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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 9]
McLennan – investors need not apply
Monday, 19 December 2016, 9:24 am | Barfoot and Thompson
McLennan – investors need not apply Buying off the plans is a good option for prospective home buyers, but the sale price of a house within a development should not be taken at face-value alone. There is important due diligence buyers must do. ... More >>
Auckland House Prices Stop Rising In November
Monday, 5 December 2016, 10:28 am | Barfoot and Thompson
After seven years of constantly rising prices November’s sales data points to the Auckland housing market ‘turning’ but remains well positioned to achieve a soft landing. More >>
Fixed-term tenancies surpass periodic for the first time
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 11:04 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Fixed-term tenancy agreements have surpassed periodic (open-ended) tenancies in popularity for the first time, accounting for 51% of tenancy agreements in 2016. More >>
Kiwi icons bring storybook to life for Starship
Monday, 21 November 2016, 2:10 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Nine budding authors have joined a star-studded illustrator line-up including sportspeople, foodies, musicians, designers and artists to launch this year’s storybook from the Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors Challenge - ‘ Kindness, courage, and more ... More >>
Quarterly Auckland rental update
Friday, 4 November 2016, 3:04 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson has seen major expansion of the rental property market across Auckland for the June to September quarter this year compared with the same quarter last year. More >>
Auckland House Prices Rise While Sales Decline
Thursday, 3 November 2016, 11:36 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Buyers in the Auckland property market have become more selective, but for the right property are prepared to meet the auction reserve or asking price. More >>
Spring Does Not Lift Auckland Property Market
Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 10:46 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The combination of tighter mortgage lending restrictions and perceptions that residential property is fully priced continues to slow Auckland housing activity. More >>
Auckland House Prices Increase, But Growth Restrained
Monday, 5 September 2016, 10:15 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland house prices continued to rise in August but signs the rate of increase is slowing, which first showed up in July, were still present. More >>
Auckland House Market Shows Unmistakable Signs Of Slowing
Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 11:26 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland House Market Shows Unmistakable Signs Of Slowing For the first time in 5 years, the Auckland housing market is showing unmistakable signs that prices are stabilising, and may even be plateauing. “There has been a definite change in the ... More >>
Quarterly Auckland rental update
Monday, 18 July 2016, 3:07 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Higher Auckland house prices are not flowing through directly into the rental market, with the city’s average weekly rents continuing to follow a more tempered trend of year-on-year increases of around 5%. More >>
Sold - Landmark Coatesville mansion
Saturday, 9 July 2016, 9:25 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Exclusive listing agency Barfoot & Thompson has confirmed that the landmark mansion in Coatesville – one of New Zealand’s most distinguished and opulent properties – has been sold. More >>
Auckland property market stays on trend during June
Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 10:39 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Prices edged up slightly in Auckland’s residential property market in June, while the number of sales and listings were consistent with the same period last year. More >>
Average Auckland Property Price Static, Median Price Falls
Friday, 3 June 2016, 10:21 am | Barfoot and Thompson
“The average sales price has remained static for two months now,” said Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson. More >>
Quarterly Auckland rental update
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 2:42 pm | Barfoot and Thompson
Early 2016 got off to a busy start for landlords and renters, while average weekly rents edged up only slightly over the first few months of the year. More >>
Prospect Of Rising Auckland Property Prices Has Returned
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 10:39 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The prospect of Auckland house prices continuing to increase throughout the year has returned with March’s average sale price reaching $866,782, and the median price reaching $798,000. More >>
The future Auckland market – who, what, when and where
Monday, 21 March 2016, 10:08 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The future Auckland market – who, what, when and where The home ownership dreams of young Aucklanders bear a striking resemblance to those of previous generations, according to the second installment of a new survey looking at their future living ... More >>
Young Aucklanders not giving up on home ownership dream
Monday, 21 March 2016, 10:07 am | Barfoot and Thompson
• Majority of young Aucklanders aspire to own their own home • Just over a third see home ownership as an achievable goal in Auckland • Nearly half are actively working towards owning a home • 1 in 3 of those aged 25+ and actively pursuing ... More >>
Auckland House Price Retreat May Be Short Lived
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 11:47 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Auckland House Price Retreat May Be Short Lived Auckland residential house prices in February have retreated from the record prices set in the second half of last year but are still higher than where they were at the same time last year. “The ... More >>
Landmark Coatesville mansion estate for sale
Monday, 29 February 2016, 9:47 am | Barfoot and Thompson
The well-known English-style country estate in Coatesville has been listed by Christina Tang at Barfoot & Thompson, and is being marketed as offering luxury living as well as potential development opportunity. More >>
Barfoot & Thompson joins ‘the team behind the team’
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 11:11 am | Barfoot and Thompson
Barfoot & Thompson has proudly joined ‘the team behind the team’ as an Official Partner of the New Zealand Olympic Team. “We are thrilled to be backing the New Zealand Olympic Team in an official capacity,” says Barfoot & Thompson Managing ... More >>
