Connecticut foreclosure listings: auctions, pending cases, and how to read them
"Connecticut foreclosure listings" means one of two different things: the free, official list of properties with a scheduled auction date, or the much larger set of cases pending in Superior Court that haven't reached a sale date yet. This page is the directory for both, plus every guide on how the process actually works.
The free auction list
Every property with a scheduled Connecticut foreclosure auction is public. Our free auction list tracks it daily — sale date, address, deposit, and a link to the official court notice. Towns with enough scheduled activity get their own page; see the list below.
What a 'pending' foreclosure actually means
A property reaches the auction list only after a court enters a Judgment of Foreclosure by Sale — one specific, late step. Everything before it — the complaint, the lis pendens, the mediation window, the motion practice — is what the Judicial Branch's own guidance calls a "pending" case [source][source], and none of it requires an auction date to exist. See the process guide for that sequence in order.
The timeline, filing to auction
- Filing & lis pendens: Day 0 — complaint filed, lis pendens recorded
- Return Date: Administrative only; no court appearance required
- Mediation certificate: Due within 15 days of the Return Date
- Litigation hold: Up to 8 months from the Return Date
- Mediation period cap: 3rd session, or 7 months from Return Date
- Judgment: Strict foreclosure, or sale if the court finds equity
- Sale path: 45-day bar date, then typically 60–90 days to auction
- Strict path: Law Day as soon as 21 days after judgment, usually 45–90
Full citations and the day-by-day breakdown are in the process guide.
The paid research: every case, from filing forward
The free auction list can only show what has already reached judgment — a median of 35 days before the sale. Our Investor research tracks the docket from the complaint forward, across the more than six thousand pending cases we check daily, well before most of them reach an auction date, if they ever do. See what a case record contains, pricing, or a sample record to see the format first.
Towns with scheduled auctions right now
- Bridgeport CT
- Bristol CT
- Danbury CT
- Derby CT
- East Hartford CT
- East Haven CT
- Enfield CT
- Fairfield CT
- Granby CT
- Hartford CT
- Killingly CT
- Manchester CT
- Meriden CT
- Middletown CT
- Milford CT
- Monroe CT
- Montville CT
- Naugatuck CT
- New Britain CT
- New Haven CT
- Newtown CT
- Norwich CT
- Plainfield CT
- Plainville CT
- Shelton CT
- Southington CT
- Stamford CT
- Stratford CT
- Torrington CT
- Wallingford CT
- Waterbury CT
- West Haven CT
- Wethersfield CT
Every guide, in one place
The Connecticut foreclosure process, step by step
The full timeline with day counts: return date, mediation, litigation hold, judgment, sale or law day.
Strict foreclosure vs. foreclosure by sale
The statutory equity test, what a Law Day is, and why the auction list can't show a strict case.
How to buy a foreclosure at auction
Every JD-CV-79 number a bidder needs, plus a verify-before-you-bid checklist.
Lis pendens in Connecticut
What CGS §52-325 requires the filing to say, where it lives, and what it doesn't tell you.
Sources
Last reviewed: September 11, 2026.