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Questions and Answers / Edmonton Auction Cancelled ... What Gives??
« on: April 20, 2006, 06:09:38 PM »
Okay, I admit, I'm a total newbie at this. I saw an ad in the Edmonton Sun a couple of weeks ago stating that the City of Edmonton is having a real estate auction April 20 to sell off over 50 properties.
So I go down to city hall at the advertised date and time (April 20 10 am), the woman at the tax desk informed me that the auction had been cancelled. I asked why, she said that all of the property taxes had been paid!! Then she said that there wouldn't be another auction until next year.
Then she said that only 5 homes were up for auction. I really don't understand ... how is it that 50 advertised properties become 5 properties, and the auction will be suddenly cancelled without warning?
Is this common? Is there another way to purchase homes by paying the taxes, besides going to the auction?
What a big waste of time this was!
So I go down to city hall at the advertised date and time (April 20 10 am), the woman at the tax desk informed me that the auction had been cancelled. I asked why, she said that all of the property taxes had been paid!! Then she said that there wouldn't be another auction until next year.
Then she said that only 5 homes were up for auction. I really don't understand ... how is it that 50 advertised properties become 5 properties, and the auction will be suddenly cancelled without warning?
Is this common? Is there another way to purchase homes by paying the taxes, besides going to the auction?
What a big waste of time this was!