land auction
Parcel bidding event
A land auction is a public sale where parcels of real estate are sold to the highest bidder.
Government agencies auction land for development, tax recovery, or to transfer public holdings to private ownership.
Private sellers use auctions to sell farms, ranches, or commercial property quickly: The family farm went up for land auction after the estate was settled.
- bidOffer to purchase
- opening bidFirst price proposed
- going onceAuctioneer's initial announcement
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- propertySomething owned or inherent
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- forced salesforeclosure sale, sheriff's sale, tax sale, forced sale, seizure
land auctionland conservation
Protecting terrain from exploitation
land preservation · land seizure · land banking · land trust · eminent domain
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