Gulfshore Business
Taking Care of BIDness
Beth Rose Real Estate and Auctions is a family business founded in Ohio and now based in Ohio, Michigan and Naples. The company’s niche is selling non-distressed properties. Bytnar primarily works in her family’s business but also works with other auctioneers as an independent contractor.
US News & World Report
Should You Buyer a House in Your Market Now?
There was a lot of hype over the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to raise interest rates a quarter point, and for good reason. After seven years of almost zero interest rates, the Fed’s vote to raise the central bank’s benchmark interest rate from zero to 0.25 percent to a range of 0.25 to 0.5 percent was a big deal. But if that’s got you wondering whether you should rush into the housing market and purchase a home before rates rise again, think again.
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Realtor.com
Want to Buy a Discount Luxury Home? Better Bid Fast.
The luxury market has remained mighty strong in America during this wild year of rising real estate prices. But that doesn’t mean that high-end homes are exactly flying off the shelves.
In fact, some well-off homeowners are increasingly choosing a speedier route to a sale: a luxury real estate auction.
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Business Observer
Talk This Way
Sara Rose Bytnar wants you to think differently about real estate auctions.
After all, auctions of foreclosed homes and businesses were often part of the sad state of the real estate market during the bust. “Floridians have had a bad taste in their mouths because of the recession,” Bytnar says. “They associate it with divorce, death and distress.”
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Naples Daily News
How one Naples Woman Became an Award-Winning Auctioneer
If award-winning auctioneer Sara Rose Bytnar ever encountered a glass ceiling, she’d probably just shrug, sell it to the highest bidder and move on with her life.
While the National Auctioneers Association estimates that only 7 percent of auctioneers nationwide are women, the 29-year-old Naples resident isn’t simply participating in the male-dominated field, she’s excelling in it.
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Realtor.com
3 Properties Where Open Houses Worked
In these three scenarios, real estate professionals used an open house in interesting ways to show visitors what their life would look like if they were the owner. And in each case, the open house brought an offer to the table.
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MLive.com
See inside Grosse Pointe Park ‘Middlesex’ mafia mansion up for auction
It’s not a particularly old house, but the 7,481-square-foot mansion at 701 Middlesex Road. in Grosse Pointe Park is definitely full of character. There’s plenty of history in the home, too. The five-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bathroom house hits the auction block at noon June 20 through Beth Rose Real Estate and Auctions.
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The Detroit News
Grosse Pointe Farms home takes inspiration from Italy
Down a quiet, tree-lined street in Grosse Pointe Farms, the Midwest ends and the Italian countryside begins. Kiwi vines work their way up the red brick facade of a beautiful house that looks like something out of the Italian Renaissance. The terra cotta tile roof slopes downward. Boxwood hedges shaped like a rinceau, or stylized vine, invite visitors around the circular drive and to the front door.
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Florida Realtors Magazine
Realtor Sara Rose Bytnar: She’s a Winner
When Sara Rose Bytnar, a Realtor® and auctioneer with Rose Auction Group in Naples, was just six years old, she found her calling – literally. “My mom trained me to call auctions at a very young age,” says Bytnar, who was recently named first runner-up in the 2014 International Auctioneer Championship, beating out her mother in the contest.
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Northwest Florida Daily News
Auction Scheduled for DeFuniak Hotel
Hotel DeFuniak will trade its “For Sale” sign for a “For Auction” sign later this month as it looks for a buyer. Aug. 23, the historic property will go to auction. Owners Tom and Pam Hutchins sought out auctioneer Beth Rose about a month ago to start the process.
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