Walla Walla County, Washington

Tax Deed62,068 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

None once the county treasurer's deed issues (3-year delinquency threshold before that)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Revised Code of Washington Ch. 84.64

Notes

Washington tax-deed (judicial foreclosure) county. Walla Walla County Treasurer (Gordon Heimbigner) files Certificate of Delinquency and sells via online auction. COD filed as of 11/17/2025 with amendments from 12/18/2025; as of mid-2026 NO SALE DATE SET and page states no foreclosure sale currently scheduled. All foreclosure sales conducted via online auction per RCW 36.16.145 and administered by GovEase (govease.com) — register there for future sales. Contact Treasurer 509-524-2750 / treasurer@wwcowa.gov. Excess funds lists post on county foreclosure page. Walla Walla wine-country / Whitman College market — irrigation, water rights, and ag-adjacent title DD essential.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (GovEase) when judgment sale inventory posts

Frequency

As COD judgment sale is set (COD filed late 2025; no sale date set as of mid-2026 — monitor Treasurer page)

Platform

GovEase — Walla Walla County WA Tax Foreclosure ↗

Deposit rules

Register on GovEase and post required deposit per platform and county terms when a sale is scheduled. Winning bidder pays balance by electronic funds within published window. Non-winning deposits refunded per platform rules. Sold AS IS after tax judgment. Confirm current terms with 509-524-2750 before funding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Treasurer's deed after tax judgment sale generally extinguishes most private liens; federal tax liens can survive. Verify local improvement district, irrigation, and other assessments. Water rights and ag leases need separate analysis.

Quiet title

Practically often required for title insurance on Washington tax-deed property.

Deal maths for Washington

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

RCW 84.40.030: "All property must be valued at one hundred percent of its true and fair value in money and assessed on the same basis unless specifically provided otherwise by law." RCW 84.41.030 requires annual revaluation of all taxable real property, with physical inspection at least once every six years.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Walla Walla County Treasurer — Foreclosure ↗

509-524-2750

Clerk of court

Walla Walla County Auditor / Superior Court Clerk (recording) ↗

Property appraiser

Walla Walla County Assessor — Property Search ↗

GIS / parcel map

Walla Walla County Assessor property search / map ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Walla Walla city / downtown–college edge

Wine tourism, Whitman College, and medical employment with more liquid SF than pure rural tracts

College Place / west residential

Suburban SF absorption with local institutional employment

Burbank–Touchet east/south fringe

Entry-priced SF and ag-adjacent land; underwrite irrigation and flood risk