Sentences with phrase «sparked bidding wars»

The shortages helped boost home prices, but gave home buyers limited choices and sparked bidding wars in many markets.

It might even spark a bidding war between them.

His Orlando Corp. sparked a bidding war last November when it hung a «for sale» sign on Toronto's upscale Bayview Village mall.

Through all the noise, the anecdotes of run - down bungalows sparking bidding wars, and the very - reasonable sounding analysis coming out of the banking and real estate industries, there's one chart that helps keep me grounded.

See Julie - Anne Sprague, «Why Warrnambool sparked a bidding war» (AFR 22 October 2013), Tim Binsted, «MG to put case to tribunal» (Farm Weekly, 22 October 2013), Adele Ferguson, «Dairy giant poses as a national farm saviour» (Business Day, 19 October 2013) and Richasrd Gluyas, «Everyone wants these happy cows» (The Australian, 19 October 2013).

Atletico's opening offer for Alderweireld could spark a bidding war with many of the clubs that are interested in the Belgian centre back.

Chelsea are ready to make their offer now and will look to complete a deal before the 2014 World Cup finals though the La Liga side may hope to spark a bidding war for the in - form marksman, who has scored 27 goals in domestic league action alone this term.

The Daily Star report that Juventus will test the resolve of Atletico with an # 18m offer for Miranda that could spark a bidding war with Chelsea and Manchester United remaining interested.

He sparked a bidding war between the two biggest sides in Spain, before he eventually turned down Barcelona to move to Real Madrid.

They will not get # 60 million for an out of sorts 29 - year - old with just six months left on his contract, but they might recoup around # 25 million, perhaps more if they can spark a bidding war between Man City and PSG.

The news comes as QPR continue negotiations with Mark Hughes about succeeding Neil Warnock as manager, with the hope that a new boss can reignite the fortunes of Taarabt, who has been on the fringes this term, having fired the R's to promotion from the Championship the season before.A deal with French money bags Paris Saint - Germain looked like going through in the summer, but Taarabt later blamed political differences for the transfer ultimately collapsing, leaving him frustrated at having to stay in England.The mercurial Moroccan has interest from a host of top European clubs, but his conduct in the last few months, including walking out of QPR's 1 - 0 win over Chelsea at half - time and consistently admitting he wants to leave, have left many questioning his attitude and professionalism.However, Qatari side Al - Sadd have not been put off, and made their move for Taarabt last week, only to pull out of a deal after being told it would take a whopping # 15 million to convince them to sell.That sort of figure also rules out Newcastle and Aston Villa as potential destinations, with the thought now that QPR will hang on to Taarabt until at least the summer, where they hope Taarabt could spark a bidding war, after being rejuvenated under a new manager and firing the club to Premier League safety.

So, Mbappe is set to spark a bidding war in the summer, with clubs lining up to secure his services in the summer.

He then dropped a bombshell on the club and its fans, as recently as two weeks ago, when he announced he wouldn't be signing a new deal at the club, sparking a bidding war between Juventus and the Manchester clubs.

There's also the fact that a strong second half to the season and World Cup could see Coutinho's value increase even further and perhaps get a club like PSG or Real Madrid move for him, sparking a bidding war.

The film also stars the «Looper» actor as a modern - day New Jersey Casanova, who's unable to form real relationships with women due to his porn addiction, but begins to soften up after meeting two women, a younger girl (Scarlett Johansson) and an older classmate (Julianne Moore), and we'd picked it out as one of the films likely to spark a bidding war.

«Memento» (2001) Unlike most of these films, «Memento» didn't spark a bidding war.

Ayer's original screenplay sparked a bidding war among studios earlier this year, and Jon Bernthal recently described the film as «one of the darkest war movies ever made.»

The standup - turned - sitcom - star has also had success pitching her own ideas — her idea for Limited Partners sparked a bidding war, which Paramount won last fall.

▪ Literary agent representation can spark a bidding war among publishers, thus increasing profits and the possibility of multimedia interest, including television and movie production of the book.

The main thing to remember is that sticker price isn't always set in stone, so don't be afraid to negotiate within reason and also don't be surprised if a lot of interest sparks a bidding war.

Last year Sullivan received widespread acclaim for his debut show at Manhattan's Maccarone gallery, and demand for his paintings continues to rise, with one recently sparking a bidding war at auction in London — it ultimately sold for $ 137,000, more than double the high estimate.

In the saleroom it sparked a bidding war between several Chinese buyers and smashed its pre-sales estimate of # 800,000 to # 1.2 million.

Real estate agents initially listed homes at pre-fire prices, sparking bidding wars.

The streamer has handed out a straight - to - series order for the drama, which sparked a bidding war among multiple outlets.

Supply of inventory: Inventory shortages can often spark bidding wars between buyers where investors or buyers with more income can price out first - time buyers.

During a crowded open house at a five - bedroom Queen Anne Victorian in Montclair last month, the Buzzeos, who have two sons, ages 1 and 3, said, based on their previous experiences, they suspected the list price of $ 539,000 was set deliberately low to spark a bidding war.

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Nevertheless, Celtic are said to be feeling confident about their chances of keeping the talented youngster, as per the report, albeit if only until the end of the season, and are likely to see a bidding war sparked given the on - going interest shown from the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

However, it's expected that a bidding war could be sparked now, with all the clubs mentioned above interested in bolstering their attacking options ahead of the upcoming campaign, and have been singled out by Italian media as interested parties.

Jessica Chastain's female spy thriller «355» sparked a heated bidding war, with Universal emerging as the victor in an eight - figure deal.

Given its high - profile cast (joining Page and Moore are Steve Carell, Michael Shannon and Luke Grimes) and the bidding war it sparked at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year (Lionsgate eventually won out), the movie certainly has the potential to reach a wide audience.

It used to be a project with this kind of clout and buzz would spark at bidding war at the major studios, but the streaming service Netflix has solidified itself as a major player that can run with the «big dogs» so to speak, and nabbing Bright was a huge coup.

The forecast: One of the biggest surprises at Sundance this year, the film won over its premiere audience and sparked the sort of bidding war that not long ago seemed a thing of the past.

In 2006, Little Miss Sunshine premiered at Sundance, sparked a major bidding war, made history when it was nabbed for $ 10.5 million from Fox Searchlight Pictures, and rode its charming script, lighthearted tone, and affecting performances to a boffo box office and a Best Picture nomination.

If Apple made a bid for Research in Motion, it could take a leaf out of Google's book by spinning out the business to avoid antitrust conflicts, and spark a real smartphone war.

Amidst the debates and finger - pointing, potential buyers grapple with ever - increasing home prices and this has pushed some first - time homebuyers in Toronto and Vancouver to move away from the city core and into the suburbs, sparking «crazy» bidding wars.

There was a time when a shotgun shack in Toronto's coveted Riverdale neighbourhood would have sparked a frenzied bidding war, selling within a week for well above the asking price.