Genesee 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-foreclosure deed county (MCL 211.78 et seq.). Foreclosure precedes sale — no post-sale owner redemption of the auction parcel. Genesee County Treasurer runs ALL auctions online via tax-sale.info. 2026 dates: Sept 3 minimum-bid; Sept 25 minimum-bid re-offer; Oct 30 no-reserve. Genesee County Land Bank partners on returning property to tax rolls. Surplus-proceeds class action (Fox et al.) claims window noted through July 16, 2026 for certain 2013–2020 sales.
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.
School and employment demand with stronger resale than Flint core inventory
Lifestyle and commuting draw with limited SF supply supporting prices
Entry-level investor absorption and land-bank partnership inventory near employment nodes