For several years, when people thought about the sale of institution-owned real estate, they automatically thought in terms of banks selling foreclosed properties.Â
There were a lot of good reasons for that. The credit collapse was still fresh on everybody’s mind, and the banks – through foreclosure – had huge inventories of homes, condominiums, stores, shopping centers, subdivision lots and other residential and commercial property that had to be sold.
We at John Dixon and Associates have sold a great deal of that real estate at auction, with such good results that the banks turned to us time and again. We expect to sell a great deal more in 2014.
All this time, other classes of real estate portfolio managers have been watching with interest.
On the surface, their challenge is similar to that of the banks, with a huge difference: They generally don’t have to sell. They’re in the business of owning real estate. But as with any other type investment, there’s a time to reduce some holdings and raise money to redeploy into other areas.
Some properties may have been acquired years ago and no longer fit their current direction. Some are underperforming. But selling large numbers of properties one-on-one can be laborious, slow and expensive, so they just manage them, bide their time and make the most of it.
Today, the real estate market is excellent, and inventories of properties for sale are at or near normal levels. This creates the ideal market for investors of all sizes and types to make more use of auctions for trimming their own portfolios.
Here are some ways a John Dixon and Associates auction can help institutions:
- Portfolio balancing
- Selling of underperforming, excess or non-core assets
- Selling properties with excessively high holding cost
- Improving the institution’s cash position
- Complete the sale within a strategic time frame (e.g., end of quarter)
I invite anyone with portfolio management problems to give me a call at 770-425-1141. Our team of real estate experts can review your portfolio and give you a candid assessment of what a John Dixon and Associates may be able to do for you.