The delinquent Real Estate Tax Sale for Washington County was held Monday at the courthouse by county treasurer Darlene Ostendorf and county clerk Nancy Heseman. Eighty-eight of the 171 parcels offered were sold with a total value of $114,439.97. There were a total of 13 tax buyers, with the top three being JAB Securities of Waterloo, which purchased 18 parcels totaling $27,281.85; Sabre Investments of Carbondale buying 16 parcels totaling $25,22827; and Raven Securities of Belleville buying seven parcels at a total cost of $13,205.42.