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runaway house prices

John Key says housing ‘boom run is over’

PHOTO: John Key. FILE According to the NZ HERALD ANZ bank chairman Sir John Key says house price growth is now unsustainable. “The rapid […]

Homes & Property New Zealand • 2 MIN READ
house building boom

The GREAT New Zealand house building boom

PHOTO: NZ building consents. FILE After seven record-breaking months of consents, New Zealand’s construction sector faces a big house building programme. Housing consents in […]

Homes & Property New Zealand • 2 MIN READ
REINZ AWARDS

2021 REINZ Awards for Excellence

PHOTO: 2021 REINZ Awards for Excellence The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is delighted to announce that Barfoot & Thompson has won […]

Real Estate Agent News • 4 MIN READ
Kiri Barfoot

Auckland’s average rent HITS $599pw

PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson Director Kiri Barfoot Press Release: Barfoot and Thompson Auckland’s rental market maintained its usual pace during the first quarter of 2021, […]

Auckland Property News • 3 MIN READ
Jen Baird

REINZ announces Jen Baird as new Chief Executive

PHOTO: Jen Baird. SUPPLIED The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) has today announced that Jen Baird will be the industry body’s new […]

Homes & Property New Zealand • 3 MIN READ
Real Estate Agents

Rise in complaints about real estate agents

PHOTO: Red-hot property market no excuse for agents to disregard obligations. FILE Real estate agents are making more money than ever as house prices […]

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Charlie Ferguson

Charlie’s backyard cricket match wins backing from ANZ 

PHOTO: Charlie Ferguson – Palmerston North Boys High School Thirteen-year-old Palmerston North Boys’ High School student Charlie Ferguson’s backyard community cricket match received a […]

Homes & Property New Zealand • 2 MIN READ
skinniest house

‘London’s skinniest house’ for sale

PHOTO: Winkworth skinny house Goldhawk Road Shepherds Bush. Source: Supplied Just six feet wide, a home billed as the “skinniest house in London” is on […]

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New Zealand mansion

Kishanell Tours A $6 Million Mansion in New Zealand | WATCH

PHOTO: New Zealand mansion Thank you Drew and Shane from Central Realty for showing us around! https://www.drewmiller.co.nz/249b-par…​ Their YouTube https://youtu.be/dwTyXv57m70​ Their Instagram (@drewmiller) https://instagram.com/drewmiller.co.nz​ […]

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Jonah Lomu

Jonah Lomu’s former Wellington mansion sold

PHOTO: BAYLEYS The late Jonah Lomu owned this Maupuia mansion for four years. It was Trade Me’s most-viewed property for 2020, with 190,000 views. […]

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2020 REINZ Awards for Excellence

REINZ Awards for Excellence: WINNERS

PHOTO: 2020 REINZ Awards for Excellence The 2020 REINZ Awards for Excellence were held last night at Cordis Auckland, with more than 550 attendees […]

Real Estate Agent News • 4 MIN READ
BNZ branches

BNZ set to close 38 branches

PHOTO: Staff are waiting in branches for customers who don’t arrive, a BNZ manager says. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon BNZ will close eight of it […]

Homes & Property New Zealand • 2 MIN READ
Kendra Wilkinson

If in doubt – become a real estate agent

PHOTO: Kendra Wilkinson is now a real estate agent. With COVID-19 wrecking the employment of may its seems becoming a real estate agent is […]

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The Block NZ

House behind ‘The Block’ selling

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON The house has a great view of Eden Park, which is why the current owners, Ken and Sheryn Parry bought […]

Auckland Property News • 2 MIN READ
container house

Landmark container house sold

PHOTO: HARCOURTS Four bidders wanted the four-storey container house at Owhiro Bay – the successful bidder paid $745,000. The four-level container house that appears […]

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Barfoots

Auckland Property Market Bruised But Stable

PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson PRESS RELEASE The Auckland property market’s first month of trading under the Covid-19 lockdown left it bruised but with its […]

Auckland Property News • 4 MIN READ
Westfield malls

Rent relief on the horizon?

PHOTO: JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF Scentre Group which owns five Westfield malls in New Zealand, including Westfield Riccarton pictured here, may negotiate rent reductions for its […]

Homes & Property New Zealand • 2 MIN READ

Real estate tricks to negotiate COVID-19

PHOTO: Times have changed in the real estate industry. Picture: Liam Driver Source: News Corp Australia The future is now for many in real […]

Australian Property News • 2 MIN READ
Real estate tricks

Real estate tricks to negotiate COVID-19

PHOTO: Times have changed in the real estate industry. Picture: Liam Driver Source: News Corp Australia The future is now for many in real […]

Australian Property News • 2 MIN READ
real estate agents

What next for real estate agents?

PHOTO: SUPPLIED Barfoot & Thompson managing director Peter Thompson said it would probably mean viewing by appointment only, with no bidders present at any […]

Homes & Property New Zealand • 2 MIN READ
Canstar Blue

Real Estate Agents – CANSTAR BLUE AWARDS 2019

PHOTO: CANSTAR BLUE Compare real estate agents in New Zealand at Canstar Blue. Professionals, Property Brokers, Bayleys, Harcourts, LJ Hooker, Barfoot & Thompson and […]

Real Estate Agent News • 1 MIN READ
Te Atatu Peninsula

Te Atatu Peninsula hot property

PHOTO: JASON DORDAY/HOMED Rosie and Daniel Deans of Harcourts Northwest Realty, pictured with daughter Mila, 2, had three offers in three days for this […]

Auckland Property News • 1 MIN READ
Barfoot & Thompsom

Auckland house price pressure

PHOTO: SUPPLIED Barfoot & Thompson has released its latest market data, which shows there were 804 sales by its agents last month. A lack […]

Auckland Property News • 1 MIN READ
Mt Roskill property

Yabba Dabba Dooo – it sold!

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON Part Flintstones, part faux-modern, this oddity in Mt Roskill has ‘water ingress issues’ and no Code Compliance Certificate. It has […]

Auckland Property News • 1 MIN READ
Auckland's property market

Auckland: ‘A great time to list’

PHOTO: 123RF Peter Thompson said number of available properties was the lowest for the start of any year in the past four years. Auckland’s […]

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Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year housing boom

PHOTO: SUPPLIED Peter Thompson: “The hardest part is not in fact the legislation, but getting their money out of China.” Real estate companies are […]

Homes & Property New Zealand • 1 MIN READ
Barfoot & Thompson

Vendors rush in

  PHOTO: NEVILLE MARRINER/STUFF Barfoot & Thompson’s average sales price last month was $939,132. Real estate agency Barfoot & Thompson says the city’s real estate market […]

Auckland Property News • 1 MIN READ
Ugly house

Ugly house auction postponed

  PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON Part Flintstones, part faux-modern, this oddity in Mt Roskill is for sale, complete with ‘water ingress issues’ and no Code Compliance […]

Auckland Property News • 1 MIN READ
villa

Rundown villa end of an era

  PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON There’s a certain rugged beauty in an old villa that has been left to nature. This is believed to be the […]

Auckland Property News • 1 MIN READ
meth

Tenant to pay $4300 for meth contamination

  PHOTO: The meth testing found a reading of 1.84 micrograms per square metre in the bathroom off the main lounge. Mark Gregory Dillon […]

Homes & Property New Zealand • 1 MIN READ
Auckland Property

Auckland: A buyer’s market

  PHOTO: ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF Auckland sellers aren’t getting the prices they want, in many cases. Auckland is becoming more clearly a buyers’ market, a local real […]

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Housing market

Housing market’s next opportunity

  PHOTO: 123RF Stagnant prices provide more of an opportunity to save. First-home buyers have an opportunity they’ve not had for a while – waiting and […]

Auckland Property News • 1 MIN READ