Van Buren 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. Van Buren County Treasurer hosts an annual auction of tax-foreclosed properties online via Tax-Sale.info (Title Check, LLC). Circuit court foreclosure is intended to end redemption before auction. South Haven / Paw Paw / Hartford — southwest Michigan fruit belt and I-94 corridor between Kalamazoo and Lake Michigan. Confirm current-year catalog, deposit, and closing rules on tax-sale.info and Treasurer page.
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.
Seasonal tourism and second-home demand with stronger resale than inland soft inventory (underwrite flood/insurance)
Local employment and tourism retail supporting year-round SF absorption
Relative entry pricing with logistics access toward Kalamazoo–Benton Harbor