St. Joseph County, Indiana

Sep 1, 2026 · 11 days ago· 09:00 AM

Tax Lienscheduledvia Zeus Auction

Parcels

1,334

announced by the county — list not yet fetched

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

365 days

10% flat penalty

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

As announced by the county

Published sale details. The parcel list has not been fetched yet.

Venue: Online
Bidding: Bid Up or Premium
Sale runs: Until complete
Total offered: $6,770,308
Bidding site: http://www.zeusauction.com/

Collector: Tim Swager
Phone: 574.235.9531
Email: sjctreasurer@sjcindiana.com
Fax: 574.235.9023

Tax lien sale

Registration and terms

Please see online auction website for registration details.

What survives this sale

Tax certificate is a lien with statutory redemption. Federal tax liens and junior interests require title search before aggressive bidding. Deed only after successful post-redemption foreclosure process.

St. Joseph County rules

Sale type: Tax Lien
Redemption period: 1 year from sale
Investor return: 10–15% plus 5–10% penalty depending on timing
Governing statute: Indiana Code Title 6, Art. 1.1
Population: 273,744 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online
Frequency: Annual (2026: Sept 1–2, 2026 online; begin 9:00 a.m. local Sept 1; batch closings Sept 2)
Platform: Zeus Auction — St. Joseph County Treasurer Tax Sale
Deposit rules: Register as Zeus member, then register for the specific St. Joseph County auction; agree to rules and payment terms. No large pre-auction deposit emphasized on county pages — confirm Zeus terms for 2026. Payment deadlines per auction rules after winning bid. See sjcindiana.gov Tax Sale Notice and SRI.

Title risk

Typically needed for marketable title insurance after tax-sale foreclosure deed.

Offices and records

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

No parcels published yet

The county has announced 1,334 parcels for this sale, but the parcel list itself has not been fetched yet — so there is nothing to rank here. Counties often publish it only days before the sale. Check back closer to Sep 1, 2026.

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Indiana assesses at 100% of true tax value (assessed value has equalled 100% of true tax value since the 2001 assessment year), so the statutory ratio is 1.0. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.

As announced by the county

Published sale details. The parcel list has not been fetched yet.

Venue

Online

Bidding

Bid Up or Premium

Sale runs

Until complete

Total offered

$6,770,308

Bidding site

http://www.zeusauction.com/

Tax lien sale

Registration and terms

Please see online auction website for registration details.

St. Joseph County, Indiana

As announced by the county

Auction logistics

Title risk

Offices and records

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

St. Joseph County, Indiana

As announced by the county

Auction logistics

Title risk

Offices and records

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Areas trending up

Notes