A recent reappraisal placed the land’s value at $95 million, a steep drop from the previous assessment of $130 million. The first appraisal came during the height of the real-estate boom, said deputy state land commissioner Jamie Hogue.
And like any bottom-line business, developers weren’t interested in buying property at the market’s peak. Tempebased SunCor […]

Montmorency commissioners approve courthouse bids The Montmorency County Board of Commissioners approved Wednesday several courthouse renovation project bids, allowing construction to begin next week.Source: www.thealpenanews.com
Alltel Rises on Takeover Speculation  A Stifel Nicolaus analyst said buyout interest in wireless carrier Alltel Corp. could cause bids to rise as high as $85 per share, following a report that […]

Officials with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have posted the first of seven custom-made boats this week on eBay.
The open-patio boat-style craft was built specifically for the recent rotenone treatment at Diamond Lake, just north of Crater Lake.
The minimum bid is $20,000, with all of the proceeds being used to cover the continued […]

Beijing Zhonggu Auction Center, China’s largest second-hand auto auction center was inaugurated in early December in Beijing. The first auction the center held recently witnessed a transaction of over 130 vehicles.
Located in south Beijing’s Fengtai District, Zhonggu Auction Center is on the second floor of the International Exhibition Hall of the newly renovated Beijing Used […]

Readers of The Times raised more than £50,000 in this year’s annual charity auction, with all the money — a record sum — going to the British Red Cross.
The chance to dine at Gordon Ramsay’s new restaurant in New York, The London, attracted the most interest and went for £6,001 to Paul McGrath from Liverpool.
He […]

Burma said that it will hold a new gems auction in March, after its last sale in October pulled in $124 million of desperately needed foreign currency.
The official New Light of Myanmar newspaper gave no details in its announcement of the auction, which has become an increasingly important source of revenue for the junta.
Burma […]

Appleby bid aided by Woods withdrawal Stuart Appleby will not have Tiger Woods to contend with when bids for a fourth consecutive title in the season-opening Mercedes Championship next week.Source: www.abc.net.au Auctions Auctions online

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Check out the action on auction sites specializing in government surplus property. … Few Web-based government auction houses run bare-bones operations, similar to …Source: www.informationweek.com
Find in a Library: The official government auction guide English Book By: George C Chelekis Publisher: New York : Crown, 1992. … Title: The official government […]

Ghost bidding, or manufacturing bids to get a higher price for a property is widespread in the auctioneering business, it was alleged last night on RTÉ’s Prime Time programme.
Two anonymous contributors to the programme - both former estate agents - said it is common practice for auctioneers to “bid up” a property to the price […]

The city will turn to Internet auctions to sell its extra land, a lucrative alternative to the old ways of either requesting offers from developers or just sitting at a table and hashing out a deal.
Selling land online is a new idea for governments in Palm Beach County, city finance officials say.
“As far as I […]