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Matanuska-Susitna Borough tax foreclosure sales, Alaska

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The borough numbers its tax foreclosure sales. TS46 ran from May 19 to June 4, 2025 and sold or saw repurchased all 30 of its parcels. TS47 followed in Spring 2026, with Assembly approval on March 17, 2026 and 28 properties in the sale after five properties were pulled by the Assembly and two by the Manager from an original list of 41 properties under review. For TS47, registration opened May 1, 2026 on Public Surplus, bidding ran from May 18, 2026 until noon Alaska time on June 2, 2026, and full payment was due by 5:00 pm on June 17, 2026. The Tax and LID Foreclosure Sale page now states that the Spring 2026 sale has concluded and that there are no tax foreclosure properties for sale at this time. Parcels become eligible two years after the Clerk's Deed has been received, on the borough's older published sale guidance.

Selling office: Land and Resource Management Division, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 350 East Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645, Phone: 907-861-7869

Next sale: No next sale date is published, and no tax foreclosure properties are for sale at this time. The most recent sale, TS47 in Spring 2026, closed bidding at noon on June 2, 2026.. The borough Tax and LID Foreclosure Sale page states that the Spring 2026 Tax and LID Foreclosure Sale has concluded and that there are no tax foreclosure properties for sale at this time, and it publishes no date for the next sale.

Join the Land and Resource Management email notification list by writing to LMD@matsugov.us or calling 907-861-7869, because notice goes out on the day a sale opens. When the next sale is announced, complete the Public Surplus registration and vetting early, since notarized documents may be required, and budget for the five percent buyer's premium on top of the bid.

Dates and deadlines

Sources: Tax and LID Foreclosure Sale, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Terms and Conditions of TS47, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Tax and LID Foreclosure Sale frequently asked questions, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough

For TS47 all bidders had to register on the Public Surplus website and complete the online vetting process set by the auction contractor before participating, which could include submission of notarized documents, and the contractor set a deadline to complete registration. All bidders must be 18 years of age or older and be qualified bidders, which means a legally competent person who has not failed to pay a deposit or payment due to the borough on borough real property in the previous five years, is not in breach or default on a borough real property contract or lease, and is not delinquent in any payment to the borough. A business buyer must be an LLC or corporation in good standing with its state of origin and the State of Alaska, with signatory authority and a current Alaska business license submitted.

• 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

Parcels that do not sell in the competitive sale

Properties are offered first in a competitive sale, and if they do not sell during the competitive sale they may be offered in future over the counter sales, on the borough's published guidance on a first come, first served basis. For TS47 specifically, if the total price was not paid in full by the deadline the property could be offered to a backup bidder, or added to the borough property inventory for potential disposal at a later date.

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.

• Municipality of Anchorage tax foreclosure sales
• Fairbanks North Star Borough tax foreclosure sales
• City and Borough of Juneau tax foreclosure sales
• Kenai Peninsula Borough tax foreclosure sales
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough (this page)
• Ketchikan Gateway Borough tax foreclosure sales
• Kodiak Island Borough tax foreclosure sales
• City and Borough of Sitka tax foreclosure sales
• City of Bethel tax foreclosure sales
• City of Nome tax foreclosure sales

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