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Yamhill County, OR tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Yamhill County, OR tax sale, one of 2,957 counties in 40 states. Oregon sells the deed itself, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Sep 26, 2026.

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

New to tax sales? Read how Oregon tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
No fixed season.
Format
In person
Registration
Registration opens at least 30 minutes before the auction starts.
County office
(503) 434-7502
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Yamhill County Counsel's Office (Property Management), with the Sheriff of Yamhill County conducting the auction under Board of Commissioners order. In person. annual

Record quality: high. Last verified: 2026-09-26.

Tax-Foreclosed Property, Yamhill County Counsel Property Management (source accessed 2026-09-26)

Recorded reference information. Verify current sale conditions with the county. Read the full sale details.

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How Yamhill County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

Oregon counties do not sell tax lien certificates to investors. The only certificate of sale in the process is the certified copy of the foreclosure judgment, which ORS 312.100 makes a certificate of sale to the county itself.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
Yamhill County Counsel's Office (Property Management), with the Sheriff of Yamhill County conducting the auction under Board of Commissioners order
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No fixed season.
Registration
Registration opens at least 30 minutes before the auction starts.
Sale list
Available tax-foreclosed properties and auction details
When it runs
No fixed season. The county states: "There is no set time of year when auctions occur," and posts each auction date at least 30 days in advance. The most recent sale was set for August 28, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. by Board Order 26-218.
Registration and deposit

Registration opens at least 30 minutes before the auction starts. Bidders must show valid ID, provide contact information, and accept the county's auction sale terms and conditions. Bring cash or a cashier's check equal to 20% of the minimum advertised price for each property you plan to bid on; winning bidders pay the balance within two business days.

Sale format and venue
Auctions are held in person only, with no online bidding. The Board of Commissioners sets minimum bids by board order under ORS 275.110 to 275.250, and the Notice of Sale runs in the News-Register (McMinnville) once a week for four consecutive weeks before the sale and on the county website. Sales are final, the county conveys only the title it acquired by foreclosure with no warranty, buyers pay deed recording costs, and conveyances are subject to easements of record. Property is sold as-is. Non-buildable parcels valued under $15,000 may be offered by private sale, which requires a 10% deposit with the offer form and payment in full within ten business days of Board acceptance. Property Management keeps an email notification list for future auctions. In person at the Yamhill County Courthouse, 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville
Source: Tax-Foreclosed Property, Yamhill County Counsel Property Management· Verified Sep 26, 2026

Yamhill County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Yamhill 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. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Available tax-foreclosed properties and auction details for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Registration opens at least 30 minutes before the auction starts. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    No fixed season. 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 Yamhill County Counsel's Office (Property Management), with the Sheriff of Yamhill County conducting the auction under Board of Commissioners order as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Yamhill County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Available tax-foreclosed properties and auction details. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration opens at least 30 minutes before the auction starts. Bidders must show valid ID, provide contact information, and accept the county's auction sale terms and conditions. Bring cash or a cashier's check equal to 20% of the minimum advertised price for each property you plan to bid on; winning bidders pay the balance within two business days.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Oregon due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Oregon before you price the title work.

  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

Oregon counties keep no statewide over-the-counter list. Land left unsold after the sheriff's sale may be sold privately under ORS 275.200 at not less than the highest bid received or, with no bid, at a price the county considers reasonable but at least 15 percent of the sale minimum. Whether this county holds any such inventory must be confirmed with the county office that manages tax-foreclosed property.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Oregon calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax sale office

Yamhill County Counsel, Property Management

(503) 434-7502

535 NE Fifth Street, McMinnville, OR 97128

Official website

County notes

  • Yamhill County sells tax-foreclosed surplus property at in-person public auctions at the Yamhill County Courthouse, 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville. The Sheriff conducts each sale under a Board of Commissioners order.
  • Auction dates are not fixed. The county posts each sale at least 30 days ahead, and the Notice of Sale runs in the News-Register for four consecutive weeks. The August 28, 2026 sale was authorized by Board Order 26-218.
  • Bring cash or a cashier's check for 20% of each property's minimum advertised price; the balance is due within two business days of winning.
  • The Assessor and Tax Collector publishes each year's Complaint for Tax Foreclosure and List, which shows properties entering the two-year redemption period and is an early look at future auction inventory. Questions on redemption go to Assessment and Taxation at 503-474-3705.

Oregon rules

Redemption
Redemption in Oregon runs before the public ever buys. After judgment the parcels are held by the county for two years from the date of the judgment of foreclosure, unless redeemed sooner, and the former owner keeps possession during that period unless waste is committed. At least one year before the period ends the tax collector mails a notice of expiration of redemption, and 10 to 30 days before it ends the tax collector publishes a general notice. Unredeemed parcels are then deeded to the county, and all rights of redemption terminate when the deed to the county is executed. A buyer at the county's later sale therefore takes property that is no longer subject to any redemption right. ORS 275.180 separately lets the county governing body sell a parcel back to the record owner or contract purchaser of record at any time, without notice, for the taxes and interest charged when the county acquired it plus six percent a year; that is a discretionary repurchase, not a redemption right.
Deed deposit
No statewide deposit amount. ORS 275.110 leaves the conditions and terms of sale to the county governing body's order, and the notice of sale states them. Deposits, bidder registration, and accepted forms of payment therefore vary by county; read the county's notice of sale before the auction.
Surplus proceeds
Oregon now returns equity to the former owner. Under ORS 312.530 the surplus is the value of the property, which is the sale price at a broker or auction sale, less the county's allowable costs: the judgment and post-judgment interest, taxes that would have accrued through the sale, county maintenance and title costs, local improvement liens filed with the county, nuisance abatement costs, and reasonable foreclosure and disposition fees including legal, appraisal, commission, and auction fees. The county holds the gross proceeds in a separate interest-bearing account, determines the surplus within 60 days, gives the former owner an itemized accounting, and delivers the surplus to the State Treasurer as unclaimed property within 30 days of determining it. The former owner, or heirs and certain successors, claim it from the State Treasurer; a creditor with a valid lien or debt may also claim against it. These rules apply to claims where the owner received the ORS 312.125 notice on or after May 25, 2023.
Governing statute
ORS Chapter 312

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 Yamhill County, Oregon sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Oregon sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the The county sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Yamhill County hold tax deed sales?

Yamhill County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No fixed season. 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. Oregon's redemption rule: 2 years from the foreclosure judgment. Call the Yamhill County Counsel's Office (Property Management), with the Sheriff of Yamhill County conducting the auction under Board of Commissioners order 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 Yamhill County tax sale list?

Yamhill County posts its tax sale list at yamhillcounty.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 Sep 26, 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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