Latest from Barfoot & Thompson

‘He looked very grey’: CPR and a rogue car tyre as chaos unfolds in record Auckland Marathon field

It was the largest Auckland Marathon on record, with nearly 18,000 registering.

Mood of the Boardroom: Barfoot & Thompson’s Peter Thompson on rising insurance costs

Plus the three biggest worries held by the real estate boss.

Price slump: Barfoot & Thompson issues new monthly data on Auckland house sales

Homes are going for less but more of them sold in September than some other months lately.

Realtor made secret commission deal with buyer of $26.5m property, then didn't pay up

Now he's been fined after netting $326,000 in a deal he hid from the vendor and his boss.

Home owner has good excuse for not paying $317,000 rate debt on South Auckland home - he's dead

No rates repayments have been made on the property since March 2005 - nearly 20 years.

‘Five straight months of negative growth’: Auckland house values continue down

Chilly weather matches a particularly cold Auckland market for house sales and values.

Property Insider: NZ tops OECD rent chart; tenancy law change coming

At least we got more rental properties since an 'upzoning' overhaul.

Kerbside home viewing for upmarket Auckland apartment after mortgagee sale listing

The viewing had changed from an open home to a kerbside gathering of potential buyers.

Auckland rents up 5.6%, NZ rents up 8.3%

Rising immigration and more students cited as driving factors.

Real estate, rugby and leadership: Peter Thompson looks ahead with Bruce Cotterill

The Barfoot and Thompson boss talks property prices on the Leaders Getting Coffee podcast.

Property Insider: Billionaire bails on South Auckland sites

Today we launch this new regular feature, focusing on what's going on in property.

September house sales data shows market past rock-bottom, agency says

House sales should pick up more steam after election as weather heats up, agency says.

Real estate agent implicated in doctored LIM case under spotlight in Australia

A lawyer believes the offenders' real estate agent was "clearly part of the deceit".

'I feel wicked’: Professional couple sentenced for doctoring Lim report for leaky house

'If I had the money, I'd give you everything you’re asking for, but I can't.'

Apartment owners' battle against boatsheds to retain views

When a 25m marine services shed rose, apartments owners went to court.