Auctions of foreclosed homes in Pinellas County will go online

By Demorris A. Lee Friday, August 27, 2010 Pinellas County deputy clerks Ken Borne and Derelynn Revie, center, conduct an auction of foreclosed homes this month at the Pinellas County Courthouse. The private company Realauction will soon auction homes online. When Robert A. Binder started buying foreclosed properties in Pinellas County in 1968, he would stand on the courthouse steps and make his ...

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