Not 100% sure, but from experience, there are no 'actual' listing per se, all are by agents. Auctioneers will list the property at their own websites or newspaper and not 3rd party property websites.

Easier is go through agent, because even if you go through auctioneer, it's not like they gonna give you discount for dealing direct with them.

However, I gather you are someone who don't want to take easy way & wants to get the best possible deal and the lowest possible price. If like that, why not talk to the current owner direct, maybe can work out some deal before property being auctioned - get lawyer to work out some deal?

Warning : I dunno what the hell I'm blabbing about here, I only attended 5 auctions and bought 1 accidentally (turned out to be my best property investment so far).

Culturally this is not done in Malaysia. Higher end properties do occasionally change hands this way. I’ve heard of neighbours making an offer if they want to buy over your lot for example. But ultimately US property is huge and very diverse compared to ours.

If things go right:

Owner sells house to you at a price u can accept (must pay high deposit for owner to pay bank to stop auction) without the risk of people bidding to sky high price at auction. Owner takes the deposit u pay and goes to bank to stop auction process at last minute by paying the "default" payment. Then both parties goes thru normal buying/selling procedure

If things goes wrong:

Owner sells house at a price you can accept but owner took the money to buy drugs or pay off relatives/friends and did not contact bank. Auction proceed and the house sold to other buyer. Then u will have a big headache. If owner declares bankrupt, you can kiss your "high" deposit goodbye

"Unlike properties in the primary and secondary market, you are not allowed the privilege to view the interior of an auction property, although you can still access it from the outside." quote Star Property

Yes, you can go together with owner and hand over cash/cheque to bank directly after successfully negotiate to halt auction. Make sure you do your homework and check outstanding maintenance. Some can be above $20K

hi guys
i found a landed freehold strata unit in Cyberjaya for auction and it has entered the 3rd round now which is 19% lower than the initial price of 800k
surrounding houses with the same layout are selling for 900k+-
based on your experiences, is it worth to go in now or should i wait further?

wow even with 50% lower price, could you enlighten us why?