Ulster County, New York
County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.
Sale typestate default
Redemption periodstate default
Investor returnstate default
Governing statutestate default
Notes
New York tax-foreclosure then auction county. Ulster County Department of Finance forecloses delinquent real property taxes under Article 11-style process and sells county-owned parcels at public online auction (historically Absolute Auctions & Realty / NYSAuctions). County published tentative public auction date September 10, 2026 with online bidding; brochure posts closer to sale. Note: county previously paused a 2025 auction cycle while reviewing delinquent tax auction procedures. Confirm live brochure on Finance Foreclosures and Tax Auctions page.
Auction logistics
Format
Frequency
Deposit rules
Title risk
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
Areas trending up
Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.
County seat revitalization and creative-economy demand with mixed vacancy risk
University rental demand and tourism adjacency
Second-home and lifestyle buyer interest with more entry inventory than southern Ulster