Deal Radar / State Directory / California
Foreclosures & Tax Sales in California
Partial — free sources, some legwork
County tax-collector sale lists are public PDFs/web lists; trustee-sale data is effectively paid (ATTOM/PropertyRadar stronghold). No free statewide feed.
Foreclosure in California
Process type
Non-judicial foreclosure (trustee sale)
Where official sales publish
See the source list below — official notices and auction listings for California.
Official & major foreclosure sources
- Auction.com (foreclosure + REO auctions, all 50 states)
- Hubzu (bank-owned + foreclosure auctions)
- Xome (REO/foreclosure auctions)
- RealtyTrac (ATTOM; pre-foreclosure/auction/REO listings, paid)
- Foreclosure.com (paid listing aggregator)
- HUD HomeStore (federal REO, free)
- Fannie Mae HomePath (federal REO, free)
- Trustee sales (NOD/NOS recorded at County Recorder); notices also posted by trustee services and newspapers of record
No single public link — start from your county government site and search for “California sheriff sale”, “public trustee sale”, or the county newspaper of record for legal notices.
Tax sales in California
Channel
Tax deed (tax-defaulted property) sold by County Tax Collectors after 5 years default
Sale schedule
Annual per county (dates vary, often spring-fall)
Redemption basics
None after sale; owner can redeem any time before the sale
Redemption periods and sale dates are state-level basics — counties deviate. Confirm against the county's own sale notice for the current cycle.
Wholesaling rules in California — read before you market a deal
STRICTEST enforcement state in the rules file: marketing the property (vs your contract interest) is unlicensed brokerage (BPC 10130/10131), fines up to $20k + jail exposure (BPC 10139).
Education only — not legal advice. Confirm your approach with a local real estate attorney before you sign anything.
Local notes
Huge volume, fragmented across 58 counties. v1 = county directory; live trustee data is a phase-2 paid-data candidate (PropertyRadar is CA-strong).
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