California Real Estate Auctions — Foreclosure & Tax Sales, Next 30 Days
2,492 California properties are headed to auction in the next 30 days — county tax sales and lender foreclosure (trustee-sale) auctions, in one place, updated daily. The opportunity is before the gavel: every owner on these lists is reachable right now, ahead of the other investors. Once a property sells at auction, that window is gone.
This calendar is the next 30 days only. The full statewide lists go deeper: every California foreclosure auction (trustee sale) with its date, published opening bid and owner, and every California county tax auction with its parcels and minimum bids.
County Tax Auctions — Next 30 Days
Tax-defaulted properties sold by the county to recover unpaid property taxes. In California a completed tax sale is a tax deed — senior to most private liens.
| County | Parcels | Sale Window | Minimum Bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnosale page → | 161 | Sep 10–Sep 11 | $900+ |
| Kernsale page → | 1,238 | Sep 14–Sep 16 | $500+ |
Lender Foreclosure Auctions — Next 30 Days
Trustee-sale auctions with a date set in the next 30 days, by county — 360 of them in the next 7 days. Each is a homeowner past the notice of default, reachable before the sale.
| County | Auctions · 30 Days | Next 7 Days |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 287 | 104 |
| Riverside | 108 | 23 |
| San Bernardino | 89 | 37 |
| Sacramento | 64 | 23 |
| San Diego | 51 | 13 |
| Kern | 51 | 7 |
| Orange | 48 | 21 |
| Fresno | 39 | 22 |
| Contra Costa | 36 | 12 |
| Stanislaus | 24 | 5 |
| San Joaquin | 23 | 9 |
| Ventura | 21 | 7 |
| Tulare | 20 | 4 |
| Solano | 18 | 5 |
| Santa Clara | 17 | 2 |
| El Dorado | 15 | 3 |
| Sonoma | 14 | 3 |
| San Francisco | 13 | 7 |
| Monterey | 11 | — |
| Shasta | 11 | 4 |
| Santa Barbara | 10 | 3 |
| Nevada | 9 | 4 |
| Lake | 8 | 1 |
| Santa Cruz | 8 | 2 |
| Placer | 8 | — |
| Tuolumne | 7 | 4 |
| Butte | 7 | 6 |
| Merced | 7 | 3 |
| Amador | 6 | — |
| Humboldt | 5 | 2 |
| San Luis Obispo | 5 | 1 |
| Marin | 5 | 4 |
| Madera | 5 | 2 |
| Yuba | 4 | — |
| Imperial | 4 | 1 |
| Tehama | 4 | 2 |
| Yolo | 4 | 2 |
| Sutter | 3 | 3 |
| Napa | 3 | — |
| San Benito | 3 | 2 |
| Mendocino | 3 | — |
| Calaveras | 3 | 1 |
| Glenn | 2 | — |
| Alameda | 2 | 1 |
| San Mateo | 1 | — |
| Lassen | 1 | 1 |
| Mono | 1 | 1 |
| Del Norte | 1 | — |
| Colusa | 1 | — |
| Mariposa | 1 | 1 |
| Modoc | 1 | 1 |
| Kings | 1 | 1 |
Trustee-sale dates shift — auctions postpone, cancel, and get set right up to sale day. See every notice of default, opening bid and trustee on each county's foreclosure page.
Work The List Before The Auction
Auction day is the finish line, not the starting line. By the time a property reaches the block it's a bidding war. The edge is upstream: pull the list of what's scheduled, find the owner, verify the liens and equity, and reach out before anyone else does. That is exactly what Properant is built for — every scheduled auction linked to its owner, phone number, open liens and true equity, so you can work a whole county before sale day.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many California properties are going to auction in the next 30 days?
2,492 — 1,399 parcels across 2 county tax auctions and 1,093 lender foreclosure (trustee-sale) auctions, all with an auction date in the next 30 days. Counts update daily as counties and trustees publish new sale dates.
What is the difference between a tax auction and a foreclosure auction in California?
A county TAX auction sells tax-defaulted properties to recover unpaid property taxes — California is a tax-deed state, so a completed tax sale wipes out most private liens. A FORECLOSURE (trustee-sale) auction is run by a lender or trustee to recover an unpaid mortgage after a notice of default and notice of sale. Both end in a public auction with a date already set, and both are visible to research well before sale day.
How do investors get ahead of these auctions?
The window is before the gavel, not on sale day. The owners on these lists are reachable right now — the investors who win reach them early, verify the liens and equity, and make an offer before the property ever hits the block. Once it sells at auction, the opportunity is gone. Properant links every scheduled auction to its full property profile — owner, phone, open liens, equity — so you can work the entire list before sale day.
Work Every Upcoming Auction Before Sale Day
This page is one slice of it. Properant connects every parcel in California to its owner, open loans, liens and foreclosure stage — then scores and skip-traces the ones worth calling.
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