Auctioneers
The craft of the auctioneer: how a call is run, what the rules require, and who stands out.
Putting a Dubai property up for auction: organisers, files and payout
How an owner or a creditor gets a Dubai property into an auction: who the organisers say they are, the seller's file, the listing period, the fees taken from the price and the payout.
Who may conduct a property auction in Singapore, and under what rules
Singapore licensed its auctioneers from 1906 until 1 August 2000. What replaced the licence, where the Estate Agents Act stops, and what a seller or bidder can still check.
Singapore mortgagee sales and Sheriff's sales: how the auctions work
When a lender may sell a mortgaged home in Singapore, how the Sheriff auctions seized property, and what a bidder signs up to: deposits, deadlines and the limits of the title.
Who may call an auction in Tasmania, and the bidding rules that apply
Tasmania splits auctions in two: land is for real estate agents, everything else for general auctioneers. The licence, the 2026-27 fees, vendor bids, penalties and discipline.
Auctioneer licences in Alabama, South Carolina and Kentucky explained
Three southern states license auctioneers in three different ways. Apprenticeship, classroom hours, fees, bond or recovery fund, renewal and the rules for selling real estate.
Auctioneer licences in Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia: the rules
Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia each license the person who calls the bids. Training, exams, fees, bonds, renewal and the rules for selling real estate at auction, state by state.
Indiana's fund, Louisiana's bond, Wisconsin's register: auctioneer law
How Indiana, Wisconsin and Louisiana license auctioneers: who is exempt, the exam, fees, the recovery fund or bond, renewal, reciprocity and what each law says on real estate.
US auctioneer licences: Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania compared
Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania each license auctioneers under their own statute. Their age, training, exam, fee and consumer protection rules are compared here.
Calling bids in North Carolina, Georgia and Ohio: the licence rules
North Carolina, Georgia and Ohio each license auctioneers their own way. Training, exams, fees, recovery funds, renewal dates and the rules for selling land are set out here.
Western Australia's auctioneer licence: magistrates, classes and bids
In Western Australia a magistrate, not a regulator, licenses auctioneers. The five licence kinds, the 35-day timetable, vendor bids, record duties and the current penalties.
How to become an accredited auctioneer in New South Wales
Who can call a property auction in New South Wales, how accreditation is obtained and kept, and the rules on registering bidders, the single vendor bid and dummy bidding.
How Dubai property auctions are licensed, supervised and paid for
Who may organise a property auction in Dubai, what the Land Department checks and charges, how a forced sale reaches the auction room, and what one company's terms ask of a bidder.
USA: how HUD, Freddie Mac and IRS homes are sold by bid or auction
Federal sellers in the United States each have their own way of selling a home. HUD takes sealed bids, Freddie Mac takes offers, the IRS calls an auction. The rules, source by source.
Victoria's auction rulebook: vendor bids, co-owners and dummy bidding
How a public property auction must run in Victoria: what the auctioneer has to display and announce, who may lawfully bid, and what follows the fall of the hammer.