Summit County Tax Lien Sale
Unpaid taxes are sold at our tax lien sale each year. Investors attend the tax lien sale and pay the taxes. This allows us to collect taxes in order to keep the various districts we collect taxes for “whole”.
The interest rate paid to the investor is established by state statute and is based on the federal interest rate at the federal bank of Kansas City on September 1st. The amount sold at the tax lien sale includes the unpaid taxes, the county interest of 1% per month and the advertising fee.
The property owner is allowed to redeem the tax lien at any time. The amount to redeem is the amount sold at the tax lien sale plus the investor’s interest based on a per month basis. Delinquent taxes for a specific lien certificate must be paid in full in certified funds.
- Date/ Location
- Registration
- Advertised List
- Sale Guidelines
- Tax Sale Statistics
- Redemption Statistics
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The 2021 Tax Sale (Wednesday October 27, 2021) is now closed. See you next year!
Registration closed for 2021. Come back in fall of 2022!
The Summit County Colorado Tax Lien Sale is an online auction. To bid for properties you MUST register.
Internet training sessions:
Realauction will provide several webinar training sessions to introduce investors to our online tax lien sale. The webinars will give step-by-step instructions about participating in the tax lien sale online. You must register with Realauction to attend the training sessions (separate registration to participate in tax lien sale)
For the upcoming webinars please contact Realauction Customer Service at customerservice@realauction.com or 877-361-7325 to sign up for one of the classes as space is limited to 150 users per class.
2021 Training Schedule
Thursday, October 14th, 2021 – 8:00 AM MT – 9:30 AM MT/10:00 AM ET – 11:30 AM ET
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 3:00 PM MT – 4:30 PM MT/5:00 PM ET – 6:30 PM ET
Tuesday, October 26th, 2021 – 1:00 PM MT – 2:30 PM MT/3:00 PM ET – 4:30 PM ET
Monday, November 1st, 2021 – 10:00 AM MT – 11:30 AM MT/12:00 PM ET – 1:30 PM ET
Sale Guidelines are available on our website administered by RealAuction. For more information and Frequently Asked Questions, please visit our official site here.
Prior Tax Liens
| Tax Lien (Sale Year) |
2015 |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Certificates Issued | 171 | 218 | 143 | 177 | 203 | 250 |
| Investor Interest Rate | 10% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 9% |
| Premium Collected $ | $13,280 | $18,070 | $4,370 | $14,090 | $24,450 | $67,045 |
| Premium Collected % | 2.83% | 3.31% | 1.79% | 3.00% | 4.45% | 4.98% |
| Total Taxes Collected |
$469,803 | $546,117 | $244,173 | $470,047 | $549,031 | $1,346,327 |
2016-2019 Redeemed Tax Liens
| Months of Redemption Interest Earned | Average Redemptions by Month as a % | Average Cumulative Total Redemptions by Month as a % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.1% | 10.1 | |
| 2 | 6.5% | 16.6 | |
| 3 | 8.1% | 24.6% | |
| 4 | 8.6% | 33.3% | |
| 5 | 7.4% | 40.7% | |
| 6 | 6.1% | 46.8% | |
| 7 | 2.7% | 49.4% | |
| 8 | 3.4% | 52.9% | |
| 9 | 2.7% | 55.5% | |
| 10 | 6.2% | 61.7% | |
| 11 | 4.0% | 65.7% | |
| 12 | 4.2% | 69.9% | |
| 13 | 4.8% | 74.7% | |
| 14 | 3.0% | 77.7% | |
| 15 | 2.9% | 80.6% | |
| 16 | 2.2% | 82.8% | |
| 17 | 2.0% | 84.8% | |
| 18 | 1.2% | 86.0% | |
| 19 | 1.9% | 87.8% | |
| 20 | 0.5% | 88.4% | |
| 21 | 2.1% | 90.5% | |
| 22 | 1.0% | 91.5% | |
| 23 | 1.8% | 93.3% | |
| 24 | 1.3% | 94.6% | |
| 25 | 2.4% | 97.0% | |
| 26 | 0.6% | 97.6% | |
| 27 | 0.6% | 98.1% | |
| 28 | 0.7% | 98.8% | |
| 29 | 0.6% | 99.4% | |
| 31 | 1.0% | 100.4% | |
| 32 | 0.6% | 101.0% | |
| 33 | 1.3% | 102.3% | |
| 34 | 0.6% | 102.9% | |
| 35 | 0.6% | 103.5% | |
| 36 | 0.6% | 104.1% | |
| 37 | 0.8% | 104.8% |
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| 38 | 1.5% | 106.4% |