Articles Archive for March 2008
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VSE Corporation and Rick Levin & Associates, Inc. will conduct an auction of seized and forfeited property on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Other participating agencies may include U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Internal Revenue Service, United States Secret Service and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms.
The auction will take place at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the VSE Warehouse, 35 Thatcher Rd., Dayton, NJ 08810.
Auction items include Over 2,000 Coins, Rings, Rolex watches, Household Items, Construction Equipment, Assorted Jewelry, …
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The number of properties sold at auction hit a three-year low amid a credit squeeze, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) says.
In the final three months of 2007, some 57% of properties were sold after being put up for auction, compared with 69% in the same period of 2006, Rics said.
Total sales were also down, although it remained a popular way to sell homes, according to Rics.
House price rises have stalled in subsequent months, other surveys show.
The Rics figures show 4,539 properties were sold in the final quarter of …
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The National Auction Group of Gadsden, is to auction off 100 units in Tradewinds, near MetroWest, on March 29.
This particular auction will be an “absolute auction,” with no minimum bid requirements.
Tradewinds includes an 11-acre lake with a beach and pavilion, two heated pools, tennis courts, indoor racquetball court, fitness center, and a clubhouse with catering kitchen, bar and lounge. Although 100 condos will be sold at absolute auction, bidders will be able to select from among 240 in the complex.
More info www.nationalauctiongroup.com.
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Hyderabad – Setting aside their differences for a time being, the opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh Sunday came together to stage ‘maha dharna’ (mega sit-in) against auction of government lands, and warned both the government and bidders of serious consequences.
The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) warned the successful bidders that if the party came to power in the next year’s elections, it would take back the auctioned lands.
Leaders and activists of TDP, Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) participated in …
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The Pritzker family is auctioning off three big parcels of farmland in Lake County, including 344 acres in Warren Township on which almost 1,500 homes could be built.
The properties being sold are southwest of the intersection of Interstate 94 and State Route 120 in western Waukegan, an area now dominated by upscale subdivisions.
In addition to the two Warren Township parcels, which are near River and Hanlon roads, the sale includes a 256-acre tract just south in Libertyville Township where only five homes can be built.
Minimum bids are $8 million total …
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Rowell Realty & Auction Co, Inc., a licensed Florida real estate broker and real estate auction company, has been commissioned to conduct an online auction of 14.91 Acres in Taylor County. This Florida land auction in Perry is selling in a single tract and will be offered to the highest online bidder. Details of this online real estate auction are highlighted in the property information package, available online at www.RowellAuctions.com.
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The Corbet-Aspray House, a 30-room country inn, will be sold by public auction at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2008, according to Jim Owen, broker and auctioneer, with Higgenbotham Auctioneers International.
“This is a breathtaking mansion,” said Owen, who explained that the inn has a total of 8,210 square feet on three and half floors with garden event seating for 250.
“This property was previously listed at $2.5 million,” Owen said. “We will sell it at auction above a minimum bid of $1.3 million. This property will be auctioned as …