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Foreclosures & Tax Sales in Alabama
Partial — free sources, some legwork
GovEase county parcel lists are free to browse after free registration; no statewide machine-readable feed. County lists also posted via alproptax-type county pages.
Foreclosure in Alabama
Process type
Non-judicial foreclosure (trustee sale)
Where official sales publish
See the source list below — official notices and auction listings for Alabama.
Official & major foreclosure sources
- Auction.com (foreclosure + REO auctions, all 50 states)
- Hubzu (bank-owned + foreclosure auctions)
- Xome (REO/foreclosure auctions)
- RealtyTrac (ATTOM; pre-foreclosure/auction/REO listings, paid)
- Foreclosure.com (paid listing aggregator)
- HUD HomeStore (federal REO, free)
- Fannie Mae HomePath (federal REO, free)
- County probate judge / sheriff sale notices + newspaper of record (in-person courthouse sales)
No single public link — start from your county government site and search for “Alabama sheriff sale”, “public trustee sale”, or the county newspaper of record for legal notices.
Tax sales in Alabama
Channel
Tax lien certificates sold by county Revenue Commissioners
Platform
Sale schedule
Annual, spring (Mar-May, varies by county)
Redemption basics
3 years; 12% interest
Redemption periods and sale dates are state-level basics — counties deviate. Confirm against the county's own sale notice for the current cycle.
Wholesaling rules in Alabama — read before you market a deal
Wholesale-specific disclosure statute (SB 228, 2023): disclose limited interest + intent to assign at contract offer; no license required with disclosure.
Education only — not legal advice. Confirm your approach with a local real estate attorney before you sign anything.
Local notes
Foreclosure sales are courthouse-steps, advertised in county newspapers. Tax lien sales moved online county-by-county via GovEase (confirmed Lauderdale/Dale/Blount counties).
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