
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 […]

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

PHOTO: Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr (Source: Getty) Times are changing and the tide is turning when it comes to house prices, the Reserve Bank […]

PHOTO: Mortgage rates are looking to increase significantly in 2022. FILE Interest rates are likely to rise every single time the Reserve Bank has […]

PHOTO: Lauren Sanchez & Jeff Bezos He may no longer be the world’s richest human, but Jeff Bezos can cast those troubles adrift this […]

PHOTO: RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr says interest rates around the world were likely to rise to counter rising inflation pressures. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas The […]

PHOTO: Releasing its half-yearly Financial Stability Report, The Reserve Bank said the level and trajectory of house prices is unsustainable and creating risks for […]

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 […]

PHOTO: Housing crisis. The AM Show/Getty The growing unaffordability of housing is expected to take centre stage in the Reserve Bank‘s (RBNZ) next report […]

PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson Munish Bhatt has been selected to head a new branch of Barfoot & Thompson opening soon in Mangere. Barfoot & […]

PHOTO: Photo: RNZ / 123rf Real estate agents have claimed more than $1 million in wage subsidies as listings lag during lockdown. The claim is […]

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

PHOTO: Under alert level 3, property viewings are allowed, REINZ confirming they’re to be a maximum of two per property, per day. Photo credit: […]

PHOTO: Rudy Giuliani An Auckland real estate agent is using former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani as the voice of his adverts. Giuliani has […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson, managing director of real estate company Barfoot and Thompson said he focused on paying off an existing property before moving up […]

PHOTO: The 1920s-era home in Auckland was auctioned off on Thursday for $1.45 million. Barfoot & Thompson A house in New Zealand with no toilet […]

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, […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson Press Release: Barfoot and Thompson The jury remains out in terms of the extent to which […]

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 […]

PHOTO: Electoral Commission According to NEWSHUB, The National Party failed to declare over $30,000 in donations within the acceptable timeframe. The Electoral Commission returns […]

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 […]

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 […]

PHOTO: NZ housing A look at the stupidity which is the New Zealand housing market. MOST POPULAR Terminally ill woman, WINZ families asked to […]

PHOTO: If convicted of all the charges, each sibling could face up to 162 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. […]

PHOTO: Karl Howard A prominent Sydney real estate agent charged with attempted murder after allegedly punching a woman and slicing another with a samurai […]

PHOTO: Housing crisis Landlords‘ threats to sell up or massively hike rents are probably unfounded, experts say, with their new costs dwarfed by the […]

PHOTO: West Stand seats have been stacked on the pitch while repairs are done. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin When the $50 million upgrade of the […]

PHOTO: Real estate agent Nadja Court says when comes to selling houses, women are used to being more fluid and this helps them find […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson In February, Auckland property sales were stronger than they were at the height of the […]

PHOTO: Ageing population to become one of the biggest drivers of New Zealand’s housing crisis, report finds Real estate agents are under fire for […]

PHOTO: RBNZ says it’s concerned about the risk a sharp housing correction could have on financial stability (file image). Photo: Dom Thomas The Reserve Bank has […]

PHOTO: NZ house prices Property prices continue to spiral higher across most of the country. No surprise then the Reserve Bank NZ announces LVR […]

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 […]

PHOTO: Getty Images. A tenants’ advocacy group says renters are increasingly having their tenancies prematurely ended, as landlords make moves before new rules set […]

PHOTO: NZ property prices News of the Reserve Bank’s firmer LVR restrictions will see rapidly rising house prices ease somewhat this autumn, says one […]

PHOTO: NFL legend Tom Brady NFL legend Tom Brady has invested his wealth well over the years and has a real estate portfolio which […]

PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand 09 February 2021 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua is putting in place […]

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 […]

PHOTO: House prices predicted to soar in 2021 as Auckland ‘property boom’ starts again. Getty The sizzling property market has continued in 2021 as […]

PHOTO: NZ housing crisis 1 NEWS can reveal what we’ve all suspected, the regions that have had the highest number of houses built in […]
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. […]

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. […]

PHOTO: The star at her palace: Serena Williams was seen in her mansion in northern Miami in Florida as she posed for the March 2021 […]

PHOTO: Auckland’s Central Rail Link and a major Watercare project are in an employment tug-of-war as a shortage of specialist staff causes problems. Credits: […]

PHOTO: Infometrics’ Brad Olsen says it will take years to build enough houses to make a difference to demand on the housing market. Source: […]

PHOTO: ASB ASB is immediately increasing the minimum deposit required from investors in a move to further address the rapid growth in home lending […]

PHOTO: Photo: 123RF It’s been a long time since a $200,000 mortgage could get you into your own home in Queenstown. But now a local […]

PHOTO: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has launched a new online service so anyone can find and buy property […]

PHOTO: Real Estate Agency Barfoot & Thompson reports a big jump in new property listings in January More properties appear to be coming into […]
PHOTO: Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson The Christmas/New Year holiday break did nothing to slow down the sales momentum being experienced […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson The Christmas/New Year holiday break did nothing to slow down the sales momentum being experienced […]

PHOTO: Auckland rents The average weekly rent in Auckland reached a new high of $595 at the end of 2020, just shy of a […]

PHOTO: Real Estate Agent. FILE There are a number of real estate agencies in New Zealand. Some are franchised, others are independent and some […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson. MEDIA RELEASE November 2020 Housing Market Update Time period Number of sales* Total value of […]

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

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 […]

PHOTO: Record-low interest rates cause property frenzy in New Zealand It’s just suffered its biggest economic slump since the Great Depression, its border is […]

PHOTO: First home buyers – FILE First-home buyers now have a record share of the property market, according to a new report from property analyst […]

PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson Auckland’s average price beat $1 million for the first time last month but there were also 102 homes sold for […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson. PRESS RELEASE – BARFOOT & THOMPSON Time period Number of sales* Total value of sales […]

PHOTO: A PROPERTY SOLD SIGN IN AUCKLAND, 2017 (PHOTO: FIONA GOODALL/GETTY IMAGES) Real estate firms are hanging on to millions in wage subsidies despite […]

PHOTO: NZ Real Estate Agencies According to website residential listing searches on each of the individual company websites: Company Number of Listings […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson PRESS RELEASE September 2020 Housing Market Update Time period Number of sales* Total value of […]
PHOTO: Hamilton. Photo credit: Getty Two Hamilton real estate companies have been fined $4 million between them over a price-fixing “cartel” they were a […]

PHOTO: Hamilton. Photo credit: Getty Two Hamilton real estate companies have been fined $4 million between them over a price-fixing “cartel” they were a […]

PHOTO: Bayleys commercial real estate agent Millie Liang said about 100 floors’ worth of office space was available to sub-lease from companies that no […]

PHOTO: 18-32 Haining Street, Wellington Press Release: Bayleys Realty Group The pending retirement by the owner of one of Wellington’s few remaining central city automotive […]

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 […]

PHOTO: Rawdon Christie is now an agent with Barfoot and Thompson. Photo: Supplied When the Covid-19 lockdown was announced in March, former TVNZ Breakfast […]

PHOTO: REINZ REINZ MEDIA RELEASE Auckland’s Eastern Suburbs – prized for their million-dollar homes, views of the Waitemata, leafy suburbs, good school zones and […]

PHOTO: Finder RBNZ Official Cash Rate Survey Press Release: Finder Property has been hailed by experts as the best investment option in the current […]

PHOTO: CoreLogic Australia Watch the latest Housing Market Update across Australia. The housing and economic data is derived from the CoreLogic Hedonic Home Value […]

PHOTO: DON’T CRY MATE, THE LAW IS STILL ALL ON YOUR SIDE (IMAGE: TINA TILLER) Jacinda Ardern was called an enemy of landlords and […]

PHOTO: Jacinda Ardern PM (Labour, Mt Albert MP) owns her family home – Mt Albert electorate, Auckland Data on New Zealand MPs’ financial interests […]

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON This rundown home in Glengarry Road, Glen Eden sold within a week, after the agency received nine offers in five […]

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON You can buy this rundown apartment in Glen Eden, Auckland for $49,000 or near offer. But you will need to […]

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON High on a hill on the Awhitu Peninsula is the former Kohekohe Presbyterian Church, which the Auckland Council refers to […]

PHOTO: KEVIN STENT/STUFF Kelvin Davidson said the real estate market had been picking up steadily since the country shifted to level 3. Auckland real […]

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

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 […]

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON There was huge demand for this leaky home in Scenic Drive as buyers sensed a bargain. It has been sold […]

PHOTO:BARFOOT & THOMPSON Built in the 1990s, this leaky house for sale in Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges has no Code Compliance Certificate, but still has […]

PHOTO: Melbourne The Melbourne property market will slump for another 12 months as job losses and nervousness drags down rents and sales prices despite […]

PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson’s Auckland listings were less than a quarter of the expected level. Photo credit: Getty. Auckland real estate sales figures for […]

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 […]

PHOTO: The Council of Retail Property The group that represents 140 malls across New Zealand is warning there could be dire consequences for retailers […]

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

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

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

PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson The Auckland residential property market was in full recovery mode before being stopped in its tracks by the Covid-19 lockdown. […]

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

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 […]

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSONThis average-sized three-bedroom house in Mangere East has fetched $1.152 million at auction. The 839sqm property is zoned for Mixed Housing […]

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

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

PHOTO: Peter Thompson – Barfoot & Thompson January 2020 Housing Market Update Time period Number of sales* Total value of sales Jan 2020 678 […]

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 […]

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

PHOTO: GOOGLE MAPS The complex where the Mitchells bought a townhouse in Remuera, Auckland. A couple who bought a $1.2 million leaky home will receive […]

PHOTO: SUPPLIED Wendy Alexander was previously chief executive of Barfoot & Thompson. Wendy Alexander has been in the real estate industry for more than […]
PHOTO: Mike Pero Real Estate is one real estate disrupter growing fast Going back a few years or so, there were no real estate […]

PHOTO: Mike Pero Real Estate is one real estate disrupter growing fast Going back a few years or so, there were no real […]

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 […]

PHOTO: A call for a change Following the recent launch of A Call for Change – Better Property Management an additional 30 organisations around the country […]

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 […]

PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson One of New Zealand’s oldest and most respected real estate agencies, Barfoot & Thompson, is overhauling its brand for the […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson Modest Price Drop Boosts Auckland Property Sales Numbers The Auckland residential property market underwent a […]

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 […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson May 2019 Housing Market Update Time period Number of sales* Total value of sales May […]

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON This is the Blockhouse Bay house where the five girls in the Meekel family grew up. Many years after leaving home […]

PHOTO: Figures show the mean asking price for a house in Auckland dropped $100,000 to below $900,000 in April, the lowest since 2016. Photo: 123rf House […]

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON The house, in Springfield Street, Western Springs, has been abandoned after the tenants did a runner. The owner wants to travel […]

PHOTO: Barfoot & Thompson Press Release: Barfoot and Thompson The Auckland property market regained some momentum in March with sales numbers nearly doubling on […]

PHOTO: BARFOOT & THOMPSON This original villa in Anglesea Street, Freemans Bay is about to get a new lease of life. It has been bought […]

PHOTO: SUPPLIED Nick Nobilo and brother Stephen have a dispute over the family trust. The west Auckland Waimarie Estate Farm owned by a member of […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson – Barfoot & Thompson The Auckland property market ended the year edging towards its first decline in prices for ten […]

PHOTO: Source: Barfoot & Thompson. The waterfront mansion in Russell in the Bay of Islands built by the notorious drug dealer Terry Clark is on […]

PHOTO: Ticking time bomb For the first time in a decade, the Auckland property market is bleeding red. You shouldn’t be surprised…we’ve been […]

PHOTO: “In December the point was reached where it was vendors that were prepared to meet the market who were achieving a sale while […]

PHOTO: Peter Thompson – Barfoot & Thompson he Auckland housing market is ending the calendar year strongly with sales numbers in November their […]