Kalamazoo 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 auction. Kalamazoo County Treasurer sells fee-simple tax-foreclosed parcels after judgment of foreclosure (multi-year delinquency under General Property Tax Act). Auctions conducted online via Title Check / Tax-Sale.info (not certificate liens). First auction typically late summer; additional rounds for unsold. Subscribe to Treasurer email list for salebook and open-house notices.
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.
Urban employment and university-adjacent demand supporting multifamily rehab
Retail and logistics jobs with stronger SF liquidity than inner-city blight stock
Growth corridor with relative new-construction competition but solid absorption