Municipality of Anchorage tax foreclosure sales, Alaska

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Anchorage separates the foreclosure list from the sale list. Its 2026 Notice of Foreclosure booklet, available as of May 2026, lists properties delinquent for 2025 and prior years, and the Foreclosed Properties page states plainly that those parcels are not currently available for sale and would not be included in the 2026 Tax Foreclosed Property Sale. The Municipality held two sealed bid sales in 2026, one in June and a second on September 16, 2026. Its performance reporting notes that no tax foreclosure sealed bid auction was held in 2021 or 2022 because the Municipality took no Clerk's Deed to properties in those years, and that three properties sold in the 2025 sale.

Selling office: Real Estate Services Office, Municipality of Anchorage, 4700 Elmore Road, 2nd Floor, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: 907-343-7525

Next sale: No next sale date is published. The most recent sale was a second 2026 Tax Foreclosed Property Sale that took place on September 16, 2026, with results posted on September 17, 2026.. The Foreclosed Properties page announces the September 16, 2026 sale and its results and carries June 2026 sale results, but it publishes no future sale date.

Watch the Foreclosed Properties webpage for the next Assembly approved sale list, because no list appears before that approval, and complete property research before the sale date since bids are hand delivered on one day only and municipal staff cannot give legal advice or do the research for bidders.

Dates and deadlines

Next sale	No next sale date is published. The most recent sale was a second 2026 Tax Foreclosed Property Sale that took place on September 16, 2026, with results posted on September 17, 2026.
Foreclosure notice	The 2026 Notice of Foreclosure booklet lists properties delinquent for 2025 and prior years as of May 2026, and those parcels are not sale parcels
Assembly approval	The Anchorage Assembly approves the list of foreclosed property for sale before any sale list is posted
Most recent sale	Second 2026 sealed bid sale on September 16, 2026, following a June 2026 sale
Bid delivery window	Hand delivered bids are accepted between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm on the published sale date, and no bid logged after 3:00 pm qualifies
Balance due	By 5:00 pm on the second Friday following the bid closing, by certified check or money order
Format	Anchorage sells real property that has been deeded to the Municipality by court order for delinquent real property taxes and special assessments. The Anchorage Assembly first approves a list of foreclosed property for sale, and the sale itself runs as a sealed bid sale. All properties are offered as is and where is, without any representation or warranty, and a quitclaim deed transfers only the interest the Municipality holds.: Sealed bids are hand delivered to the Real Estate Services counter on the published sale date. Electronic bids and mail in bids are not accepted. The property list, property profiles and minimum bid amounts are posted on the Real Estate Department Foreclosed Properties webpage after Assembly approval, and no list is available before that approval.
Selling office	Real Estate Services Office, Municipality of Anchorage, 4700 Elmore Road, 2nd Floor, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: 907-343-7525

Sources: Foreclosed Properties, Municipality of Anchorage. Guide to purchasing tax foreclosed property, Municipality of Anchorage. Real Estate Department performance reporting, Municipality of Anchorage. Confirm with the selling office before relying on any date on this page: sales move, terms change, and parcels are pulled up to sale day.

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How Alaska tax foreclosures work

Foreclosure is municipal and annual. A municipality enforces delinquent real property tax liens by annual foreclosure, unless it provides otherwise by ordinance (AS 29.45.320).
The foreclosure list goes to court. The municipality presents a petition for judgment with a certified foreclosure list for the previous year delinquent taxes in superior court, publishes the list for four consecutive weeks, and mails notice to the last known owner of each property within 10 days of the first publication (AS 29.45.330).
Delinquencies can be cleared to the last moment. During publication and at any time up to transfer to the municipality, a person may pay the taxes with penalty, interest and costs, and the payment is noted on the list (AS 29.45.340).
Judgment and transfer. One general foreclosure proceeding in rem ends in a judgment and decree foreclosing each lien, and foreclosed properties are transferred to the municipality for the lien amount; the certified judgment delivered to the municipal clerk is the transfer (AS 29.45.360, 29.45.380 and 29.45.390).
The redemption year. The municipality holds transferred property for at least one year. A party with an interest in the property may redeem it during that year by paying the lien amount plus penalties, interest and costs, and the former owner keeps possession through the year unless waste is committed (AS 29.45.400 and 29.45.430).
Expiration and deed. The clerk publishes a redemption expiration notice once a week for four consecutive weeks and mails it by certified mail to record owners, and to lienholders where assessed value exceeds $10,000; redemption expires 30 days after the first publication. The court clerk then deeds unredeemed property to the borough outside all cities, or to the city inside a city, and the conveyance gives clear title (AS 29.45.440 and 29.45.450).
Sale, repurchase, and surplus. The municipality decides by ordinance whether deeded property is kept for a public purpose or sold, and sets its own sale method. The record owner may repurchase within 10 years and before any sale, at the judgment amount plus interest of up to 15 percent a year, the taxes that would have accrued, and the municipality costs. On a sale of property held under 10 years and never set aside for a public purpose, proceeds above the taxes, penalty, interest and costs belong to the former record owner on a claim filed within six months (AS 29.45.460, 29.45.470 and 29.45.480).

How buying works in Municipality of Anchorage

Anchorage does not publish a separate pre registration step. A bidder downloads a bid packet from the Foreclosed Properties webpage, completes one packet for each property, and may submit only one bid per parcel. A bidder represented by someone else must present a notarized Special Power of Attorney with the agent's picture identification. Municipal employees, Anchorage School District employees, members of appointed public bodies, elected officials and their family members must file a Notice of Intent to Respond to Public Solicitation with the Municipal Clerk before bidding.

Where buying happens At the municipality own sale of tax foreclosed property, announced locally after the redemption year closes and the deed issues. Each jurisdiction page names the office, the sale method, the list, and the terms that office publishes.
No statewide auction exists Alaska law runs no state or county auction of liens or deeds. A buyer watches two documents: the annual foreclosure list, which starts the process, and the later sale notice for deeded property, which is where buying actually happens (AS 29.45.330 and 29.45.460).
The seller keeps options Until a sale closes, the municipality may keep the parcel for a public purpose, and the former owner may still repurchase it. A parcel on a sale list can leave the list either way, so the current list from the selling office governs.

Terms: what a bid actually costs

Deposit, Municipality of Anchorage	Every bid must be accompanied by a deposit of at least 25 percent of the bid amount, in the form of a cashier's check or money order payable to the Municipality of Anchorage. Cash, personal checks, company checks and other payment types are not accepted for the deposit. The winning bidder's deposit is credited to the purchase price, and unsuccessful bidders may claim their deposits from the day after the sale on presenting picture identification.
Payment, Municipality of Anchorage	The successful bidder is notified by telephone and must be available to sign an agreement to purchase within 24 hours. After signing, the deposit is not refundable and the balance is due by 5:00 pm on the second Friday following the bid closing, paid by certified check or money order. If the balance is not received by that deadline the deposit is forfeited and the opportunity passes to the next highest bidder. The buyer also pays the full amount of real property taxes for the tax year of purchase, with no proration, and any unpaid special assessments.
Redemption period	At least one year from the transfer to the municipality. Redemption costs the lien amount plus penalties, interest and costs, including the cost of the expiration notice, and redeemed property takes back every accrued tax, assessment, lien and claim as though it had stayed in private ownership (AS 29.45.400).
Possession during the year	Foreclosure does not disturb the former owner right to possession during the redemption period. If waste is committed by the owner or anyone acting with the owner permission, the municipality may declare an immediate forfeiture of possession (AS 29.45.430).
The deed	On expiration the clerk of the court deeds unredeemed property to the borough or the city, recorded in the recording district, and the conveyance gives clear title except for prior recorded tax liens of the United States and the state. Two years after the deed its validity is conclusively presumed (AS 29.45.450).
Repurchase right	For 10 years after foreclosure, and until the municipality sells or contracts to sell the property, the record owner at foreclosure or the owner assigns may repurchase at the judgment amount plus interest of up to 15 percent a year from judgment, taxes as though the property had continued in private ownership, and the costs of foreclosure, sale and management. The right ends if the municipality adopts an ordinance keeping the property for a public purpose (AS 29.45.470).
Surplus on a later sale	Where the municipality sells property it held less than 10 years after redemption closed and never designated for a public purpose, the former record owner is entitled to the proceeds above unpaid taxes, the taxes that would have been assessed had the property stayed private, penalty, interest, and the costs of foreclosing, selling and managing the property. The municipality must notify the former owner of the excess in writing; a claim filed more than six months after the sale is forever barred (AS 29.45.480(b)).
How the sale itself runs	State law leaves the sale to the municipality: an ordinance decides whether the property is retained for a public purpose or sold, and each borough or city sets its own method, whether public auction, sealed bids or negotiated sale, with its own minimums and terms. The jurisdiction page carries the local rule as published (AS 29.45.460).
Minimum bid	Delinquent taxes and special assessments, interest, penalties and foreclosure costs, plus administrative costs of managing and maintaining the properties and preparing the sale
Tie bids	If bids tie, the first bid submitted as recorded on the Sealed Bid Receipt Log is the winning bid
Excess proceeds	Under AS 29.45.480 the former owner may claim proceeds above unpaid and delinquent taxes, penalty, interest and costs in writing within six months after the sale date
Deed	Quitclaim deed, with no guarantee of free and clear title

Parcels that receive no bids

The foreclosure sale guide does not publish a separate over the counter programme for unsold parcels. Municipal performance reporting shows the practice of carrying unsold property forward, noting that the 2020 sale included three properties held over from the 2019 sale and the 2024 sale included one property held over from the 2023 sale. Under AS 29.45.460 the Municipality decides by ordinance whether deeded property is retained for a public purpose or sold, and under AS 29.45.470 the former record owner may repurchase at any time before a sale.

Before you bid

Count the redemption year A foreclosure list is not a sale list. Property on this year list is at least a year from any deed, and lists shrink hard as owners redeem during the year. Plan on the sale notice for deeded property, not the foreclosure list.
Check the repurchase window Even deeded property can be repurchased by the record owner for up to 10 years, at any time before the municipality sells it. A published sale can lose its best parcel to a repurchase the week before it runs.
Remote land, real costs Much Alaska tax foreclosed land is remote, unsurveyed, landlocked or reachable only by air or water, and access, survey and title work sit with the buyer. Read the selling office own cautions on each list before pricing a parcel.

Every Alaska jurisdiction in this set

One page per jurisdiction, each verified against the jurisdiction's own publications and the current text of AS 29.45.320 to 29.45.480. Alaska foreclosure is municipal, so sale methods differ by borough and city; this set is the 10 jurisdictions that carry the state property tax base.

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