Terms published before bidding opens, transparent competition, and a closing date known in advance.
The case
Contract, deposit, closing date and fees are published before the auction opens. Nothing is negotiated afterward.
You see the bids. The price is what the market says it is on the day, not what a listing says it should be.
Win, and you close on the published timeline, usually within 30 days.
Auction day
Bid in person at the auction, from anywhere online, or through a member of our team by telephone. Every bid is visible and recorded, and extended bidding applies in the closing minutes.
How to bid
Tour the estate, review the documents and the terms.
Verify your identity, show proof of funds, accept the bidder terms. Confidential and without obligation.
Online from anywhere, by phone, or in the room. A bid assistant is available throughout.
Cash, no contingencies, on the published timeline.
Technology Registration and bidding
Identity, proof of funds and the bidder terms are confirmed once, before the auction opens. On the day, you may bid in person, online or by phone.
Your documents are reviewed by our team and never shared with the seller or other bidders.
Every bid is visible and timestamped, and extended bidding applies in the closing minutes.
A direct telephone line to our team throughout the closing minutes.
Questions
A reserve auction has a confidential minimum. If bidding does not reach it, the seller is not obligated to sell. An auction without reserve has no minimum: the estate sells to the highest bidder on the day.
A percentage added to the winning bid. It is the auction house's fee and is paid by the buyer. Bid the number you want to pay before the premium, and know the total will be your bid plus the premium.
Set the most you are willing to pay. The system or the auctioneer bids on your behalf up to that amount, only as much as needed to stay ahead, never more.
A bid placed in the final minutes of an online auction extends the closing time so every bidder can respond. The auction ends only when the bidding does.
Everything that would normally be a contingency happens before the auction. Tour the property, request the documents, have your attorney review the contract, arrange your funds.
Private previews of estates, ahead of their announcement.
