Washtenaw 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 (MCL 211.78). Washtenaw Treasurer 2026 Tax Foreclosure Auctions on Auction.com in a series (opens July 27, Aug 31, and Sep 28, 2026). Court foreclosure order (e.g. Feb 24, 2026 case 25-875-CZ) extinguishes most prior interests and vests fee title in Treasurer subject to statutory exceptions (easements, certain state liens, future special assessment installments). Local units may purchase before public auction.
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.
University-driven renter demand and tight inventory
Relative value and transit-adjacent demand vs. Ann Arbor cores
Suburban employment and family-buyer absorption