FORECLOSURE SALES

Date/Time: Sales are held the first Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am.

Place: Oxford Avenue entrance lobby of the Eau Claire County Courthouse located at 721 Oxford Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54703.

Fees: The fee for posting & sale is $150.00. Pre-payment is required, and the fee is non-refundable.

Posting: Notices must be posted 20 business days prior to the sale date and are located in the main lobby of the Eau Claire County Courthouse, in the municipality where the property is located, and on the Sheriff's Office website.

General Information: All foreclosure properties are sold as is and will be sold in the form of an auction where the highest bidder is awarded the property. It is the bidder's responsibility to check for outstanding back taxes, liens, and judgements. Questions regarding the property should be directed to the attorney listed on the foreclosure notice. All sales are subject to cancellation without notice.

Bidder Info: The successful bidder is required to pay 10% of the winning bid immediately following the sale. Acceptable forms of payment are cash, money order, or cashier’s check (payable to Eau Claire County Clerk of Courts). Personal checks are not accepted. The Sheriff’s Office will strictly enforce the terms of sale, including verifying the 10% deposit at the time of sale. If the winning bidder does not have the required deposit on hand, that party will be disqualified, and the sale will be re-conducted.

Updated: 05/16/2024

**Important information for third party bidders. New Statute effective October 1, 2018:  (read below) 

2017 WISCONSIN ACT 339 

846.155 Eligible bidders at foreclosure sales; affidavit required for confirmation; penalties for false representation.

 (2) MINIMUM BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS. No 3rd-party bidder may submit a bid at a sale of mortgaged premises unless the 3rd-party bidder meets all of the following qualifications:

(a) The 3rd-party bidder does not own an interest in property in this state against which taxes have been levied that are more than 120 days delinquent.

(b) The 3rd-party bidder is not directly or indirectly owned, managed, or controlled, in whole or in part, by a person that owns an interest in property in this state against which taxes have been levied that are more than 120 days delinquent.

(c) The 3rd-party bidder does not directly or indirectly own, manage, or control, in whole or in part, an entity that owns an interest in property in this state against which taxes have been levied that are more than 120 days delinquent.

(d) No judgment against the 3rd-party bidder related to a violation of a state or local building code with respect to property in this state has been rendered that is unsatisfied.

(e) No judgment against a person that directly or indirectly owns, manages, or controls, in whole or in part, the 3rd-party bidder related to a violation of a state or local building code with respect to property in this state has been rendered that is unsatisfied.

(f) No judgment against an entity directly or indirectly owned, managed, or controlled, in whole or in part, by the 3rd-party bidder related to a violation of a state or local building code with respect to property in this state has been rendered that is unsatisfied.

(g) In submitting a bid at the sale, the 3rd-party bidder is not acting on behalf of or as part of an agreement with a person that does not meet the qualifications described in pars. (a) to (f).

Successful Bidder Forms:

Basic Info For Successful Bidders

Eligible Third-Party Bidder Affidavit  CV-550

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