Archive for August, 2006

Irish Property prices undervalued

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Irish Auction Info
Advised minimum values (AMVs), the new system for estimating the values of homes for sale, have failed to give buyers more accurate indications of how much properties will sell for at auction.
Advised minimum values (AMVs), the new system for estimating the values of homes for sale, have failed to give buyers more accurate [...]

19 properties for sale at Saratoga County tax auction

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

US Auction Info
aratoga County plans to sell 17 properties at its Sept. 19 auction. The parcels, all of which were taken by the county for failure to pay property taxes, range in size from 0.03 acres to 14.94 acres.
That said, the September auction is small compared to a county auction in March. In fact, past [...]

Land Office achieves $5.34M in land-lease sales

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

US Auction Info
The State Land Office earned $5.34 million at its monthly oil and gas land-lease sale in Santa Fe on Aug. 15.
The land office auctioned off 52 tracts covering 13,649 acres of trust land. Earnings included $350 per acre for a tract of land located outside known oil and gas producing areas.
J. Bar Cane [...]

Queensland Auction Laws Amended

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

Australian Auction Info
Amendments to the Property Agents and Motor Dealiers Act 2000 have come into effect today.
Fair Trading Minister Margaret Keech says the changes mean Queensland property buyers and sellers will be more confident of getting value for money and improved consumer protections.
The amendments mean an end to dummy bids at auctions and will make [...]

M&B UK pubs auction

Monday, August 21st, 2006

UK Auction Info
Around 10 initial offers have been received by Mitchells & Butlers for an estate of 100 pubs it put up for sale last month.
M&B, headed its by chief executive Tim Clarke, is believed to be sitting on bids from big pub groups that include Punch Taverns, Enterprise Inns and Greene King, as well [...]

Desert Ridge land auction postponed

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

US Auction Info
The Arizona State Land Department’s string of successful land auctions came to an end Aug. 8 as Commissioner Mark Winkleman cancelled an auction for more than 300 acres in Desert Ridge because the asking price was too high.
The State Land Department began advertising its 325 acres in Desert Ridge Superblock 8 — south [...]

Washington cancels property auction

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

US Auction Info
Washington’s City Council will not auction 16 city-owned parcels.
Instead, the council decided to pull two lots from the list of 16 lots the city intended to sell at auction and ask for auctioneers to submit bids on the pared list. The council will further explore its options at its Sept. 18 meeting.
During its [...]