Housing Auctions are dumb as fuck and are one of the primary causes of housing price bubbles, blowing hot air into an already inflated market. Don't let agents make you their bitch, just chuck down a conditional offer at their feet and move on.
Hot take but I don't understand auction hate. Everyone who's interested in the home - in once place - all bidding at the same time in accordance with the law. Its easily the most transparent way to buy a home. Way too much cope about this.