United Country Real Estate is proud to announce today that Shawn Terrel, a 25-year veteran of the auction industry has been promoted to lead the United Country Real Estate | Auction Services Division as President. Terrel was formerly Executive Vice President of UCRE | Auction Services and has helped build and enhance the division since

Professional auctioneers who are successful in business and life share a common trait – putting the needs of their sellers in front of their own needs. As a professional real estate auctioneer, I often consider how effective a buyer broker can be in the different property types and markets we serve.

Due to the individual property classes

United Country Real Estate is ramping up its game in the auction world. They recently formed a new partnership with Auction Flex and Bidopia– a full suite of auction software solutions with an industry leading online auction platform.

The new partnership allows all United Country offices the ability to implement state of the art auction software

The auction industry is rapidly growing and changing.  Inadequate preparation prior to bidding from new auction participants, as well as the growing epidemic of an “all sales are NOT final” belief system, has caused a shift in the simplicity of post-auction transactions. This leaves auctioneers asking some questions…

How far should we be required to go

Over the last decade big things have been changing in real estate sales and the biggest change … the auction market. For a long time, the auction industry was primarily considered a fix to relieve the market of distressed or unwanted properties. This is no longer the case and as a real estate owner, you

Auction Fever was alive and well during the 2010 National FFA Alumni Benefit Auction held October 22nd during the 83rd National FFA Convention at the Indianapolis Convention Center. This year’s convention set an all-time event attendance record with a total crowd of 54,942 members, advisors, sponsors and guests.

The annual live auction was conducted by veteran

Every week we share a story with you from someone who’s found their freedom with United Country. From buyers to sellers, from brokers to managers – everyone in the United Country family has a story. Today’s post comes from Rich Kruse, auctioneer and president of United Country – Gryphon Realty & Auction Group in Columbus,

During this month’s 61st International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Greensboro, N.C., the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and National Auctioneers Foundation (NAF) elected new members for the NAF Board of Trustees.

Among the new officers was Mike Jones, CAI, GPPA, president of United Country Auction Services.

In the past nine years, the Foundation has given more than