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An intensive, high-profile auction marketing programme attracts genuinely interested, cash-in-hand buyers. These buyers are focused on the maximum price they’ll pay, not how low their offer should be.
Selling your property at auction gives you all of the control. A four-week marketing campaign gives the buyers a sense of urgency and auction day brings negotiations to a head.
A common perception is that auctions are good for sellers, not buyers, but this is not the case. As a buyer, you know exactly who your competition is. If your bid is successful, the contract is signed then and there, and the property is yours with no further negotiations.
To make the auction process work for you, it’s important to arrive with your homework done and your finances in order.
Check out our answers to some frequently asked questions about the auction process.
While it's recommended that you register your name, address and contact numbers, you will still be able to bid without doing so.
No. The reserve price is confidentially set by the vendor and will not be disclosed.
The auctioneer may use vendor bids to start the auction or encourage buyers into the selling range. These bids will be clearly identified to ensure complete transparency. A vendor bid will not be entered at or over the reserve price.
The REINZ Auction Best Practice Guide states the auctioneer must always clearly announce if the property is about to be sold.
The highest bidder has the first opportunity to pay a price acceptable to the vendor before the consultant starts negotiations with any other interested parties. If you don't bid you may have to compete with other conditional buyers ready to negotiate after the auction.
No! Auctions are unconditional sales and binding on the fall of the hammer. See the consultant as it may be possible to organise some changes (i.e. settlement date) before an auction starts. These require acceptance by the vendor for them to be included in the contract.
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