Past foreclosure & tax deed auctions in Lake Wales, FL

Market score 78
Auctions next 90 days
290
Sold since Oct 1, 2026
101
Won by 3rd parties
46%
Median bid ÷ judgment
59%
FavoritePropertyResultSold forSold toJudgmentBid ÷ judgmentBid ÷ valueDetails
Fri, May 31 foreclosure
Bankruptcy——$301K——
Thu, May 21 foreclosure
4712 Easton StLake Wales
Bankruptcy——$162K——
Tue, Apr 301 foreclosure
Sold$186K3rd Party Bidder$188K99%56%
Tue, Apr 231 foreclosure
Sold$174KPlaintiff$240K73%65%
Mon, Apr 151 foreclosure
947 Lyon StLake Wales
Sold$100Plaintiff$222K0%0%
Mon, Mar 252 foreclosures
Sold$170KPlaintiff$192K89%356%
43 Hill StLake Wales
Sold$700Plaintiff$81K1%—
Tue, Mar 191 foreclosure
Vacated——$154K——
Fri, Mar 151 foreclosure
Sold$123KPlaintiff$153K80%53%
Fri, Jan 192 foreclosures
Sold$151K3rd Party Bidder$106K142%70%
Sold$171KPlaintiff$261K66%59%
Thu, Dec 141 foreclosure
Canceled——$8K——
Wed, Dec 61 foreclosure
Sold$130K3rd Party Bidder$127K102%58%
Wed, Nov 221 foreclosure
3743 Red Oak CtLake Wales
Sold$142KPlaintiff$164K87%40%
Mon, Nov 131 foreclosure
Sold$82K3rd Party Bidder$81K102%25%
Tue, Nov 72 foreclosures
306 Piney AveLake Wales
Sold$99K3rd Party Bidder$171K58%61%
425 S 12th StLake Wales
Canceled——$90K——
Tue, Oct 241 foreclosure
212 Glenwood DrLake Wales
Sold$78K3rd Party Bidder$53K147%65%
Tue, Oct 171 foreclosure
Sold$97K3rd Party Bidder$86K112%47%
Thu, Oct 121 foreclosure
254 Oleander RdLake Wales
Sold$58KPlaintiff$135K43%96%
Tue, Oct 101 foreclosure
220 E StLake Wales
Sold$57K3rd Party Bidder$40K143%65%
Mon, Oct 21 foreclosure
2534 Shiner DrLake Wales
Postponed—————
Mon, Sep 182 foreclosures
906 Chelsea WayLake Wales
Vacated——$144K——
517 A GreenviewLake Wales
Sold$300KPlaintiff$1.7M18%—

Polk County auction market

Since Oct 1, 2026 · our continuous results history starts there, so every number below uses the same 7 weeks · as of Nov 10, 2026

HomeBadger market score

78/ 100

Deal flow
94
Competition
68
Discount
65
Liquidity
84
Equity
78

Ranked against other Florida counties with at least 15 sales in the window. 40 is the lowest, 100 the highest.

Upcoming, next 30 days
179
290 in 90 days
Median equity, upcoming
73%
value minus judgment, ÷ value
Sold at auction
101
of 199 decided
Sell-through rate
51%
sold ÷ decided
Sold to 3rd parties
46%
share of sales
Median judgment
$185K
or opening bid, decided sales
Winning bid ÷ judgment
59%
median, 3rd-party foreclosures
Winning bid ÷ value
58%
median, 3rd-party sales

Auction results by week

  • Sold
  • Canceled
  • Redeemed
  • Other
03570Oct 1Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9
Oct 1 – 4, 2026: 3 sold, 4 canceled, 0 redeemed; Oct 5 – 11, 2026: 16 sold, 5 canceled, 0 redeemed; Oct 12 – 18, 2026: 21 sold, 12 canceled, 26 redeemed; Oct 19 – 25, 2026: 13 sold, 4 canceled, 1 redeemed; Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026: 20 sold, 8 canceled, 0 redeemed; Nov 2 – 8, 2026: 28 sold, 6 canceled, 0 redeemed; Nov 9 – 9, 2026: 0 sold, 0 canceled, 0 redeemed

Share sold to 3rd-party bidders

0%50%100%Oct 1Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9

Median winning bid ÷ judgment, foreclosures

0%50%100%Oct 1Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9

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