About Us
Grand Estates Auction Company’s mission is to provide our clients with a swift, strategic, marketing process that will achieve top dollar value for their properties with no contingencies and to execute an aggressive, global marketing campaign to engage qualified local, national, and international buyers of luxury real estate. Our vast networking capabilities enable us to generate large, well qualified potential buyer pools, and when teamed up with our superior marketing team, we can ensure only the best results. Represented by distinguished professionals who are trained to help with any questions or concerns you may have, we take pride in giving our clients first class service whether they are buying or selling.
Our company is renowned for its world class marketing materials designed to thrust your property into the spotlight. We work with some of America’s most prestigious photographers and advertise in distinguished national and international publications. Our auctions are held in an orderly and professional manner coupled with a little bit of fun and excitement. You, as our client, can always expect the best service possible, no exceptions. So if you are interested in purchasing or selling high end real estate don’t hesitate a moment longer and give us a call today at 1-800-552-8120!
Leadership
Grand Estates Auction Company’s executives are not only highly knowledgeable about the luxury real estate market. They have personal experience in selling their own high-end residences, and have faced the same decisions and frustrations that you have faced.
The CEO of Grand Estates, Val DeVine, founded the company after trying to sell a multi-million dollar residence and finding the traditional listing approach unsatisfying. Prospective buyers were poorly qualified, and the first contract fell through as a result. In addition, Val realized that unscheduled, inconvenient showings were a constant interruption for property owners, and didn’t show off the home to its best advantage. She could see that a property staying on the market for a lengthy period could damage its perceived value. She felt that there had to be a superior way to sell such real estate in a timely fashion, and began investigating auctions as an alternative.
Val was a highly experienced real estate professional, having overseen the closings of hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate. Yet she saw that some auction techniques at the time could be vastly improved. An auction company should use a comprehensive, targeted marketing strategy that builds intense buyer interest in a property leading up to Auction Day. As Auction Day wasn’t the beginning of the sales process, nor should it be the end. Her vision was of a company that would continue to work with its client until the sale closed.
In addition, residences could be expertly marketed around the globe, and in a well-run auction, could be sold in a timely fashion at the most competitive market price. Val was determined to create a company that used the best business practices, and focused on bringing the most qualified buyers together with the highest quality properties. Thus Grand Estates Auction Company was born, and the company welcomed top experts in the real estate brokerage, marketing, advertising, design, technology, public relations and finance to their team.
At Grand Estates, auction day is only one element of the process of selling your home. From the first phone call until the money coming to you after the closing, we stay with you until the sale is made to your satisfaction. Val’s vision of a better way of selling luxury real estate is now the established benchmark in the industry, and the company’s continued goal is to create more satisfied sellers and buyers through the dynamic method of auction.
