If these home-auction companies spent $100 million per year on advertising, they could go mainstream - and pressure realtors to justify their existence. Thankfully, sellers resist anything that sounds like they might give it away:...
Sellers expect their listing agent to toil for weeks and months searching for the right buyer for their home. Let's face it, that's how other jobs work - the desired result comes at the end of the effort. But it's the opposite when selling a house. The tight...
Just had to hedge it a little....from CAR: This law, on and after July 1, 2015, with respect to an auction that includes the sale of real property, prohibits a person from causing or allowing any person to bid at a sale for the sole purpose of increasing the bid on...
Check out this high-end auction format with no reserve - the auction company is nationwide too: Effortless Rancho Santa Fe Living — from Concierge Auctions
My high school baseball coach used to say, "I don't believe anything I hear, and only half of what I see!" In our latest contest, readers submitted their guess at the highest bid + 5% buyer's premium for this property in SE Carlsbad:...
This guy may not change the world but at least we'll have more conversation about home auctions - though realtors will have to embrace the concept first:
Do you get a deal buying a house at auction? Could auctions be the future? I taped this in January to test out whether you get a deal going this route, or end up paying retail....or more. I knocked off 20% or $100,000, which makes my prediction of retail value...
Someone who puts together an auction hybrid and is realtor-friendly could have a big impact on how real estate is sold. But these guys are a brokerage, so it's them against the realtor world. From HW: A new company is offering homeowners a new way to sell their...
If N.A.R., realtor.com, and/or other industry leaders don't get out in front of the changing market, then those with the big bucks will put an attractive spin on their model and try to determine our future. From techcrunch.com: Fresh off its public debut last week,...
Buyers hoping for a deal will have to look high and low these days - because sellers are typically the most optimistic early in the selling season. Maybe a bank-owned REO? Don't get your hopes up, there have only been seven REOs listed in San Diego's North County...
