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By Sarah Baker
VOL. 126 | NO. 26 | Tuesday, February 08, 2011
For the most part, Memphis has always been a traditional real estate town with the standard broker-seller relationship.
But that doesn't always work, and oftentimes sellers need the process to happen quicker than the conventional market will allow, said Bill Caller, broker with Crye-Leike Commercial.
Real estate auctions force the market to react. If there's a buyer out there, the seller gains some leverage by setting the date, time and terms. And because it's a cash sale, there's no negotiation, the property is sold as is and the buyer pays the commission instead of the seller in the form of a buyer's premium.
"The auction is the next wave," Caller said. "Five years ago if you would have told people in the real estate business that foreclosures and short sales would be standard ord...

Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company founded in Memphis in 1977. Today it is ranked #4 in the nation and the largest real estate company serving markets in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi. Crye-Leike has a network of more than 2,800+ licensed sales associates, 600+ staff members and over 130+ branch and franchise offices located throughout a seven state region of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Crye-Leike also has a franchise location in Puerto Rico.
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