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Real Estate Auction

Real estate auctions in Silicon Valley's prime neighborhoods are rare.
This one occurred in Los Altos today.
Auction Sign
Auction Sign		 Real Estate auction.
Valet Parking attendants

Real Estate auction.

 New 5 bedroom home being auctioned.
Auction home

New 5 bedroom home being auctioned.

 Here is the registration table where bidders obtain their numbers. A $25,000 cashiers check was required to obtain a number.
Registration table

Here is the registration table where bidders obtain their numbers.
A $25,000 cashiers check was required to obtain a number.
The auction was held in the back yard. This is a view looking towards the family room from the front entry.
Hall and Staircase

The auction was held in the back yard.
This is a view looking towards the family room from the front entry.

 Refreshments were served in the family kitchen as guests arrived for the auction.
Family Kitchen

Refreshments were served in the family kitchen as guests arrived for the auction.

 Auctioneer's table.
Auctioneer's table.		 Auctioneer staff member assesses the mood of the crowd.
Auctioneer staff member assesses the mood of the crowd.
Here the auctioneer probes for bids.
Through the auctioneer's glasses

Here the auctioneer probes for bids.

 New homes have builder guarantees mandated by CA law. Here seller explains these and other features being offered as part of the sale.
Seller explains home features.

New homes have builder guarantees mandated by CA law.
Here seller explains these and other features being offered as part of the sale.

 All is quiet as the auctioneer starts to speak.
Home Auction

All is quiet as the auctioneer starts to speak.

 In rapt attention, people listen to the auctioneer.
Faces in the crowd.

In rapt attention, people listen to the auctioneer.
The pace of the auction heightens.
Home Auction

The pace of the auction heightens.

 The auctioneer listens for more bids.
The last bid

The auctioneer listens for more bids.

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fotabug26-Oct-2007 04:41
you documented the event very nicely, Virginia. Do you know how much that house went for? It is beautiful.
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