Property.Equipment.Estates.Sold.
Live and online auctions across Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, and licensed real estate brokerage in PA and NY. One family firm from first call to settlement.
Upcoming sales
- Oct 3SaturdayRestaurant Equipment and ContentsDickson City, PA. Complete liquidationOnline onlyCloses 6:00 PMPreviewThu Oct 1, 10 to 2
- Oct 17SaturdayFarm Equipment and TractorsLenox Township, PA. Kubota, John Deere, implementsLive + online10:00 AM on sitePreviewFri Oct 16, 9 to 4
- Nov 7Saturday3 BR Ranch on 6+/- AcresNewton Township, PA. Real estateLive + online11:00 AM on siteOpen houseOct 25 and Nov 1, 12 to 2
Property, equipment, businesses and estates.
Real estate
Homes, land, commercial and investment property
Equipment and vehicles
Farm, construction, trucks and trailers
Business liquidation
Restaurants, retail, industrial and bank-owned
Estates and contents
Contents, vehicles and real estate for executors and families
A fixed date, registered bidders, and a price set in the open.
An auction sets the day your property sells and brings buyers who came to buy. Competition sets the price, not a listing that sits.
- You pick the date
Real estate typically closes 30 to 45 days after sale day. No open-ended listing period, no carrying costs piling up.
- Buyers come qualified
Bidders register in advance. Real estate buyers bring the deposit stated in the terms of sale.
- Set previews, one sale
No unscheduled showings. Buyers inspect at the published preview or open house; the sale happens once, in the open, on the same terms for everyone.
- We handle the rest
Marketing, setup, staging, sale day, settlement and a full accounting, handled by the people you met.
On the block
3 BR Ranch on 6+/- Acres, Newton Township
Stone-and-frame ranch with attached two-car garage, detached outbuilding and open field behind. Offered at public auction with a complete due-diligence packet.
From first call to settlement
Talk it through
Call or send the form. We ask what you have, where it is, and your timeline, and tell you plainly whether auction is the right fit.
Inspect and propose
We visit, estimate value, and give you a written proposal: sale method, marketing plan, dates and costs.
Market and sell
We market it to the buyers who bid on that asset type. Our crew runs preview and sale day.
Settle
Buyers pay, items move, you get a full accounting. Real estate typically closes within 30 to 45 days of sale day.
Four services, one office
Public auctions, live and online
Commercial, industrial, agricultural and estate sales. On site, online, or both at once.
Auction services Real estateLicensed brokerage, PA and NY
Homes, land, commercial and investment property. Sold at auction or listed conventionally. We recommend which.
Real estate Asset recoveryBank-owned and bankruptcy assets
Bonded liquidation for lenders, receivers and trustees. Equipment, vehicles, inventory and real estate, with full accounting.
Asset recovery ValuationAppraisals and auction estimates
Written personal property appraisals and verbal auction estimates for attorneys, executors, banks and estates. Know the number before you decide.
Valuation
John Cowley and Patrick Cowley III, auctioneersFamily-owned and Scranton-based for over 30 years.
John Cowley and Patrick Cowley III run the firm their family started. We appraise and sell commercial assets, real estate and personal property for banks, trustees, attorneys, executors and families across Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
The person who inspects your property is the person who calls the sale.
Before you call
What areas does Cowley Real Estate Auctions serve?
We are based at 3350 North Main Avenue in Scranton, Lackawanna County, and run live and online auctions across Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. Our real estate brokerage is licensed in Pennsylvania and New York. Online bidding through our HiBid catalog is open to registered bidders anywhere in the country.
Do you sell real estate at auction or as a conventional listing?
Both. We are licensed real estate brokers in Pennsylvania and New York, so we can offer a property at public auction or list it conventionally. After we look at it, we recommend the method we expect to net you more.
How do I find out about upcoming auctions?
Every sale is posted on our auctions page and in our HiBid catalog with dates, preview hours and terms. You can also sign up on our website for sale notices by text or email. A few messages a month, and you can stop any time.
Know when the next sale is set.
New sales, preview and open-house dates, and real estate listings by text or email.
- Equipment, vehicles and liquidations
- Real estate and land
- Estates and contents
Selling property, a business,
or an estate?
Tell us what you have and where it is. We will look at it, give you a number, and recommend auction or listing, whichever we expect to net you more.