Massachusetts Tax Sales
FOR REVIEW: Directory in progress. County-specific facts and missing fields are labeled.
Click a county on the map or use the name list below.
Massachusetts at a glance
- Sale route
- Tax-title assignment / municipal foreclosure resale
- Who runs it?
- Municipal treasurer / Massachusetts Land Court guidance
- Getting started
- Distinguish auction of tax title from sale of already-foreclosed real estate. Municipality may assign tax title; foreclosure is a separate legal process.
Massachusetts buying guide
Find properties
Distinguish auction of tax title from sale of already-foreclosed real estate. Municipality may assign tax title; foreclosure is a separate legal process.
Register and bid
Current local notice controls registration, deposit and price bidding. Search the particular town treasurer property notices.
Sale dates
No upcoming date is confirmed in this pass. Springfield’s February 3, 2026 sale is past. Lowell says it is not holding tax-title sales. Boston property RFPs have their own terms.
Understand the sale
Official state indexed guidance reviewed but full state-page fetch returned 403. Springfield municipal page reviewed directly; links bidder terms and parcel GIS. Current legal reform and next local notice still require review.
State source checked 2026-10-20. County-specific amounts and deadlines come from the county records below.
Choose a county
- Barnstable County
- Berkshire County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Nantucket County
- Norfolk County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
Barnstable County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Berkshire County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Bristol County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Dukes County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Essex County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Franklin County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Hampden County
Sale method: City tax-title foreclosure property auction
Sale date: 2026-02-03
Registration: Historical February3 event: registration began4:30PM.
Deposit: Historical2026 terms: $5,000 per property by certified/bank check or money order; winning deposit nonrefundable.
Bidding: Historical terms specify $1,000 bid increments or the auctioneer’s announced increment.
Payment: Historical terms require balance at closing; any extension or closing deadline must be checked in the full terms.
Buying steps: Use the city auction page for the custodian notice, terms and parcel GIS. The listed February2026 event has passed; request a new notice before using these terms for another sale.
Official local property / sale source
Local source checked 2026-10-20. FOR REVIEW.
Hampshire County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Middlesex County
Sale method: Tax-title sales currently suspended
Bidding: No current bidding opportunity: the city states it is not conducting tax-title sales.
Buying steps: Monitor the official Tax Title Sales page for a change. A list of unpaid liens is not an auction catalog.
Official local property / sale source
Local source checked 2026-10-20. FOR REVIEW.
Nantucket County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Norfolk County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Plymouth County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.
Suffolk County
Sale method: Tax-foreclosed or surplus property disposition through RFP, not a routine lien auction
Registration: The reviewed275BoltonSt example closedSeptember8 2026 at4PM Boston time; not open.
Bidding: Submit a proposal under the specific property RFP. Price, financing and development experience matter; highest cash bid alone does not assure selection.
Buying steps: Use the current RFP list linked by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. Property-disposition responses are electronic under the city’s instructions. Check all amendments and deadlines.
Official local property / sale source
Local source checked 2026-10-20. FOR REVIEW.
Worcester County
Local sale notice, property list, registration, deposit and payment terms are not verified yet.
Official local sale link is still being verified. No other county’s auction page is substituted.