# $1.75 Foreclosure Homes Credit Crunch Hits eBay By Cowbag | Published 2008-10-01 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/175-ebay-house-credit-crunch-hits-auction-sites References: [thespec](http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/443379) This has got to be one on the best [eBay](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lastminute-auction) purchases of all time. With a [winning bid](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buffalo-trace) of just $1.75, a Chicago woman won an auction for an abandoned home in Saginaw, Michigan. Joanne Smith's bid was one of eight for the home, and it was quite a savvy move. Instead of moving to Saginaw herself, she bought it with the intention of reselling the property. She has never seen her new house, nor does she have any intentions to. A foreclosure hearing notice is currently pinned on the property. The only additional costs the new owner must pay is $850 in back taxes and yard cleanup costs. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 62% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **$1.75 Foreclosed Homes:** Opportunity to invest in distressed properties through online auctions and turn them into profitable ventures. - **Ebay Auctions:** Rise of non-traditional platforms to buy and sell distressed properties creates new opportunities for buyers and sellers alike. - **Remote Property Investment:** Exploration of investment opportunities in distant locations through online auctions of foreclosed homes and other properties. ### Who This Affects Most - **Real Estate:** Innovative use of online platforms to buy and sell distressed properties transforms the traditional real estate industry. - **E-commerce:** Emergence of unconventional e-commerce platforms, such as online auctions, changes the way people buy and sell properties. - **Technology:** Development of new technologies to streamline the process of buying and selling foreclosed homes and other real estate properties. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [DIY Home Buying](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-offer-haus.md) - [Auction Discovery Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lastminute-auction.md) - [Mysterious Painted Car-Door Auctions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazy-horse.md) - [AI-Powered Real Estate Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homa.md) - [Spring Cleaning Challenges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/list-to-1k.md) - [Affordable Portable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boxabl-baby-box.md) - [Rent-Free Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restored-italian-house.md) - [$1 Tiny Apartment Rentals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-apartment-rental.md) - [Home Purchase Rewards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rakuten-rewards-canada.md)