Wellington, July 5 NZPA - Real estate company Barfoot & Thompson says its June sales in Auckland show the residential market is marking time, while economists see the figures as weak.

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - Auckland houses sold for an average $505,301 in January, down 8.6 percent on December and up 0.5 percent on January 2009, according to real estate company Barfoot & Thompson.

Wellington, Jan 7 NZPA - Activity was exceptional in the Auckland property market in December, helping boost prices to near the height of the 2007 property boom, according to the city's largest real estate firm Barfoot & Thompson.

Wellington, Dec 3 NZPA - Auckland house prices edged up 1 percent last month from October to a 23-month high average of $550,217, real estate company Barfoot & Thompson says.

Wellington, Nov 4 NZPA - Rising prices for houses and rents in Auckland, and for dairy products, are thought to be adding to pressure on the Reserve Bank to raise official interest rates earlier than planned.

Wellington, Nov 4 NZPA - House prices in Auckland are at a 22-month high and rents in the region also rose strongly last month, says real estate company Barfoot & Thompson.

Wellington, Oct 5 NZPA - The Auckland housing market is "settling down", with real estate company Barfoot & Thompson reporting a rise in listings and a fall in prices last month compared to August.

Wellington, Sept 3 NZPA - Spring arrived in the Auckland housing market during August, with sales numbers and prices rising. More signs emerged that vendors might be overcoming an earlier reluctance to put properties on the market, although the total number for sale remains low.

Wellington, Aug 5 NZPA - New sales figures show the Auckland housing market has found a new base, real estate company Barfoot & Thompson says.

Wellington, July 3 NZPA - Latest figures show the Auckland housing market continued to stabilise in June, leading to bullish noises from within the industry and suggestions naysayers may be missing the mark.