The San Diego Daily Transcript (with paid subscription) would tell you the date, time, place, etc. of scheduled auctions way in advance. It even tells you the homedebtor and those with vested interests (the lenders!!! whose reps are definitely going to be at the courthouse steps either bidding or simply carefully watching the bidding process). I think it also tells you the reservation price. I can imagine private parties bidding against lenders who won’t go way below reservation price. Knowing this in advance would probably help bottom-fishers out there. They can contact the homedebtor directly before the scheduled auction, perhaps.
