San Bernardino County, CA
San Bernardino County tax sale
San Bernardino County tax-defaulted property sale: next and past sale dates, properties listed, reported winning bids, deposit and payment terms from the county's sale site, and city-by-city records.
Dates and counts refreshed Oct 11, 2026 from official sources. Sale terms checked Oct 12, 2026; confirm them on the county’s site before you register.
Next tax sale
No upcoming sale date is published in the official source right now. Check the county’s sale site.
Most recent tax sale
Jul 14–17, 2026
1,559 properties listed · median opening bid $4,411
Sale terms
- Where it runs
- Online, on the county's tax sale site (sbcounty.mytaxsale.com)
- Registration
- Free and open year round
- Deposit
- $5,000 advance deposit plus a $40 non-refundable processing fee, by eCheck, at least 5 full business days before bidding opens
- Bidding
- Proxy bidding in batches with set closing times; a bid in the last two minutes can extend the close
- Payment
- Full payment within 5 business days of the auction day closing, by certified or cashier's check, cash, or wire
- Transfer tax
- $0.55 per $500 of the final price
- Deed
- Tax deed recorded within 90 days after the sale closes
- Title
- No warranty from the county; some liens may survive
- Missing the payment deadline forfeits the deposit and can bar you from future sales.
- Parties of interest can claim excess proceeds within one year after the tax deed is recorded (Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code 4675).
Sources: San Bernardino County tax sale site · Bidder FAQ and sale terms
Past San Bernardino sales
- Jul 14–17, 2026 · 1,559 propertiesJul 14 · Jul 15 · Jul 16 · Jul 17
- May 13–16, 2025 · 775 propertiesMay 13 · May 14 · May 15 · May 16
- Aug 20–23, 2024 · 909 propertiesAug 20 · Aug 21 · Aug 22 · Aug 23
- Jun 4–7, 2024 · 1,532 propertiesJun 4 · Jun 5 · Jun 6 · Jun 7
- Aug 28–31, 2023 · 1,025 propertiesAug 28 · Aug 29 · Aug 30 · Aug 31
- Aug 8–12, 2022 · 470 propertiesAug 8 · Aug 9 · Aug 10 · Aug 11 · Aug 12
- May 16–20, 2022 · 1,112 propertiesMay 16 · May 17 · May 18 · May 19 · May 20
- May 10–14, 2021 · 2,340 propertiesMay 10 · May 11 · May 12 · May 13 · May 14
- Aug 7–8, 2019 · 279 propertiesAug 7 · Aug 8
San Bernardino tax sale records by city
Before you bid
Read How California tax-defaulted property sales work for redemption, deeds, and surplus rules, then check each parcel’s access, liens, and condition. The county sells as-is.