A trustee sale is a public auction at which a piece of real estate is sold. Trustee sales are held when people default on their mortgages and the lenders take possession of the property, and they are also held when people fail to pay their property taxes and the taxing authority takes the property. Such sales are usually listed in the newspaper so that members of the public are aware of the fact that property is available for sale.In the case of mortgaged properties, when someone mortgages a property, part of the agreement involves a clause which allows the lender to foreclose on the property if the borrower does not pay. When property is foreclosed, a person is appointed to act as a trustee to handle the repossession of the property and the sale at auction. The purpose of the trustee sale is to collect the balance of the loan. Tax auctions are held for similar reasons.
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