Frequently Asked Questions

There is no set time of year when auctions occur. Notifications regarding auction dates and information will be published and sent out at least one month prior to the actual auction date. You can sign up to be notified of future auctions by sending an email to Property Management.

Auctions are held at the Yamhill County Courthouse at a scheduled date and time. Additional information is provided on the public auction can be found in the Related Documents section.

Yamhill County does not offer Title Insurance, and the County makes no warranties or guarantees regarding the title of any property offered for sale. Interested purchasers should thoroughly investigate all aspects of a property prior to bidding. We encourage individuals to contact the Yamhill County Clerk's Office to find additional information about a specific property.

After a property is sold, the Yamhill County Assessment and Tax Department will recalculate the property taxes. For questions regarding property taxes, please contact the Yamhill County Assessment and Tax Department at 503-434-7521.

No, properties must meet certain qualifications to be sold via sealed bids (i.e., a "private sale"). Properties that do not sell at a public auction may be sold by private sale. Properties may also be sold by private sale if the real market value is less than $15,000 and the property is not buildable. For additional information on the private sale process, please see the "Private Sale Instructions" document.

If your offer was accepted, you will receive an email (or letter, if no email was provided) confirming the acceptance and discussing next steps. If your sealed bid was not accepted, you will receive a certified letter from the County confirming the non-acceptance, along with your returned deposit.

For sealed bids, the winning bidder must include a 10% deposit with their offer form. They will then have ten business days from the date the Board accepts the bid to pay the remaining amount in full. For auctions, all participants should have in hand cash or a cashier's check equal to 20% of the minimum advertised price for each property they hope to acquire. If they are the winning bidder, they will then need to pay the remaining balance within two business days.

Registration will open at least 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the auction. Registration will require all participants to show valid ID, provide contact information, and accept the County's auction sale terms and conditions. Once registered, applicants will be issued a bid card.

Starting May 25, 2023, record owners of real property foreclosed on by Yamhill County can request the surplus proceeds of a sale (if any) by submitting a Request for Surplus Proceeds of a Tax Foreclosure Sale form to the County within two years of the date of the sale. The form can be found on the Yamhill County Tax Foreclosure website or by emailing the County at propertymgt@yamhillcounty.gov.