6 and 12 times, respectively In Auckland’s ‘top 20’ suburbs the median sales price* was up $215,000 (24%) in 2016 from the year before, according to the latest list of real estate ‘hot ... More >>
One bedroom averages over $300 anywhere in Auckland
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 12:20 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Average Auckland rent has risen at a relatively reasonable pace despite high demand for rentals, rising property sales prices, and long-term interest rates tipped to go up. More >>
Sales Prices For Auckland Houses Remain Rock Steady
Friday, 3 February 2017, 10:13 am | Barfoot and Thompson
February 3, 2017 Sales data statement Sales Prices For Auckland Houses Remain Rock Steady In a break with tradition, both the average and median sales price for Auckland homes in January held on to the prices being paid for property in December. “January ... More >>
Dr Bill Ballantine’s legacy home for sale
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 12:12 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
The Goat Island home of Dr Bill Ballantine, New Zealand’s founding father of marine conservation who successfully established “no take” marine reserves in the area, is for sale by Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
Family business best real estate agency in Asia Pacific
Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 3:21 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
In a New Zealand first, Barfoot & Thompson has beaten out stiff international competition to win 'Best Real Estate Agency – Asia Pacific’ and ‘Best Letting Agency – Asia Pacific’ at the International Property Awards, capping of its most successful ... More >>
Auckland House Prices Edge Off Record Highs
Monday, 9 January 2017, 10:22 am | Barfoot and Thompson
A typical, solid December’s trading confirmed that Auckland residential property prices, while stable at year end, had stopped rising. More >>
