Cass County, Michigan
County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.
Sale typestate default
Redemption periodstate default
Investor returnstate default
Governing statutestate default
Notes
Michigan tax-deed county. Cass County Treasurer uses tax-sale.info (Title Check) for real-property foreclosure auctions after circuit-court foreclosure. 2026 tax auction catalog announced by Treasurer; confirm exact online auction window on tax-sale.info. Excess-proceeds claim process follows Michigan surplus rules (intention-to-claim by July 1 pattern). Cassopolis / Dowagiac market on the Indiana border with South Bend commute fringe.
Auction logistics
Format
Frequency
Deposit rules
Title risk
Deal maths for Michigan
- Assessment ratio
- 0.5× of market value
- Typical quiet title
- $2,000–$4,000 · 9 mo
- Recording and transfer
- $300
Michigan state equalized value is 50% of true cash value by constitution (Mich. Const. art. IX, § 3); taxable value may be lower still. The SEV published with these auction listings is taken from the delinquent tax year that was foreclosed upon, so it is typically several years stale — in a rising market it understates current value, and in a falling one it overstates it.
Offices and records
Areas trending up
Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.
Largest local employment and retail node with relatively liquid starter SF
Government services and US-12 access supporting local workforce housing
Cross-border commute demand toward Michiana job centers