Harris County, Texas

Sep 1, 2026 · 11 days ago

Redeemable Deedscheduledvia Linebarger (LGBS)

Parcels

Opening bids

$32,516

all parcels priced

Redemption

730 days

25% flat penalty

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

HOA/POA liens can survive the tax sale in Texas if the association recorded its lien before the sale and the taxing authorities failed to join/notify it in the foreclosure suit — check deed records for recorded association liens before bidding.

Harris County rules

Sale type: Redeemable Deed
Redemption period: 2 years for homestead/ag/mineral properties; 6 months for all other property
Investor return: 25% penalty in year one, 50% in year two (homestead/ag); 25% flat for the 6-month category
Governing statute: Texas Tax Code Title 1, Subtitle E, Ch. 34
Population: 5,009,302 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: In-person
Frequency: First Tuesday of every month, 10:00am-4:00pm (Bayou City Event Center, Houston)
Platform: Harris County Tax Office — sale listings + pre-registration
Deposit rules: No advance cash deposit — winning bidders pay in cash or certified funds (cashier's check) on the day of sale. Online pre-registration is available, but bidding itself happens in person.

Title risk

Not legally mandatory, but title companies generally require a completed suit-to-quiet-title (with a court order) before insuring, since the redeeming former owner's rights and any un-joined lienholders create real title risk until cleared.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector
Clerk of court: Harris County Clerk (real property records)
Property appraiser: Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) Parcel Viewer
GIS / parcel map: HCAD Parcel Viewer

Areas trending up

EaDo / East End — Inner-loop infill and industrial-to-residential conversion; job access to downtown/port corridors keeps demand elevated into 2026
Cypress / NW Houston (Cy-Fair) — Large-scale master-planned housing and employment-node expansion along the NW freeway belt; among the metro's highest permit and absorption volumes
Pearland / South Belt — Consistent population and school-driven demand on the south/southeast fringe with relatively tighter resale inventory than outer exurbs

Notes

Eight precinct Constables run simultaneous in-person auctions on behalf of the county; property lists are published on hctax.net ahead of each sale.

5 sources

Inherited from Texas rather than researched for Harris: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Download PropStream list (4 parcels, CSV)

Parcel	Address	Opening bid	Assessed	Spread	Status
0590970000004	3215 WISCONSIN ST · BAYTOWN	$8,184	$202,213	$194,029	cancelled
0720410020050	16431 1st St · Channelview	$20,000	$212,297	$192,297	pending
1167950050008	0 EGRET CANAL N · BAYTOWN	$2,360	$31,500	$29,140	pending
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Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Texas requires appraisal at 100% of market value as of Jan 1 (Tex. Tax Code § 23.01). Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.