Real estate auctions can stir up interest, bring quick sales

  • By David Slade
    dslade@postandcourier.com
  • Sunday, May 6th, 2012
    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.The kitcken in one of the units for auction.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 )

    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.The kitcken in one of the units for auction.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 ) Buy this photo

    Roy and Diane Widdus and David Stevens Jr. were among more than 200 people who toured the Anson House condos in downtown Charleston prior to the auction.

    Roy and Diane Widdus and David Stevens Jr. were among more than 200 people who toured the Anson House condos in downtown Charleston prior to the auction. Buy this photo

    A bidder’s paddle at the auction.

    A bidder’s paddle at the auction.

    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.David Stevens Jr. of Goose Creek admired the view from the condo model balcony overlooking the Charleston Maritime Center.He plans to put in a bid,he dreams of living in one of the condos up for auction.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 )

    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.David Stevens Jr. of Goose Creek admired the view from the condo model balcony overlooking the Charleston Maritime Center.He plans to put in a bid,he dreams of living in one of the condos up for auction.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 ) Buy this photo

    Charlie Salmonsen (left) and Paul Moore confer from their back-of-the-room vantage point during the bidding for condominiums in Anson House. The auction was held at the Charleston Maritime Center by the National Auction Group on April 30.

    Charlie Salmonsen (left) and Paul Moore confer from their back-of-the-room vantage point during the bidding for condominiums in Anson House. The auction was held at the Charleston Maritime Center by the National Auction Group on April 30. Buy this photo

    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.The formal living room has a fireplace.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 )

    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.The formal living room has a fireplace.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 ) Buy this photo

    Wayne Thorn of the National Auction Group tries to encourage a bid during the condominium sale for Anson House, conducted at the Charleston Maritime Center on Monday April 30, 2012. (Wade Spees/postandcourier.com)

    Wayne Thorn of the National Auction Group tries to encourage a bid during the condominium sale for Anson House, conducted at the Charleston Maritime Center on Monday April 30, 2012. (Wade Spees/postandcourier.com) Buy this photo

    National Auction Group auctioneer Lee Morris works to ramp up the bidding at a Charleston condo auction.

    National Auction Group auctioneer Lee Morris works to ramp up the bidding at a Charleston condo auction. Buy this photo

    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.This is the master bathroom in one of the condo.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 )

    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.This is the master bathroom in one of the condo.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 ) Buy this photo

    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.This is the master bathroom in one of the condo.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 )

    National Auction Group is scheduled to auction off 15 condos at Anson House on Monday afternoon. That's nearly half the condo units there.This is the master bathroom in one of the condo.( Leroy Burnell/postandcourier.com/4/30/2012 ) Buy this photo