December 2026 Tax Sales in North Carolina
December in North Carolina, in numbers
One sale, one parcel: Gaston County auctions a single in rem foreclosure parcel in person on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, conducted by the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office from the Tax Office's published foreclosure list. The published opening bid is $12,000.
No assessed value is published for this parcel in the data we ingest, so no ceiling estimate is shown for this sale — the $12,000 figure is the county's published opening bid, not a statement of the property's worth.
- 1 tax sale · 1 parcel · Wednesday, December 9, 2026
- Gaston County — in-person public auction, conducted by the Sheriff’s Office (in rem tax foreclosure)
- Published opening bid: $12,000
How North Carolina sales work
North Carolina sells no lien certificates. Delinquent taxes are collected by foreclosure — mortgage-style under G.S. 105-374 or in rem under G.S. 105-375 — and the sale conveys the property. There is no post-sale redemption: the owner may pay off taxes, interest and costs until confirmation or until the upset-bid period closes.
The upset bid is the detail that decides Gaston County's December sale. An in rem sale stays open for 10 days after the sale, during which anyone may raise the bid by the statutory margin and restart the clock. Winning on December 9 is provisional until that window closes — budget and bid accordingly.
The Gaston County parcel — live
The single live parcel for Gaston County's December 9 in rem foreclosure auction, exactly as the county published it — plus the one-time full report for this sale, emailed right after checkout.
Questions
Is winning a North Carolina in rem sale final on sale day?
Not yet. Every in rem foreclosure sale is subject to a 10-day upset-bid period: a higher qualifying bid reopens the sale and restarts the window.
Can the owner redeem after a North Carolina tax foreclosure sale?
No. There is no post-sale redemption. The owner may pay the taxes, interest and costs until confirmation (mortgage-style foreclosure) or until the upset-bid period closes (in rem foreclosure).
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One North Carolina parcel sells December 9 — and the upset-bid clock runs 10 days after.
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