Data updated October 12, 2026 · #20 in California for Active Pre-Foreclosures
San Francisco County, California Foreclosure Listings
Pre-foreclosure homes, foreclosure auctions, bank-owned homes and tax-delinquent properties in San Francisco County, CA — 1.0% 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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10 Real Pre-Foreclosure Properties In San Francisco County
Ten records pulled from the database, picked from the highest AI distress scores in the county. Click a pin or a row to light it up on the map, double-click to open the same property profile subscribers see. Owner names, mailing addresses, parcel numbers, and contacts are shown in the free trial (no credit card required).
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| Property | Type | Value | Equity | Stage | Lien Position | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1292 WILLIAMS AVE SAN FRANCISCO · 3 bd / 2 ba · 1,922 sf | Duplex | $1.00M | $399K40% | Sep 16, 2026 Auction · Bid $601K | 1st | 99 |
2145 GARDENSIDE DR APT 18 SAN FRANCISCO · 2 bd / 2 ba · 1,033 sf | Condo | $1.13M | $502K44% | May 22, 2026 Default Recorded | 1st | 95 |
3710 MADRID ST SAN FRANCISCO · 4 bd / 1 ba · 1,018 sf | Single Family | $1.08M | $181K17% | Sep 16, 2026 Auction · Bid $895K | 1st | 80 |
4201 FOLSOM ST APT 1A SAN FRANCISCO · 1 bd / 1 ba · 1,002 sf | Condo | $1.24M | $578K47% | Jul 2, 2026 Default Recorded | 1st | 76 |
51170 SACRAMENTO ST APT 12B SAN FRANCISCO · 2 bd / 2 ba · 1,961 sf | Condo | $3.59M | $1.17M33% | Mar 10, 2026 Default Recorded | 2nd | 73 |
637 PRIEST ST SAN FRANCISCO · 5 bd / 3 ba · 2,410 sf | Duplex | $2.96M | $2.89M98% | Oct 14, 2026 Auction · Bid $72K | 1st | 72 |
71160 MISSION ST UNIT 604 SAN FRANCISCO · 1 bd / 1 ba · 765 sf | Condo | $752K | $489K65% | Sep 24, 2026 Auction · Bid $263K | 1st | 69 |
8170 KING ST UNIT 706 SAN FRANCISCO · 1 bd / 2 ba · 464 sf | Condo | $966K | $785K81% | Aug 14, 2026 Default Recorded | 1st | 66 |
9270 ROLPH ST SAN FRANCISCO · 3 bd / 2 ba · 1,942 sf | Single Family | $1.33M | $817K62% | Jun 24, 2026 Default Recorded | 1st | 60 |
1017 KISKA RD SAN FRANCISCO · 3 bd / 2 ba · 1,495 sf | Condo | $664K | $95K14% | Feb 16, 2024 Default Recorded | 1st | 53 |
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San Francisco County Foreclosure Filings By Month
Notices of default and trustee-sale notices recorded in San Francisco County over the last 12 months, counted from the recorded documents. Over that period the county recorded 1,201 notices of default and 981 sale notices; March 2026 was the busiest month with 774 filings. Default filings over the last three months are down 62% against the three before, and sale notices are down 93%.
| Month | Notices Of Default | Sale Notices |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 21 | 16 |
| August 2026 | 20 | 19 |
| July 2026 | 39 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 25 | 726 |
| May 2026 | 158 | 27 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 24 |
| March 2026 | 743 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 27 | 10 |
| January 2026 | 24 | 24 |
| December 2025 | 55 | 30 |
| November 2025 | 14 | 17 |
| October 2025 | 45 | 37 |
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 Francisco County At A Glance
San Francisco County is home to about 836,321 people and is tracked parcel by parcel across every city and unincorporated community inside it. Across San Francisco County the platform is tracking 180 in pre-foreclosure, 122 under a notice of default and 58 with an auction date set.
The pressure is not spread evenly. and San Francisco carry 100% of it between them, out of 1 communities in the county.
By ZIP, 94103, 94110, 94124 and 94112 run heaviest. Most of it falls inside San Francisco Unified School District.
What's Behind the San Francisco County Numbers
A pre-foreclosure in San Francisco 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 58 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 Francisco County
San Francisco County currently has 577 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 Francisco County are really looking for these two stages: the 58 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 Francisco 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 Francisco County, California?
As of October 12, 2026, Properant tracks 180 pre-foreclosure homes in San Francisco County (122 at the notice-of-default stage, 58 already scheduled for foreclosure auction), plus 577 bank-owned homes and 2,260 tax-delinquent properties. San Francisco County ranks #20 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 Francisco County?
Foreclosed homes reach the market two ways: at the trustee sale itself (58 auctions are currently scheduled in San Francisco County — public, cash, often postponed at the podium) and afterwards as bank-owned homes (577 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 122 pre-foreclosures that come before either, which is where investors reach owners directly.
Is there a free San Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco County?
Beyond foreclosures, San Francisco County currently shows 2,260 tax-delinquent properties, 3,570 open involuntary liens, 410 HOA liens, and 48 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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Every Foreclosure, Auction And Bank-Owned Home In San Francisco County, With The Owner Behind It
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Number in parentheses = pre-foreclosure homes today. Each city page carries its own auction, bank-owned and tax-delinquent counts.