Sheriff's sale · mortgage foreclosure · Nov 3, 2026

5520 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131

5520 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131 (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania) is listed for the sheriff's sale (mortgage foreclosure) on Nov 3, 2026, one of 411 properties on that sale. Current bid: $10,300.00, lower than 87% of the 382 properties on the sale. Published as parcel 041281400, case 2607-409.

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At a glance

Address: 5520 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131
County: Philadelphia County, PA
Sale: Sheriff's sale, mortgage foreclosure
Sale date: Nov 3, 2026 (in 3 days)
Current bid: $10,300.00
Median current bid on this sale: $17,750.00
Parcel: 041281400
Case number: 2607-409
Run by: Philadelphia Sheriff's Office

What our pre-check found

Pre-checked on Oct 31, 2026: the county's online index returned recorded documents for 5520 Lancaster Avenue. Which ones (deeds, mortgages, releases, liens, lis pendens) and whether any are still open is in the title report.

5520 Lancaster Avenue in numbers

Its current bid of $10,300.00 is lower than 87% of the 382 properties on the sale; the median on the sale is $17,750.00.
79 other properties in ZIP 19131 are on the same list.
In ZIP 19131 the median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,500 and pays $1,381 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.77% (below the 0.94% US median).
HUD's fiscal 2027 fair market rent for ZIP 19131: $1,930 for two bedrooms, $2,300 for three.
3 days are left before the sale.

ZIP figures: Census survey of owner-occupied homes, 2020-2024; HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027.

What the title report checks for 5520 Lancaster Avenue

Deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and sheriff's deeds recorded with the Department of Records
Owner and assessment from the Office of Property Assessment
Federal court records matched to the owner
Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel

Bidding, deposits and redemption: Philadelphia sheriff sale auction search (mortgage foreclosures and tax sales). HeritageDeed does not run auctions, does not bid for anyone and does not sell leads. Each list is the office's own, refreshed nightly; the office decides who may bid and on what terms.

Questions

When is the sale for 5520 Lancaster Avenue?

Nov 3, 2026, 3 days from now, at the sheriff's sale (mortgage foreclosure) run by the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office; 5520 Lancaster Avenue is one of 411 properties on that sale. A property can come off the list before the sale when what is owed is paid.

How do I check the title of 5520 Lancaster Avenue before the sale?

Order a HeritageDeed title report for 5520 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131: it reads the Philadelphia Department of Records's recorded documents for this parcel and lists the owner of record, each mortgage with whether a release was recorded, liens, lis pendens, court records and tax status. $49, usually ready within minutes. We pre-checked 5520 Lancaster Avenue on Oct 31, 2026.

What do homes in ZIP 19131 rent for?

HUD's fair market rents for ZIP 19131 in fiscal 2027 are $1,620 for one bedroom, $1,930 for two and $2,300 for three, $2,540 for four (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA). They are the rents HUD's voucher programs pay up to, a guide to what a rental of 5520 Lancaster Avenue could ask.

Other properties on the Philadelphia list

The whole list, with every sale date: Philadelphia sheriff sale auction search (mortgage foreclosures and tax sales). How records work in the county: Philadelphia title search.

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