The Auction Method: How & Why It Works
A clear look at the process, why it beats a traditional listing, and how the two compare side by side.
How Selling at Auction Works
Free Consultation & Property Evaluation
Contact Matthew Price for a no-obligation consultation. He evaluates your property, discusses your goals, and builds a customized auction marketing plan — including an advertising budget, targeted markets, and a firm auction timeline.
Professional Marketing Campaign
Professional photography and drone video, targeted digital advertising, direct mail to qualified buyers, and broad online syndication — the campaign is built and run for you. You don’t have to do a thing.
Auction Day — Competitive Bidding
Qualified buyers compete in real time, in person or online. A well-marketed auction draws registered bidders from across the region, which drives final prices toward what the market will actually bear.
Contract & Closing
Contracts are clean and binding — no financing contingencies, no extended inspections, far fewer deals falling through. Buyers are pre-qualified before they ever bid, and closing typically follows within 30 days of the gavel.
Six Reasons Auction Beats a Traditional Listing
No Price Ceiling
A listing price caps your value. Competitive bidding has no ceiling — buyers can drive prices above what any single offer would have reached.
Defined Timeline
No months of uncertainty. A firm auction date means buyers, sellers, and attorneys all know exactly when the sale happens.
Broader Buyer Reach
A targeted marketing campaign finds qualified buyers well beyond who a local listing alone would ever reach.
Clean Contracts
No financing contingencies, no lengthy inspection periods. Buyers are committed before they bid — when the hammer falls, it’s sold.
Lower Seller Costs
Buyers pay the buyer’s premium. Your costs are advertising and closing — often significantly less than a traditional 5–6% commission.
Urgency Creates Action
The most powerful force in real estate is a deadline. Serious buyers act when they know an opportunity closes on a specific date.
Auction vs. Traditional Listing
Matthew Price Auction
- ✓ Firm 30–60 day closing timeline
- ✓ No price ceiling
- ✓ Multiple simultaneous bidders
- ✓ No financing contingencies
- ✓ Pre-auction inspections only
- ✓ Marketing reach beyond the local area
- ✓ No seller commission on the sale price
- ✓ Binding sale on auction day
Traditional Listing
- ✗ 6–18 month average timeline
- ✗ Capped by the listing price
- ✗ Sequential offers only
- ✗ Financing can fall through
- ✗ Post-contract inspections can kill the deal
- ✗ Primarily local buyers
- ✗ Typically 5–6% commission
- ✗ Deal can fall through anytime
Where To Go Next
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