Ionia 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 (foreclosure) county under MCL 211.78. Ionia County Treasurer acts as Foreclosing Governmental Unit; 2025 notice cycle: show-cause and judicial foreclosure hearings into early 2026, with foreclosed parcels offered at public auction in summer 2026 (confirm exact auction date on tax-sale.info). Historical and ongoing auctions administered via Title Check / tax-sale.info. Treasurer: 616-527-5329; Main Courthouse, 100 W. Main, Ionia. Do not inspect parcels until officially listed for auction. Surplus Form 5743 process applies. Ionia / Belding / Portland market (Grand Rapids–Lansing corridor).
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.
State institutional employment and county-seat services support rental demand
Manufacturing base with more attainable SF than Grand Rapids core
Lansing–Grand Rapids commute demand with school-driven buyer pool