Data updated October 12, 2026 · #47 in California for Active Pre-Foreclosures
San Benito County, California Foreclosure Listings
Pre-foreclosure homes, foreclosure auctions, bank-owned homes and tax-delinquent properties in San Benito County, CA — 0.1% of California's active pre-foreclosures — counted from recorded notices of default and trustee-sale filings with cancellations and cures removed, updated daily. Every address behind these numbers carries its owner record, loan history, true equity and auction details inside Properant.
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San Benito County Foreclosure Filings By Month
Notices of default and trustee-sale notices recorded in San Benito County over the last 12 months, counted from the recorded documents. Over that period the county recorded 59 notices of default and 41 sale notices; October 2025 was the busiest month with 14 filings. Default filings over the last three months are down 50% against the three before, and sale notices are down 50%.
| Month | Notices Of Default | Sale Notices |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 5 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 2 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 6 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 4 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 3 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 5 | 7 |
| January 2026 | 5 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 10 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 12 | 2 |
Recorded filings by recording month; the month in progress is shown in the text above, not the table. A filing is counted when it records, whether or not it is later cured or cancelled.
San Benito County At A Glance
San Benito County is home to about 66,056 people and is tracked parcel by parcel across every city and unincorporated community inside it. Across San Benito County the platform is tracking 23 in pre-foreclosure, 16 under a notice of default and 7 with an auction date set.
The pressure is not spread evenly. Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Tres Pinos, Paicines and Bitterwater carry 100% of it between them, out of 5 communities in the county.
By ZIP, 95023, 95045, 95043 and 95004 run heaviest. San Benito High School District and Aromas-San Juan Unified School District contain the largest shares.
What's Behind the San Benito County Numbers
A pre-foreclosure in San Benito County starts with a recorded Notice of Default: the owner has roughly three months to reinstate before the lender can record a Notice of Trustee Sale and set a public auction at least 21 days out. The 7 properties in the auction column are already at that final stage.
On each property, Properant links the foreclosure filing to the parcel's full picture: who owns it and where they actually live, every open loan and its recorded amount, liens against the property, the past-due amount on the defaulted loan, the auction date, city, and opening bid where published — and an AI distress score that weighs all of it, so a statewide list becomes a call sheet ordered by who needs out most.
Bank-Owned (REO) & Foreclosed Homes In San Benito County
San Benito County currently has 37 foreclosure-acquired properties on record — homes whose last recorded sale was a trustee's deed, identified the day the deed recorded rather than when a listing eventually appears. Most searches for foreclosed homes in San Benito County are really looking for these two stages: the 7 properties still headed to auction, where anyone can bid, and the bank-owned homes that already reverted to the lender, which reach the market later through agents. The recorded documents show both — including which lender took each property back, and what it was owed.
Working from recordings instead of listings is the edge: a reverted home can sit weeks or months before an asset manager lists it, and during that gap it has no photos, no price, and no competition. The California Bank-Owned Homes (REO) List covers the mechanics statewide; the San Benito County properties behind this page's count — each with its lender, foreclosure history, and equity — are searchable inside Properant.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many foreclosures are there in San Benito County, California?
As of October 12, 2026, Properant tracks 23 pre-foreclosure homes in San Benito County (16 at the notice-of-default stage, 7 already scheduled for foreclosure auction), plus 37 bank-owned homes and 281 tax-delinquent properties. San Benito County ranks #47 of California's 58 counties for active pre-foreclosures. Counts come from documents recorded with the county recorder and update daily.
Where can I find foreclosed homes for sale in San Benito County?
Foreclosed homes reach the market two ways: at the trustee sale itself (7 auctions are currently scheduled in San Benito County — public, cash, often postponed at the podium) and afterwards as bank-owned homes (37 on record), which lenders list through agents. Properant shows both stages address by address, with the sale date, opening bid, owner and loan history — and the 16 pre-foreclosures that come before either, which is where investors reach owners directly.
Is there a free San Benito County foreclosure list?
The counts on this page are free and update daily. The address-level list — every pre-foreclosure, auction and bank-owned home in San Benito County with the owner of record, open loans, liens and an equity estimate — is inside Properant, which starts with a free trial. The underlying filings are public record at the county recorder; Properant links all of them to their properties statewide.
How do foreclosure auctions work in San Benito County?
California foreclosures are mostly non-judicial trustee sales: after the notice-of-default period the trustee records a notice of sale with the date, time and place, and the property is sold to the highest cash bidder — the lender's opening bid is typically the debt owed. Each scheduled sale in Properant carries the date, published opening bid, the trustee, and the owner and loan history behind it; postponements are common, so the live date matters.
Does the San Benito County clerk publish a foreclosure list?
Not as a list. In California, foreclosure documents — notices of default, notices of trustee sale, trustee's deeds — are recorded with the San Benito County recorder (in some counties the clerk-recorder), and are searchable there one document at a time by name or document number. No county publishes a running "foreclosure list". Properant reads every recorded filing in San Benito County daily and turns it into exactly that list, with the property, owner, loans and auction details attached.
What other distress signals does Properant track in San Benito County?
Beyond foreclosures, San Benito County currently shows 281 tax-delinquent properties, 114 open involuntary liens, 31 HOA liens, and 1 active lis pendens filings. Properant's AI reads every signal on a property together and scores the distress Hot, Warm, or Cold.
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Hollister (20) · San Juan Bautista (2) · Tres Pinos (1) · Paicines (0)
Number in parentheses = pre-foreclosure homes today. Each city page carries its own auction, bank-owned and tax-delinquent counts.