Anchorage County, Alaska

Tax Deed289,600 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

None after foreclosure judgment; pre-foreclosure redemption while in tax-foreclosure status (varies by borough)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Varies by borough/municipality (home-rule)

Notes

Alaska municipal tax-foreclosure then sealed-bid resale. Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) Real Estate Services forecloses long-delinquent real property taxes/special assessments, issues Clerk’s Deed after redemption expires, then sells MOA-owned tax-foreclosed parcels by sealed bid. 2026 primary sale June 24, 2026; second 2026 sale scheduled September 16, 2026. Properties AS IS/WHERE IS; litigation guarantees in Property Profiles are not title insurance. Excess proceeds claimable by former owners within 6 months (AS 29.45.480).

Auction logistics

Format

Sealed bid

Frequency

Typically 1–2 sealed-bid sales per year when inventory exists (2026: June 24 and Sept 16). Notice of Foreclosure booklet lists parcels facing future foreclosure — those are NOT yet for sale.

Platform

MOA Real Estate Services — Tax-Foreclosed Properties Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Follow Foreclosed Properties Guide on muni.org: sealed bid form and deposit per published terms for each sale cycle. Research Property Profiles (litigation guarantee + vicinity map) before bidding. Quitclaim/municipal deed without warranty.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Sold after Clerk’s Deed to MOA; federal tax liens may require IRS Certificate of Discharge process (IRS Pub 783). MOA disclaims accuracy of litigation guarantees. Buyer must research encumbrances, access, and use restrictions.

Quiet title

Practically often required for marketable/insurable title after municipal tax-foreclosure deed, especially if federal liens or boundary issues exist.

Deal maths for Alaska

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

AS 29.45.110(a): the assessor assesses property at full and true value as of 1 January, which the statute defines as "the estimated price that the property would bring in an open market and under the then prevailing market conditions in a sale between a willing seller and a willing buyer both conversant with the property and with prevailing general price levels". No ratio or classification is applied.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Municipality of Anchorage Treasury / Real Estate Services ↗

907-343-7953

Clerk of court

Alaska Court System / MOA Clerk’s Deed process ↗

Property appraiser

MOA Property Appraisal Division ↗

GIS / parcel map

MOA GIS / property map resources ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Midtown / U-Med district

Hospital and university employment core with multifamily demand

South Anchorage / Huffman–O’Malley

Established SF market with relatively tight inventory

Eagle River / Chugiak fringe

JBER-adjacent demand and more entry inventory versus central Anchorage