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What this page is: a persistent profile of how Wake County, North Carolina runs its tax sale, independent of any single year's date. For the specific upcoming sale with a confirmable date, see the event page linked below.

Wake County, North Carolina Tax Sale, County Hub

Wake County, North Carolina runs a deed sale via Wake County Sheriff (in-person, Wake County Courthouse). Held on an annual cycle; the specific date is set and published by the county each year rather than falling on a fixed statutory day.

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Sale type
deed
Platform
Wake County Sheriff (in-person, Wake County Courthouse)
Bidding method
In-person public auction, then a 10-day UPSET-BID period: minimum upset = 5% of the current bid or $750 (whichever greater), filed with the Clerk of Superior Court; each upset restarts the 10-day clock until confirmation.
Statutory maximum rate
Deed sale via foreclosure -- no lien certificate, no investor interest (N.C.G.S. 105-375).
Redemption period
Owner may pay before judgment/confirmation; NO post-confirmation right of redemption.
Cadence
annual typical window

Legal structure & statutory basis

N.C.G.S. Ch. 105, Art. 26 (105-374/105-375)

Mortgage-style tax foreclosure -- no lien certificates. Property is auctioned per-case, then subject to a 10-day UPSET-BID period (each upset restarts the clock) until the court confirms; no redemption after confirmation.

County contact / official source

Wake County Sheriff (in-person, Wake County Courthouse) is the office/platform of record for this sale.

https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/tax-administration/real-estate/foreclosures

Sale history

We currently track one active cycle for Wake County at a time and don't yet maintain a distinct archive of past sale events for this county -- when a cycle closes, the record here reflects the newest tracked cycle rather than an appended history. This is a known gap in the dataset, not a claim that Wake County has held only one sale.

Tracked sale event

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