Firm auctions 565 properties in 72 hours TULSA — Williams & Williams, Tulsa-based auction firm, simultaneously auctioned 565 properties across the country in 72 hours this week in an unusual combination online and bid-in-person blitz.

"Just as foreclosures have sharply increased, the number of auctions is on the rise,” said Dean Williams, chairman and chief executive. "Both those hoping to avoid foreclosure a...