• Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg announces the first Virtual Foreclosed Property Auction with 374 properties available for purchase on Aug. 12, 2022. The virtual sales auction provides greater public access, increased transparency and operational efficiencies.
• The Oakland County Treasurer’s Office has engaged Title Check—at no cost to taxpayers as bidders pay a buyer’s premium on their purchase—to manage the virtual tax foreclosure auction. Properties are available at tax-sale.info. Interested bidders may view the properties, create an account and set their preferred bid amounts before the
  auction closes on Aug. 12, 2022.
• For interested bidders without internet access, a phone bidding system is available by calling (800) 259-7470. The Oakland County Treasurer’s Office is also providing in-person public access to computers during business hours on Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Residency proof or an appointment is not required.

Pontiac, Mich. — Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg announces the first Virtual Tax Foreclosed Property Auction through Title Check with 374 properties available on Aug. 12, 2022 at tax-sale.info. Previously, the auction was known as the Oakland County Land Sale Auction.

“We’re excited to introduce the Virtual Tax Foreclosed Property Auction in Oakland County and provide greater public access, increased transparency and operational efficiencies at no
cost to taxpayers,” said Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg. “When foreclosed properties are reimagined or developed into housing, public spaces and community gardens,
they strengthen and revitalize our communities.”

To participate in the virtual tax foreclosure property auction, new bidders must register for a free user account and must submit a credit card pre-authorization before bidding on taxsale.info. The credit card pre-authorization is valid for 30 days.

Advance bidding—allows bids to be placed, modified and deleted—begins 30 days before the posted auction start time and ends at 10 a.m. on the posted auction date. Active bidding begins at 10 a.m. on the posted auction date and continues until 7 p.m. that evening. During active bidding, new bids and increased bids may be placed but bids may not be deleted or  decreased. Winning bidders will receive an email notification after bidding closes along with payment and document requirements.

“We are pleased to be working with the Oakland County Treasurer’s office to bring their tax sale online,” said Marty Spaulding, general manager of Tax-Sale.Info. "Tax property auctions
across the state return tax delinquent property ... often habitually delinquent ... to productive use and reduce the burden on local operating budgets. They also bring new vision and energies to properties often ignored for years. We make efforts to educate prospective buyers, and ensure the bidding process is accessible and transparent.”

The Oakland County Treasurer’s Office is providing in-person public access to computers during business hours on Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. No appointment or proof
of residency are required. For bidders without internet access, Title Check also offers a phone bidding system by calling (800) 259-7470.

For more information, visit tax-sale.info or call the Oakland County Treasurer’s Office at (248) 858-0611 or send an email to treasurer@oakgov.com.

For interviews or more information, please contact:

Renée T. Walker
walkerr@oakgov.com
313.719.8038