If anyone had told me five years ago that selling a home through an auction would become big business, I would never have believed them. Today, with plummeting house prices and developers with a glut of excess inventory sellers are looking for alternative ways to market their homes. As a result, the real estate auction market increased 5.3% in 2007, generating $58.4 billion in sales.

It seems that the more house sales decrease, the busier auctions get. Buyers feel as though their getting a deal and sellers are happy to unload their homes quickly and for good prices. In the normal housing market, buyers are hesitant, and reluctant to commit. An auction creates a sense of urgency that facilitates a “buy now or lose out” type of selling atmosphere.

Even developers have been turning to auctions as their choice of marketing. It gives them the ability to unload more lots in a shorter amount of time then by selling them individually through model homes.

Auctioneer Marty Higgenbotham claims “auctions give buyers confidence that they are paying a fair price”. Recently, he sold 188 of his 200 new homes in a Minneapolis auction. His goal was to get 60% of the asking price, but the end result was closer to 55% to 57%.

Sellers love the convenience of a quick sale, as opposed to agonizing over months of constant open houses and showings. Arkansas home owner Mark Bratton recently sold his lake home for $25,000 more than the minimum bid. He was happy; all that was required was two weekends of showings and the house sold.

The process could not be simpler; a winning bidder must have a certified check or cash of $10,000 to $20,000 for a nonrefundable down payment. Most sales are generally completed in less than 60 days.

Sellers pay about 1% to 2% of the sales price to the auctioneer, and some charge a fee if an auction does not result in a sale. They also determine ahead of time whether the sale will be absolute (property is sold no matter what price is offered), or reserve, which gives the seller the right to decline a bid.

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Coffee is perhaps the most beloved drink of the world. Millions of people around the world begin their day with coffee. Without coffee many people cannot start their day. It provides a perfect start to your morning. There are many stories that tell us how coffee became the most popular morning drink in the world. These stories are variedly interesting and involve many chance occurrences and pursuit of power wealth and influence.

According to one legend a sheep herder in Caffa Ethiopia was the first to discover the effects of coffee. While herding his cattle he found his cattle eating some red cherries. Subsequently he also found out that after eating these red cherries his goats started becoming hyper active. Intrigued he tried on these cherries himself and soon he was as hyperactive as his herd. The monks in the area scolded him calling the red cherries the devil’s fruit and shouted at him for indulging himself. However soon the monks realized that the shiny green plant that gave of the fruit was the very thing that the monks needed to stay awake for their prayers.

Also there is another legend that tells us that coffee was actually called mocha. It was discovered in Arabia. An Arabian sheik called Omar was banished in the desert with all his followers. There they were to die of starvation. At an act of desperation Omar made one of his friends collect fruit from an unknown plant and boil them to prepare a meal. This meal not only saved the entire exile party but also its survival gave a religious significance to the nearest town that went by the name of mocha where they settled. After this event, the plant was called mocha.

In early times coffee was used more than just a drink. It was originally found in Ethiopia but it was later transplanted in Arabia and soon Arabia monopolized the coffee industry. Coffee beans were wrapped along with animal fat and eaten. This was an excellent source of nutrition to the raiding armies. The caffeine also kept them active. This was also their only source of nutrition. History tells us that Turks were the first country to adopt it as a drink. Arabia considered coffee a delicacy and guarded it with utmost secrecy. That is why it was introduced much later to countries that were outside Arabia.

At one point of time coffee was being considered by some Christians to be the “devil’s drink” and there was a small progressing demand that it be banned. However, Pope Vincent III tasted coffee and found it so delicious that he refused to banish it. Thereby, coffee became a devil’s temptation free drink as well.

Today coffee is enjoyed world wide by millions of people across the world. Coffee and its various forms are highly enjoyed by people from all countries. It is highly regarded as a morning drink and thousands of people are hooked on to the caffeine for its properties that help them stay awake and work for long hours.

Paul is a regular contributor to Coffee Maker Review an informational website for Coffee Machines ratings and reviews including reviews of the Senseo coffee maker.