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Greene County, MO tax sales

How tax lien and tax deed sales work in Greene County, seat of Springfield: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

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Next sale
There is no separate deed auction.
Format
In person
County office
(417) 868-4036
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How Greene County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

In person
Run by
Greene County Collector of Revenue
Frequency
annual
Sale list
Delinquent Property List and Sale Reports
When it runs
The annual tax sale runs on the fourth Monday in August at 10 a.m. The Collector states the time, date and location as "Fourth Monday of August, 10 AM" in Room 212 of the Greene County Historic Courthouse, 940 N Boonville Ave, Springfield.
Registration and deposit

Registration with the Collector is required before sale day, and the registration form opens August 1 and closes the Thursday before the sale. There is no registration on the day of the sale. A bidding agent must be a Missouri resident or a registered Missouri business, must owe no delinquent personal property or real estate taxes, and must otherwise meet the qualifications in RSMo 140.190. The auction is open to the public, and registration is not required to observe.

Sale format and venue
Greene County runs the standard Missouri Chapter 140 certificate sale, so the highest bidder receives a Certificate of Purchase against the tax debt rather than immediate title. Bidding opens at the delinquent taxes and sale fees and goes to the highest bidder, and any amount bid above taxes and costs becomes surplus that the County Commission distributes to former owners and lienholders. This is a live oral auction in the courthouse, so plan to attend in person or send a registered agent. The winning bidder must pay the exact bid amount by cashier's check the same day, before 3:30 p.m. and within two hours of the close of the sale, and the Collector accepts no cash, cards, ACH, money orders, or personal or business checks. Certificates are recorded and held in the Collector's office. Redemption runs one year on a first or second offering and 90 days on a third offering, which the Collector marks on the published list, and a deed request requires a licensed title search plus first-class and certified mailings to every interested party. Post-third-offer parcels carry no redemption period, are offered at any time without a public auction, and the Collector may accept less than the taxes due; their list and bid application sit on the tax sale page year round. Properties qualify for the sale when they owe two or more years as of May 1, and the Collector publishes the qualifying list in the local newspaper for three consecutive weeks and on the county tax sale page at least five weeks before the sale. The Collector also directs bidders to CivicSource for the current property list under Investment, Missouri, Greene, but bidding itself happens only in the courthouse. Read the Collector's Bidder Manual before registering, since it carries the deed request affidavit, the notification worksheet and the notice of right to redeem form letter. In person at the Greene County Historic Courthouse, Room 212
Source: Tax Sale Frequently Asked Questions, Greene County Collector of Revenue· Verified Aug 22, 2026

Tax deed sale

Run by
County Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
There is no separate deed auction.
When it runs
There is no separate deed auction. Deeds come out of the same August sale once a parcel has cycled past the third offering, and unsold post third offering parcels are re-offered at least once every 30 days. A purchaser at a post third offering sale takes an immediate collector's deed with no redemption period.
Sale format and venue
A first or second offering buyer holds a certificate and must wait out the one year redemption period, obtain a title search, serve the 90 day notice of the right to redeem on the owner and every recorded claimant by both first class and certified mail, file the affidavit with the collector, pay all subsequent taxes and the recording fee, and get the deed executed and recorded within 18 months of the sale. Miss the 18 months and the amount due the purchaser stops being a lien. A third offering buyer follows a shorter version, with a 90 day redemption period and notice to recorded claimants within 45 days of the sale. Counties that have elected the Land Tax Collection Law in Chapter 141 pull those parcels out of the collector's offering lists entirely and foreclose in court, and the sheriff sells them there, so confirm which chapter this county runs.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes 140.405 - Purchaser of property at delinquent land tax auction, deed issued to, when, notice of right of redemptionMo. Rev. Stat. 140.405· Verified Aug 18, 2026

Greene County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Greene County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Delinquent Property List and Sale Reports for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    There is no separate deed auction. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use County Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Greene County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Delinquent Property List and Sale Reports. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration with the Collector is required before sale day, and the registration form opens August 1 and closes the Thursday before the sale. There is no registration on the day of the sale. A bidding agent must be a Missouri resident or a registered Missouri business, must owe no delinquent personal property or real estate taxes, and must otherwise meet the qualifications in RSMo 140.190. The auction is open to the public, and registration is not required to observe.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Missouri due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases

Missouri publishes no standing over the counter certificate list. The equivalent route is the post third offering sale. Parcels that draw no buyer at a third offering must be advertised or offered again once every 30 days, and where the county's appointed trustee declines to take a parcel the collector may sell it at any time and for any amount. A buyer at any of these sales gets an immediate collector's deed, no redemption period, and must first pay every tax that fell due after the taxes named in the advertisement. Parcels the trustee did take are held for the taxing funds and sold on order of the county commission. Ask the collector for the current post third offering list and its bidding terms, because the format varies by county.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Greene County Collector of Revenue

(417) 868-4036

940 N Boonville Ave, Room 107, Springfield, MO 65802

Official website

County notes

  • Greene County operates under Mo. Rev. Stat. Chapter 140, the certificate of purchase sale, and not the Chapter 141 land trust process used by some Missouri jurisdictions.
  • The sale is held in person in Room 212 of the Historic Courthouse, and the Collector offers no online bidding platform.
  • A bidding agent must be a Missouri resident or a registered Missouri business and must owe no delinquent personal property or real estate taxes.
  • Bidder registration opens August 1 and closes the Thursday before the sale, with none accepted on sale day.
  • Winning bids are due the same day by cashier's check for the exact amount, before 3:30 p.m. and within two hours of the close of the sale.
  • An owner can stop a sale by paying all but the most recent year's taxes by April 30, or all taxes by the Friday before the sale.
  • From July 1 the Collector takes only certified funds on sale-eligible parcels, meaning cash or a cashier's check, and online payment is closed.
  • Third-offer parcels are flagged on the published list and redeem in 90 days rather than a year.
  • Post-third-offer parcels are sold over the counter at any time with no redemption period, and the list and bid application stay on the tax sale page year round.
  • The Collector reimburses title search and postage costs when a parcel redeems, but only if receipts are on file before the redemption.

Missouri rules

Max interest rate
10% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)
Minimum return
No statutory minimum return; what you earn is set by the price at the sale
Redemption
After a first or second offering sale, the owner and other interested parties hold an absolute right to redeem for one year, then a defeasible right that lasts until the purchaser actually acquires the deed. A purchaser must serve the 90 day notice of the right to redeem before the date on which the deed can be acquired, so the practical window usually runs past the one year mark. After a third offering sale, redemption runs 90 days, and the purchaser must give notice to recorded claimants within 45 days of the sale. After a post third offering sale, there is no redemption period and the deed issues immediately. Minors and incapacitated or disabled persons have a longer right, running five years from the last payment of taxes by that person or a predecessor. The right also ends if the certificate lapses because the purchaser failed to record the deed within 18 months.
Deed deposit
The winning bidder must pay the full amount of the bid to the collector immediately at the sale. Chapter 140 sets no advance bidder deposit and no balance due window. A bidder who fails to pay forfeits a penalty of 25 percent of the bid to the county school fund and the parcel is offered again at once as though no sale had been made. Counties running an online or registered sale may impose their own deposit and registration terms on top of the statute, so confirm them with the collector.
Surplus proceeds
Any amount above the taxes and costs is surplus. The collector pays it into the county treasury, where the treasurer holds it in trust for the lesser of three years or 90 days after the redemption period expires. It is distributed first to the former lienholders of record in the priority their liens held on the date of the sale, then to the former owner. No distribution other than through the redemption process may occur until 90 days after the redemption period ends, and a claimant must file a written claim with the county commission within those 90 days, referencing the recorded lien it rests on. The county pays no interest on the fund. Anything still unclaimed at three years becomes the permanent school fund of the county.
Governing statute
Mo. Rev. Stat. Chapter 140

A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Greene County, Missouri sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Greene County follows Missouri's tax lien state system.

When is the Greene County tax certificate sale?

The annual tax sale runs on the fourth Monday in August at 10 a.m. The Collector states the time, date and location as "Fourth Monday of August, 10 AM" in Room 212 of the Greene County Historic Courthouse, 940 N Boonville Ave, Springfield. The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Collector before the sale.

How often does Greene County hold tax deed sales?

Greene County holds its tax deed sale once a year. There is no separate deed auction. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Missouri's redemption rule: 1 year from a first or second offering sale, 90 days from a third offering sale, and none after a post third offering sale. Call the County Collector as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Greene County tax sale list?

Greene County posts its tax sale list at greenecountymo.gov. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

Verified Aug 22, 2026 against official county and state sources.

Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.

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