No-minimum-bid Auction Set For One-of-a-kind Equestrian Estate - MidlandsBiz - January 27, 2010

Grand Estates Auction Co., which specializes in auctioning premier, one-of-a-kind residential real estate is auctioning "The Balcony" a remarkable equestrian estate located in the heart of America's most exclusive horse country in...

UP FOR AUCTION: Highest bidder gets Winter Colony estate - Aiken Standard - January 20, 2010

Real estate shoppers have a chance to compete on the auction floor for one of Aiken's historic Winter Colony estates. The Balcony, located at 836 Whiskey Road, will be sold on behalf of its present owner by Grand Estates Auction Co. on Feb. 9.

Sports lover buys Arlington luxury house near Cowboys Stadium for $2.23 million - Star-Telegram - December 17, 2009

Some sports lovers buy a luxury suite to be on the 50-yard line. Then there are guys who’ll pay $2.23 million for a luxury house that’s five minutes from Cowboys Stadium...

Arlington Mansion To Go On The Auction Block Next Week - Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, December 11, 2009

For a mere $50,000, you, too, can bid on La Maison Des Fontaines, one of Tarrant County’s most luxurious houses, when the property is auctioned Tuesday...

Grand Estates Auction Company - Arlington - Star-Telegram.com, December 10, 2009

Grand Estates Auction Company, the leader in luxury property auctions across the U.S., announces the sale of a spectacular estate property in north Arlington...

Luxury Homes on the Auction Block - Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 11, 2009

The bidders came dressed like money on vacation, in polo shirts, sneakers, shorts, loafers without socks and khaki slacks. One wore a flowery print beach shirt; another, a straw cowboy hat, cowboy boots, black jeans and...

Lake Norman Mini Mansion up for Grabs to Highest Bidder - News 14 Carolina, August 3, 2009

After sitting on the market for nearly a year, owners of a multi-million dollar property on Lake Norman are ready to sell it to the highest bidder in what is becoming a trend around the country.

Mansions Go Under the Gavel - New York Times, August 7, 2009

Stacy Kirk, who together with her mother co-founded Grand Estates Auction Company in 1999 to handle multimillion-dollar homes exclusively, said her business had grown to 30 homes last year, from 20 homes sold in 2005. “We have been receiving more inquiries from homeowners in the $1.5 million and up price range,” she said. “And we are talking to banks...

Home Auctions Pushing Sales - Fox Charlotte, August 3, 2009

A unique home sale service is breathing new life into a slowly recovering market. This service guarantees your home will sell in a matter of minutes, but, there's a catch! FOX Charlotte's Morgan Fogarty has the story.

Multimillion Dollar Home Goes on the Auction Block - News Channel 36, August, 2009

Right now, there are more than two hundred waterfront homes for sale on Lake Norman, all above a million bucks! So, how do you stand out when competition is that tough?...

House Auction Could Measure Local Real Estate Market - Vail Mountaineer, July 2009

Private jets are expected to pack the tarmac at the Eagle County Regional Airport for the auction of a one-of-a-kind Vail home on July 28. The dream home in the exclusive Buffehr Creek Drive neighborhood has some of the best views in Vail. Windows look out on the...

Realtors let the Hammer Fall in Vail Valley - Vail Daily, July 2009

In down economy, auctions can drum up real estate activity in Vail Valley and beyond.

Nantucket Auction Property Also Marketed on Craigslist Goes for $5.2 Million - True Slant, July 2009

Was it auction fever or media madness? A property put up for auction in the ailing Nantucket market today — no minimum bid, no reserve — sold for $5.2 million.

Nantucket Manse to Sell Today with No Reserve - Boston Herald, July 2009

A Nantucket estate assessed at $6.5 million goes on the auction block this afternoon in an “absolute” auction that is guaranteed to sell the property as soon as the auctioneer pounds the final gavel...

In Summer Hideaway for the Rich, Slump is Visiting, Too - New York Times, July 2009

On a winding road, down a white shell driveway, sits a rambling gray-shingled home with a view of the harbor, where beige lounge chairs ring an amoeba-shaped swimming pool and the living room is filled...

High-end Vail Valley Homes Sold at Auction - Vail Daily, January 2009

If you want to know what something’s worth, put it up for auction. Val DeVine, owner and founder of Grand Estates Auction, has built a business on that premise. And it seems to work, for her, sellers and buyers. In the slowest real estate market in years...

5 Tips in Choosing a Real Estate Auction Company

As the housing market continues to slow, real estate auctions overwhelmingly have demonstrated an abililty to sell properties. With the benefits of selling in 60 to 90 days at fair market value, many real...

A Hot Strategy for a Cooling Market

The housing boom has ended, leaving many buyers and sellers pondering what to do. How to do it, has also become a mystery because Web sites such as Realtor.com and Zillow.com are making...