Over 400 properties are up for sale in SD County’s online auction

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — People waiting for a good time to buy a new home in San Diego County could find some deals this month.

Registration is now open for people interested in bidding on properties in the 2024 online property tax auction.

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According to the San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s auction website, 468 properties were originally advertised and 426 are still up for sale.

The properties include residential or commercial properties, timeshares and vacant land.

San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister said the properties have been in tax default for at least five years.

The county hopes to bring in more than $3,800,000 in tax revenue from the sale of these properties, if they are sold for the minimum bidding price.

Anyone around the world can register for bidding before March 14 on the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s website.

Interested bidders must also pay a refundable $1,000 deposit and a non-refundable processing fee starting at $35.

The online auction opens at 8 a.m. on March 22 and officially ends on March 27. All sales are final.

Property owners whose properties are on the auction block can avoid going to sale if they pay off all of their taxes and fees by 5 p.m. on March 21.

For more information about the online property tax auction, visit the San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s property tax auction website.

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