You can view the list of items for sale by visiting \nPublic Auction | Treasurer & Tax Collector (sftreasurer.org)
\n\n \nYou may submit a question electronically at http://sftreasurer.org/help-center or call 311 (415-701-2311 if outside SF).
\n\n \nRepresentatives of Grant Street Group are available via email (DeedAuction@GrantStreet.com) or via phone at (877) 274-9320 between 5:00am and 5:00pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday to provide instruction and answer questions regarding use of the website.
\n\n \nBeginning with the 2023-2024 assessment year, all real property, as defined in California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 104, as amended from time to time, with a total full cash value of $500 or less, shall be exempt from property taxation and shall not be entered on the secured or unsecured property tax roll, as provided in California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 155.20, as amended from time to time.
\n\n \nRegistration on the web site is free. However, you will need to comply with the deposit and final payment requirements if you intend to bid. Please refer to Terms of Sale for additional details.
\n\n \nThe auction site will not support older browsers.
\n\nThere is free computer access at public libraries located throughout the County or located at City Hall, Room 140 Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm.
\n\n \nAffiliates are parties who you intend to have the deed issued to. You can add the names of your affiliated persons or entities at the bottom of the registration page when you first register, or as needed using the "My Account" page after you have logged in. You will need to designate which party in the list to have the deed issued to when a sale closes. If you do not select a name the deed will be issued in your registration name.
\n\nOnce the auction is closed, you will be asked to complete the vesting information. The names available for you to choose from are the names in your Affiliates list. If you need to add a name, go to the "My Account" page. You will be asked to submit vesting information for all properties that you have won.
\n\n \nYou must submit a $5,000 advance deposit ($1,000 for re-offer) and a non-refundable $35 bid deposit processing fee by the deadline.
\n\nTo submit your deposit online via e-Check (ACH/Electronic Debit):
\n\nYou will receive an email confirmation of your payment submission.
\n\nDeposit refunds are not processed before the auction occurs. All deposit refunds will be processed within ten (10) business days of the auction closing, and will be made to the same account used to submit the deposit. The $35 processing fee is non-refundable.
\n\n \nAn ACH debit is an electronic funds transfer from your bank account, initiated by the Treasurer & Tax Collector with your prior authorization. For more information on ACH, please visit the NACHA, the Electronic Payments Association, at www.nacha.org.
\n\nFunds must be drawn from a US financial institution. Some types of money market, brokerage, and/or trust accounts cannot accept ACH debits. Please check with your financial institution prior to initiating payment on the web site.
\n\n \nThe auction is structured to be an Open/Proxy bid auction as described in the FAQs below. In an Open Auction you only see the current "Best Bid" submitted per parcel as shown in the "Best Bid" column of the bid page. If you submit a bid on a parcel, you will see your status relative to that bid, meaning either "Leading" (you currently have the best bid), or "Trailing" (your best submitted bid is lower than another bidder). Each bidder in the auction submits a 'max bid' and the system will proxy bid that bid against all other submitted max bids in increments of $100 until their max bid amount is equaled or exceeded. You cannot see what other people have submitted as max bids; you can only see the current leading bid.
\n\n \nProxy bidding is a form of competitive sale in which bidders input the maximum bid they are willing to pay for a property they would like to purchase. The system will then automatically enter bids on their behalf, as necessary, up to their maximum bid.
\n\nFor example, if the opening bid for a parcel is $17,050 and a bidder enters a "Maximum Bid" of $30,000, the system will enter an opening bid on behalf of that bidder in the amount of $17,050. If a new bidder then enters a bid of $25,000, the system will proxy bid for the first bidder and he/she will maintain the leader at $25,100. If the second bidder then increases their max bid to $35,000 the system will proxy that bid and they will become the new leader at $30,100.
\n\nIf you enter a maximum bid that is the same as another lead bid, the first bidder to submit that amount would be deemed the leader. The trailing bidder would be notified with a message on the screen that "your bid was submitted successfully, but you trail an earlier bidder at the same price". The non-leader would have to increase his/her maximum bid to become the leader.
\n\nAll bids submitted on this site are submitted as proxy bids.
\n\n \n"Withdrawn" in the auction listing means that a property has been withdrawn and is not available for bidding. Properties may be withdrawn from the auction from time to time and the auction site will be updated daily to reflect any such changes.
\n\n \nAll bidders with a valid deposit may begin placing bids on the opening day of the sale. See the\nAuction Schedule for the exact dates of upcoming sales.
\n\n \nRefunds of the bid deposit shall be made by Grant Street Group to unsuccessful bidders within ten (10) business days after the close of the property tax auction.
\n\n \nOn the "Bidding Summary" page you will see a summary of all the items you have won including your winning bid and total amount due as well as a checklist to finalize settlement of the auctions.
\n\nYou must complete the following steps:
\n\nFinal payment in full must be received by the San Francisco Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector within five (5) business days after the close of the property tax auction. Please see the Terms of Sale for additional details.
\n\n \nYou may also pay in person at City Hall, Room 140 Monday through Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102.
\n\nPlease note: Payment by personal check, traveler's check, or credit card shall not be accepted
\n\n \nThe properties offered at each auction shall be sold to the highest bidder. The highest bidder shall pay in full within five (5) business days from the close of each auction. In the event the highest bidder on an auction fails to comply with these Settlement Requirements, then that bidder's deposit shall be forfeited to the County. Winning bidders who do not submit timely payment on any auction item won will forfeit their deposit to the County and may be banned from future sales.
\n\n \nThe successful bidder will receive the tax deed after making payment in full and after the tax deed has been recorded. Tax Deeds will be recorded as soon as possible; originals will be mailed within four to six weeks of the end of the auction to the Owner Contact Information address provided with vesting information.
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