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Yakima County, WA tax sales

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

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

Next sale
Annual, early December.
Format
Bid4Assets
County office
509-574-2800
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How Yakima County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

Washington counties do not sell tax lien certificates to investors.

Tax deed sale

Bid4Assets
Run by
Yakima County Treasurer's Office
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual, early December.
Sale list
Bid4Assets auction storefront with the parcel list and downloadable property spreadsheet
When it runs
Annual, early December. The county's 2025 terms of sale state: "The auction is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 9:00 AM PST (12:00 PM EST) and will close at the time shown on each auction item on Thursday, December 4, 2025." The same document calls it "The 2025 annual tax foreclosure auction."
Registration and deposit

Create a free Bid4Assets account, complete vesting information, then submit a single $1,000 bid deposit plus a $35 non-refundable processing fee by the deposit deadline (November 26, 2025 for the 2025 sale, ahead of the December 3 start). Certified check, money order, or wire transfer only; one deposit covers every parcel in the sale. Winning bidders pay a 5% buyer's premium (minimum $100) per parcel plus a $35 per-parcel settlement fee, with full settlement due to Bid4Assets by December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM PT.

Sale format and venue
The Treasurer's auction is online only: the county's terms of sale say the annual tax foreclosure auction "will be held via the internet" with Bid4Assets facilitating, under RCW 84.64 and 35.50. The 2025 sale offered 36 parcels with bids starting at $3,016, all no-reserve. Minimum bids cover delinquent taxes, interest, penalties, and costs. There is no general right of redemption after the sale; the county's exceptions are minors or persons adjudicated legally incompetent (3 years) and an IRS right within 120 days. The Treasurer records and mails the tax deed within 30 days of the sale. Liens of the Sunnyside Valley, Yakima-Tieton, and Roza Irrigation Districts follow the property and are not extinguished. Parcels with no bids are inventoried as Tax Title Property and sold later by application through the Treasurer's Foreclosure/Distraint page.
Register on Bid4Assets
Source: Yakima County Treasurer's Office, 2025 Real Property Tax Foreclosure Auction Information (terms of sale PDF)· Verified Aug 16, 2026

Yakima County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Yakima 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 Bid4Assets auction storefront with the parcel list and downloadable property spreadsheet 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

    Annual, early December. Bidding runs on Bid4Assets; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Yakima County Treasurer's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Yakima County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Bid4Assets auction storefront with the parcel list and downloadable property spreadsheet. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Create a free Bid4Assets account, complete vesting information, then submit a single $1,000 bid deposit plus a $35 non-refundable processing fee by the deposit deadline (November 26, 2025 for the 2025 sale, ahead of the December 3 start). Certified check, money order, or wire transfer only; one deposit covers every parcel in the sale. Winning bidders pay a 5% buyer's premium (minimum $100) per parcel plus a $35 per-parcel settlement fee, with full settlement due to Bid4Assets by December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM PT.

  3. 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.

  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

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

Yakima County Treasurer's Office

509-574-2800

128 N 2nd St, Room 115, Yakima, WA 98901 (mailing: P.O. Box 22530, Yakima, WA 98907-2530)

Official website

County notes

  • The county FAQ states: "Real property foreclosure begins May 1st for real property taxes/assessments delinquent 3 or more years."
  • The county's own Foreclosure Auction Information page (yakimacounty.us/2646) carries no auction terms and its 2025 bidder information PDF is gone; the operative terms are the county-authored 2025 Foreclosure Auction Information document in the Bid4Assets storefront's General Tax Sale Documents section.
  • bid4assets.com/yakima redirects to the current Yakima storefront, YakimaDec25 for the December 2025 sale, so that short URL is the durable entry point between sale cycles.
  • The Treasurer's Foreclosure/Distraint page hosts the Current Listing of Tax Title Property (unsold foreclosure parcels) at https://www.yakimacounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/1154.
  • The county furnishes title reports for viewing in the auction listings but disclaims them for personal use.

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.
Governing statute
RCW Chapter 84.64

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 Yakima 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 Yakima County hold tax deed sales?

Yakima County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Annual, 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 Yakima 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 Yakima County tax sale list?

Yakima County posts its tax sale list at bid4assets.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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