Top three Barfoot agents turn over $200m
Barfoot and Thompson's latest performance results for its agents reveal the top three had $200 million in combined sales over the past financial year.
Auckland lacking homeowners: Survey
Auckland has the lowest rate of outright home ownership in the country, Roy Morgan statistics reveal.
Get systems right, property investors reminded
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