Pacific County, WA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Pacific County, seat of South Bend: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Annually in early December.
- Registration
- No advance bidder registration process is published for the foreclosure auction.
- County office
- (360) 875-9421
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How Pacific County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Pacific County Treasurer's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Annually in early December.
- Registration
- No advance bidder registration process is published for the foreclosure auction.
When it runs
Annually in early December. The 2024 auction was announced as 'december 6th, 2024 at 10 am in the South Bend courthouse rotunda' and the 2025 sale was held December 5, 2025 under a Superior Court judgment entered November 21, 2025. As of August 2026 the Treasurer's page states 'No date has been set for the 2026 property tax foreclosure sale.'
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Pacific County runs its tax foreclosure auction in person, not online. The Treasurer's announcement for the most recent dated cycle read: 'the 2024 tax foreclosure auction will be held on december 6th, 2024 at 10 am in the South Bend courthouse rotunda,' and the recorded County Deeds confirm sales held December 6, 2024 and December 5, 2025. Certificates of delinquency are filed in early December (December 5, 2024 and December 3, 2025 filings) and the sale on each certificate follows about a year later after Superior Court judgment in November. Delinquent owners can settle until 4:00 pm the day before the sale, so parcels drop off the list up to the last day; once the certificate is filed the Treasurer accepts only cash or cashier's checks for foreclosure payoffs. Parcels that do not sell at the foreclosure auction deed to the county as tax title property, which Pacific County sells separately by online auction on Bid4Assets at bid4assets.com/PacificWA under an agreement approved February 14, 2023 (July 16-17, 2026 tax title sale, $500 deposit plus $35 fee, 5% buyer's premium with $100 minimum). That Bid4Assets storefront is for tax title sales, not the December foreclosure auction. The Treasurer warns the sales are buyer beware: tax judgment deeds do not warrant clear title or the issuance of title insurance, and the county FAQ notes some title companies will not insure for up to ten years after a foreclosure sale.
Source: Pacific County Treasurer, Property Tax Foreclosure page· Verified Aug 16, 2026
Pacific County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Pacific 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Certificate of Delinquency foreclosure parcel list (filed December 3, 2025) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Annually in early December. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Pacific County Treasurer's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Pacific County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Certificate of Delinquency foreclosure parcel list (filed December 3, 2025). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Washington due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.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
unsold properties
Washington counties keep no standing over-the-counter list. Parcels that draw no sufficient bid are struck to the county in trust for the taxing districts as tax-title property. The county resells that inventory under chapter 36.35 RCW, usually at a later sale at a minimum price fixed by the county legislative authority after three weeks of published notice, and in limited cases by direct sale without bids, including within twelve months after a failed auction. Whether any tax-title inventory exists, and how this county sells it, must be confirmed on the county's tax-title or surplus property page.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work.
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County offices
Tax sale office
County notes
- The foreclosure auction is live and in person. The 2024 sale was held December 6, 2024 at 10 am in the South Bend courthouse rotunda, and no online bidding platform is used for the deed sale.
- The Bid4Assets storefront bid4assets.com/PacificWA belongs to the county's separate tax title (unsold-parcel) auctions held online in July, under a Bid4Assets services agreement the Board of County Commissioners approved February 14, 2023. Do not present it as the foreclosure sale venue.
- Certificates of delinquency are filed in early December and the foreclosure sale on each certificate follows about a year later in early December, after a Pacific County Superior Court judgment in November (November 21, 2025 judgment for the December 5, 2025 sale).
- Redemption runs to 4:00 pm the day before the sale; after the certificate is filed the Treasurer accepts only cash or cashier's checks for foreclosure payoffs, and foreclosure fees grow as costs accrue.
- Buyer beware: the Treasurer states tax judgment deeds do not warrant clear title or title insurance, and the county FAQ notes easements and restrictive covenants survive tax foreclosure.
- The Treasurer maintains a satellite office at 7013 Sandridge Road, Long Beach, WA 98631, phone (360) 642-9421, open on limited posted dates with no mail receptacle.
- The 2026 foreclosure sale date is not yet set as of mid-August 2026; the current parcel list is the Certificate of Delinquency filed December 3, 2025.
Washington rules
- Redemption
- Any property on which a certificate of delinquency has been issued may be redeemed at any time before the close of business the day before the day of the sale. Washington has no general post-sale redemption period: once the treasurer sells the parcel, the sale is final for a competent adult owner. The one exception protects minors and persons adjudicated legally incompetent, whose property may be redeemed at any time within three years after the date of sale, on payment of the amount for which the property was sold plus interest at the statutory delinquent-tax rate from the date of sale, plus the reasonable value of improvements made in good faith on the property, less the value of their use. No fee may be charged for any redemption.
- Deed deposit
- For an auction conducted by electronic media, prospective bidders must deposit funds with the treasurer to participate, deposits of non-winning bidders are refunded within ten business days, and payment is by electronic funds transfer. Deposit amounts for in-person sales are set county by county, so confirm the figure on the county treasurer page or the auction platform terms.
- Surplus proceeds
- If the winning bid exceeds the minimum bid due on the whole property, the excess is refunded to the record owner. The record owner is the person who held title on the date the certificate of delinquency was issued. Surplus unclaimed within three years of the sale date is deposited in the county current expense fund, after which the claim is extinguished.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Does Pacific County, Washington sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax deeds. Washington sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the County Treasurer sells the property itself at a public tax sale.
How often does Pacific County hold tax deed sales?
Pacific County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Annually in early December. 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. Washington's redemption rule: Until the close of business the day before the sale; no redemption after the sale except for minors and legally incompetent persons. Call the Pacific County Treasurer's Office 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 Pacific County tax sale list?
Pacific County posts its tax sale list at pacificcountytreasurer.com. 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 16, 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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