Massachusetts tax sales
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Massachusetts cities and towns, not counties, collect property tax. If a tax on land is not paid within fourteen days after demand, the town's collector can take the land for the town, creating a tax title, a limited ownership held by the town or a third party that buys or is assigned it; the account then moves from the collector to the treasurer. The owner can redeem by paying the tax title with simple interest of 16% a year, or 8% for tax titles entered on or after November 1, 2024. After 6 or 12 months the holder can bring a foreclosure case in the Land Court, and once it is foreclosed the town may keep the property or sell it, listing it with a broker within 180 days; former owners can claim the excess equity from a sale.
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We track 4 towns in Massachusetts. None has posted a date we can confirm yet; see each one below for its schedule.
Information only, not investment or legal advice. Sale dates, terms and deadlines change; always confirm with the county before you register or bid.
Upcoming dated sales in Massachusetts
No dated sales posted by these counties yet. Check each county below for its schedule.
Towns
| Where | Type | Format | Next sale | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington (town) | deed | In person | No auction after 2026-10-28 posted. The latest notice read was for a tax possession auction on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (past). | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Fall River (city) | deed | In person | No auction after 2026-10-27 posted. The latest on the City's Tax Possessions and Upcoming Auctions page was October 29, 2025 (243 Lynwood Street), which is past. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Springfield (city) | deed | In person | No auction after 2026-10-27 posted. The latest was the City's first Real Estate Auction of 2026, held Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Springfield City Hall (past). | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Yarmouth (town) | deed | Unknown | The Town typically conducts its tax title auctions August of every year. | Oct 28, 2026 |
Massachusetts tax sale questions
Does Massachusetts sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Massachusetts cities and towns, not counties, collect property tax. If a tax on land is not paid within fourteen days after demand, the town's collector can take the land for the town, creating a tax title, a limited ownership held by the town or a third party that buys or is assigned it; the account then moves from the collector to the treasurer. The owner can redeem by paying the tax title with simple interest of 16% a year, or 8% for tax titles entered on or after November 1, 2024. After 6 or 12 months the holder can bring a foreclosure case in the Land Court, and once it is foreclosed the town may keep the property or sell it, listing it with a broker within 180 days; former owners can claim the excess equity from a sale.
When is the next tax sale in Massachusetts?
None of the Massachusetts places we track has posted a date we can confirm yet. 1 sell on a recurring schedule, quoted on each county's page.
Are Massachusetts tax sales online or in person?
Of the 4 places we track, 3 in person and 1 hasn't said. Each county page shows the format and the auction site, if there is one.
Where do these dates come from?
Each date is read from the county's own page or a legal notice the county must publish. We link that page next to the sale and show the day we last checked it.
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