It takes a minimum of 6 to 8 weeks from sale date to the filing of buyer’s Sheriff’s Deed for the paperwork to be completed.  As defendant, you have redemption rights up until the confirmation is filed. The time for a confirmation to be filed is 30 days from the sale date. This means, if you can pay off your mortgage or acquire new financing before confirmation, you can keep your home.
Once the confirmation is filed, you no longer have a right to redeem and the purchaser is awarded a writ of possession. The confirmation order gives the purchaser the right to file paperwork to have the Sheriff notify you to vacate. The Sheriff will notify you, and when you need to vacate.