Alamance County, North Carolina

Tax Deed183,040 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

10 days upset-bid period after each high bid, not a traditional redemption

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer, subject to upset bids

Governing statutestate default

North Carolina General Statutes Ch. 105, Art. 26

Notes

North Carolina tax-deed / judicial tax foreclosure county (not a tax-lien certificate state). Alamance County Tax Department uses in rem tax foreclosures (N.C.G.S. §105-374/375 style). Notices of sale advertised in the Alamance News ~two weeks prior; sales and upset bids administered with Clerk of Superior Court. After sale, NC 10-day upset bid period applies (bid must exceed prior by statutory amount; deposit with clerk). Properties may still carry certain taxes/assessments and IRS liens — AS IS. Future sales and upset-bid boards posted on tax.alamancecountync.gov.

Auction logistics

Format

Courthouse / public sale with 10-day upset bid period (Clerk of Superior Court)

Frequency

As parcels reach foreclosure judgment and notice of sale (rolling, not one annual mega-sale)

Platform

Alamance County Tax Department — In Rem Tax Foreclosures ↗

Deposit rules

High bidder at sale posts required deposit; balance due after upset-bid period closes without higher bid and sale is confirmed. Upset bidders deposit with Clerk of Superior Court per statute (typically 5% of new bid or statutory minimum). Failure to close can forfeit deposit. Confirm current clerk deposit instructions when bidding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Tax foreclosure judgment sales are strong but not absolute: federal tax liens, certain assessments, and easements can survive. County notes properties may be subject to IRS liens and taxes for years not covered. Occupancy and condition are buyer risk.

Quiet title

Quiet title is often used after tax foreclosure purchase to support marketable title for resale/finance in NC.

Deal maths for North Carolina

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

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-283 requires all property to be appraised at its true value in money, which the statute defines as market value. There is no classification ratio and no county variation in the ratio itself — only in how recently it was measured.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Alamance County Tax Department ↗

336-228-1312

Clerk of court

Alamance County Clerk of Superior Court (upset bids / sale deposits) ↗

Property appraiser

Alamance County Tax / GIS parcel search ↗

GIS / parcel map

Alamance County GIS / tax maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

Burlington / Tanger outlet & I-40/85 core

Retail and manufacturing employment with deepest rental liquidity in the county

Graham / county government core

Government services and relative affordability versus Burlington commercial nodes

Mebane / eastern Alamance–Orange edge

Triangle spillover growth and industrial corridor demand