Broome County, New York

Hybrid196,397 residents

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

Sale typestate default

Hybrid

Redemption periodstate default

Typically 2 years, varies widely by county/municipality charter

Investor returnstate default

Varies — many counties use in-rem deed foreclosure rather than lien certificates; some (e.g., select NYC-area jurisdictions) sell liens

Governing statutestate default

New York Real Property Tax Law Art. 11

Notes

New York In Rem tax foreclosure county. Broome County Real Property Tax Services forecloses multi-year delinquencies then auctions surplus parcels. Recent format: live event (e.g. Holiday Inn Arena, Binghamton) with optional online bidding via Mel Manasse & Son Auctioneers (manasseauctions.com) — typically annual November cycle. Confirm each year’s hybrid vs. online-only terms on county RPTS and Manasse notices. Separate from pure mortgage foreclosure auctions.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person with online bidding option (Manasse Auctions)

Frequency

Annual, typically November — confirm on broomecountyny.gov/realprop and Manasse

Platform

Mel Manasse & Son Auctioneers — Broome County tax auction ↗

Deposit rules

Pre-register per Manasse/county packet; deposit and balance schedule (including any remote-bidder deadlines) set in that year’s terms. Sold AS IS after county foreclosure judgment.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Proper In Rem foreclosure generally extinguishes most junior private liens; federal tax liens can survive. Read judgment and auction terms for exceptions.

Quiet title

Often used for marketable/insurable title after county deed before resale or financing.

Deal maths for New York

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $300

New York has no statewide level of assessment. Each of 1,200+ assessing units sets its own, and ORPTS publishes an equalization rate and residential assessment ratio per unit each year. 1.0 is used here as a deliberate floor — see the derived-ARV note — not as a claim that New York assesses at full value.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Broome County Real Property Tax Services ↗

Clerk of court

Broome County Clerk (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Broome County Real Property Tax Services ↗

GIS / parcel map

Broome County GIS / Real Property resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Downtown Binghamton / riverside

University and hospital employment supporting selective urban multifamily demand

Vestal / Town Square corridor

Binghamton University adjacency with stronger renter and SF liquidity

Endicott / Endwell selective corridors

Relative entry pricing with industrial-heritage inventory; underwrite carefully