Brunswick County, NC tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Brunswick County, seat of Bolivia: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No fixed annual schedule.
- Format
- In person
- County office
- 910-253-2829
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How Brunswick County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Brunswick County Tax Office (Collections Division); notices of sale are issued by the County Attorney's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed annual schedule.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
No advance registration is described. 'To bid you must attend the auction at the Courthouse.' All bidders must be prepared to pay a 5 percent deposit immediately upon the conclusion of the auction by cash, certified bank check, bank cashier's check, or money order. Every sale then enters the standard ten day upset bid period; a minimum upset bid must exceed the previous bid by 5 percent or $750, whichever is greater.
Sale format and venue
Brunswick County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Brunswick County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Get the advertised list
Use Notices of sale by parcel number (County Attorney legal notices) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
No fixed annual schedule. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Brunswick County Tax Office (Collections Division); notices of sale are issued by the County Attorney's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Brunswick County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Notices of sale by parcel number (County Attorney legal notices). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
No advance registration is described. 'To bid you must attend the auction at the Courthouse.' All bidders must be prepared to pay a 5 percent deposit immediately upon the conclusion of the auction by cash, certified bank check, bank cashier's check, or money order. Every sale then enters the standard ten day upset bid period; a minimum upset bid must exceed the previous bid by 5 percent or $750, whichever is greater.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the North Carolina due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
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County offices
Tax sale office
PO Box 269, Bolivia, NC 28422 (office: 30 Government Center Drive NE, Sandifer Building, 1st Floor, Bolivia, NC 28422)
Official websiteCounty notes
- Brunswick County handles tax foreclosure sales in house: auctions are held on the courthouse steps in Bolivia and notices of sale are issued by the County Attorney's Office, posted by parcel number on the county Legal Notices page.
- Deposit and upset bid terms are county-published: a 5 percent deposit is due immediately at the close of the auction (cash, certified bank check, bank cashier's check, or money order), followed by the standard ten day upset bid period with a minimum raise of 5 percent or $750, whichever is greater.
- The Collections Division (910-253-2729, [email protected], PO Box 29, Bolivia, NC 28422) is the delinquency side of the Tax Office and advertises unpaid real estate accounts between March 1 and June 30 under N.C.G.S. 105-369.
- No online auction platform exists for this county; any third party site aggregating Brunswick County foreclosure parcels is republishing courthouse sale notices, not conducting the sale.
North Carolina rules
- Redemption
- North Carolina has no fixed redemption period of the certificate-state type and no post-sale redemption right. In a G.S. 105-374 foreclosure, redemption is allowed before confirmation of the foreclosure sale: paying the taxes, penalties, interest, and costs discontinues the action, and the clerk may confirm the sale once 10 days pass after the report of sale with no upset bid or exception. In an in rem foreclosure, payment in full of the docketed judgment with interest and costs requires the tax collector to certify the payment and cancel the judgment. Because every sale also sits through the 10-day upset bid window, an owner in either path retains a last window to pay after the auction itself but before the sale is final.
- Deed deposit
- At a G.S. 105-374 sale the commissioner may require the successful bidder to make a deposit of up to 20 percent of the bid; no deposit may be required of a taxing unit. An upset bidder always files a deposit of 5 percent of the upset bid, minimum $750, with the clerk.
- Surplus proceeds
- Sale proceeds are applied first to the costs of the action, including the commissioner's and attorneys' fees, then to the taxes, penalties, and interest of the foreclosing unit, then to special assessments and the taxes of other taxing units. Any surplus is paid as the court directs or held by the clerk of superior court, where the former owner, junior lienholders, and other claimants can file a special proceeding under G.S. 1-339.71 to establish ownership of the funds.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
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Where can I find the Brunswick County tax sale list?
Verified Aug 18, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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