December 2026 Tax Sales in Pennsylvania
December in Pennsylvania, in numbers
Pennsylvania's December calendar is Philadelphia's calendar. The city runs four separate sheriff sale dates in the month — 1 parcel on December 1, 16 on December 8, 29 on December 11, and 80 on December 16 — for 126 parcels in total, each from the Sheriff's published Tax Foreclosure Auctions list.
The published data we ingest for these sales carries counts, dates and the Bid4Assets venue — no opening-bid or assessed-value figures — so no ceiling estimates are shown for these sales and no amounts are quoted here.
- 4 tax sales · 126 parcels · all Philadelphia · December 1–16, 2026
- Largest list: Wednesday, December 16 — 80 parcels
- All four sales: sheriff sale, bidding via Bid4Assets
The sales, one by one
Every December Pennsylvania sale we track, in date order.
- Philadelphia — Tuesday, December 1 — 1 parcel
- Philadelphia — Tuesday, December 8 — 16 parcels
- Philadelphia — Friday, December 11 — 29 parcels
- Philadelphia — Wednesday, December 16 — 80 parcels
How Philadelphia sales work
Philadelphia sells through sheriff sales under the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law rather than the Real Estate Tax Sale Law most Pennsylvania counties use. Under that law a redeeming owner repays the bid amount plus costs, taxes and claims actually paid, and interest at 10% per year on each amount — within 9 months of acknowledgment of the sheriff deed. That redemption tail is part of the Philadelphia math: price it in before you bid, and confirm the current sale terms on the Sheriff's own list.
Four sale dates mean four separate lists and four separate work cycles. The December 16 list — 80 parcels — is the one that rewards starting now: screen it on the Philadelphia page below and verify finalists against city records well before sale week.
The full Philadelphia list — live
All 126 live December parcels across Philadelphia's four sheriff sale dates, exactly as the city published them and refreshed as the lists change — plus the one-time full report for the sale you pick, emailed right after checkout.
Questions
Why does Philadelphia sell four times in one month?
Philadelphia runs sheriff tax foreclosure sales on a recurring monthly rhythm rather than a single annual sale date. December 2026 carries four tracked sale dates — December 1, 8, 11 and 16 — with separate published lists.
Can the owner redeem after a Philadelphia sheriff sale?
Under the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law, the owner may redeem within 9 months of acknowledgment of the sheriff deed by paying the bid amount, costs, taxes and claims actually paid, plus interest at 10% per year on each payment.
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Philadelphia sells four times in December. The 80-parcel list lands December 16.
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