Archive for November, 2007

China Post to auction hotels

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

China Post Group, operator of the country’s postal system, will auction off 60 hotels, an asset exchange said, as the government urges state companies to shed non-core businesses.
The China Beijing Equity Exchange, a site for trade in unlisted assets, said on its Web site that China Post would sell the hotels through an auction at [...]

Outrage as Australian house auctioned twice

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Properties sold at auction in Melbourne may not go to the winning bidder after a real estate agent on Saturday sold a Burwood East home for more money after the hammer fell.
The auction exposed a legal grey area, sparked outrage among the crowd - and drew the promise of a probe by the Real Estate [...]

Auction Before Foreclosure

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Riddle’s Auctioneers has launched a new service for delinquent borrowers, Auction Before Foreclosure (”ABF”). Riddle’s can assist delinquent borrowers and their secured lenders avoid foreclosure by providing customized pre-foreclosure services.
A customized win-win solution for everyone. Borrowers can avoid loss of equity and credit worthiness. Lenders can reduce financial loss and keep foreclosed properties off their [...]

Castledermot farm of 115ac fails to sell

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

An “unrealistic” offer of €1.2m was disappointingly the only offer made on a 115ac Co Kildare farm.
Kehoe Auctioneers in Carlow were forced to withdraw the 115ac holding at Castledermot, Co Kildare, from auction on Thursday.
They had been quoting a guide price of €2m.
“We’re still looking for €2m but we did not get where we needed [...]

Auctions offering buy to let mortgages

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

A rise in the number of repossessions seen across the UK could provide opportunities for buy-to-let investors, says CityWire.
Allsop estimates that 40 per cent of its 2008 auction properties will be repossessed homes, with many being typical of the kind of property bought by a buy-to-let investor.
Two properties coming up for sale in the next [...]

UK property auctions offering buy to let opportunities

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

London auctioneer Allsop’s prediction that 40% of properties under the hammer next year will be repossessions means there will be some attractive opportunities for brave long-term buy-to-let investors.
Figures from Essential Information Group, which monitors all UK auctions, shows that the number of lots left unsold has risen from 24% this time last year to 40%, [...]

Property auctions move online

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

The first wide-scale rollout of online real estate auctions will allow potential buyers in Australia to participate via live video streams over the internet.
The service will be launched this month after a successful week-long trial recently. “You’re almost in the room without being in the room. If I was a bidder it would give me [...]