Wayne County, MI
Wayne County tax foreclosure auction
Wayne County, Michigan tax foreclosure auction (including Detroit): sale dates, properties listed, minimum bids, terms from the Treasurer, and city-by-city records.
Dates and counts refreshed Oct 12, 2026 from official sources. Sale terms checked Oct 12, 2026; confirm them on the county’s site before you register.
Next tax foreclosure auction
- Oct 21, 2026900 properties
- Oct 22, 2026534 properties
Most recent tax foreclosure auction
Sep 16–17, 2026
2,903 properties listed · median opening bid $7,500
Sale terms
- Who runs it
- Wayne County Treasurer, online at waynecountytreasurermi.com
- When
- September, with unsold properties offered again in October, in the year of foreclosure
- Before the auction
- The State, local communities, and the County may buy properties first
- Minimum bid
- All delinquent taxes, penalties, and interest
- Former owners
- Cannot buy back their property for less than what was owed at foreclosure
- Deed
- Quit claim deed
- Condition
- Sold as-is; check special assessments, environmental issues, and demolition status
- Registration closes before bidding ends; read the Treasurer's auction rules before you register.
- Former owners can claim remaining proceeds by filing Form 5743 by the July 1 after foreclosure (MCL 211.78t).
Sources: Wayne County Treasurer: claims and auctions · Wayne County auction site
Past Wayne sales
Wayne tax foreclosure auction records by city
Before you bid
Read How Michigan tax foreclosure auctions work for redemption, deeds, and surplus rules, then check each parcel’s access, liens, and condition. The county sells as-is.