No. Real estate at auction should be an educated choice. Certain situations may dictate the need for auction. Examples: the real estate needs to be sold by a specific date, or the property requires extensive repairs to make it market ready, or a legal document dictates the sale to be at auction, or the property is in super demand. These are just a few of  reasons why auction may be the better option for the property.

Estate situations almost always dictate the need for auction. Auction is an option and it is an educated choice.  If you didn't know auction was an option you would not use it.  We get several calls each month from executors/administrators wishing they had known about auction before they let their property set on the market for months not knowing when it would sale.  Only with auction you set the date, time and you control the terms of your sale.

We do not auction all property brought to our attention.  If it were the typical house, under normal circumstances we would recommend to the selling authority to enlist the services of a licensed real estate agent.

Each property and situation may be different, to auction or to list with a real estate agent could be a matter of choice. Auction is an option, which could be beneficial to the situation, if only brought to the attention of the selling authority.