“When a house sits vacant, everyone loses,” says REDC CEO Jeff Frieden.
“When Auction.com puts a family into a home, they're paying a mortgage,
property taxes, gas, electric and water bill, and they're hiring
landscapers, painters and electricians, all of which fuels the economy.”
The
company notes that 7 million foreclosures are expected to hit the U.S.
market in 2010, according to many industry experts. And REDC plans to
hold nearly 90 auctions over a period of six weeks.
The auctions began Saturday, Jan. 16, in L.A.
REDC launched in 1990. Since 2007, the company has sold $6.1 billion worth of property.