The popularity of auction sales of real estates is increasing day by day despite the dominance of the traditional process of real estate selling. Earlier these auctions were labelled as dishonour sales done by the distressed sellers when there was no other way to liquidate a property. But this view has changed as the number of real estate auctions are increasing day by day because sellers of residential as well as commercial properties are opting to auction their property directly or turning to real estate broker houses to get top price as per market rates from the auctions.
Auction opportunity arises when a seller's mind is auction oriented with a hope that the property will fetch a fair market price. To get a fair price, his equity position
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Onus rests on the auctioneer to create demand or an urge to make a bid in the buyers/bidders mind and to attract the attention of the potential buyers/bidders. The potential buyers of the property are then registered after it is ensured that they are financially qualified. It is to be ensured that a considerable sum is paid by the buyer as a down payment which is non refundable and both parties are willing to close the deal as soon as possible. It is necessary to make sure before the auction that the buyer is financially secure so that the seller will not have to wait for receiving the entire payment. Many times it has been found that real estate auctions remain incomplete because the buyer or successful bidder is turned down for mortgages.
The following factors should be kept in mind before a real estate is auctioned by the property owner-
. He should consult experienced and professional auction consultant who have specialized in real estate auctioning.
. It should be ensured that the marketing campaign of the auction event focused properly to have a high impact.
. Importance should be given on direct mail marketing to targeted bidders/buyers.
. The auction event should be advertised in print and audio visual media to have a greater impact. If possible the consignment should be assigned to a reputed