The Clerk’s Office conducts foreclosure sales of real or personal property pursuant to F. S. 45.031.
Foreclosure sales are held online at www.saintjohns.realforeclose.com on specified Thursdays at 12:00 PM EST (except legal holidays). BEFORE the sale, persons wishing to bid must register with Realauction and fund their bidder account.
PLEASE NOTE: Deposit payments made via ACH require five (5) full working days to arrive (settle) in the Clerk’s account. Deposits made by ACH must be settled and cleared in the Clerk’s account prior to the start of a sale in order to be able to bid on a property. We will not accept over the counter payments.
Bidder accounts must contain enough funds to cover at least 5% of the planned high bid. The balance of the winning bid plus applicable fees must be received by the St. Johns County Clerk’s Office by 2:00 PM EST the next business day. Realauction customer service will answer any questions regarding this process at (877) 361-7325 or customerservice@realauction.com.
The Certificate of Title will be issued ten (10) days after the issuance of the Certificate of Sale, providing there are no objections to the sale. A Certificate of Title will transfer title to the successful bidder, but it does not guarantee a clear title to the property.
Sales may cancel at any moment before the beginning of the sale for that property. Canceled sales will be properly marked.
Interested parties may obtain a list of upcoming sales by viewing the sale calendar.
All forms can be accessed in our Forms Library.
Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s Attorney is responsible for issuance and publication of the Notice of Sale. Please file the original notice with the Clerk’s Office as soon as possible and provide a copy to the newspaper for publication. Plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney must file the original Affidavit of Publication (i.e., Proof of Publication) with the Clerk before the sale; failure to file will cancel the sale.
All forms can be accessed in our Forms Library.
If you are a person claiming a right to funds remaining after the sale, you must file a claim with the clerk no later than the date that the Clerk reports the funds as unclaimed. If you fail to file a claim, you will not be entitled to any remaining funds. After the funds are reported as unclaimed, only the owner of record as of the date of the lis pendens may claim the surplus.
To view frequently asked questions about foreclosure sales, please click here.
St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller