Normally when you buy a house, you don’t want a home with any outstanding liens against it. That’s also why you pay for a title company. But what happens to those houses with outstanding taxes? You ...

If a homeowner doesn't pay their property taxes, the government can put a tax lien on their house. An unpaid tax lien can result in the homeowner losing their house through foreclosure. But did you ...

Tax lien investing is a unique investment strategy that involves purchasing delinquent property tax liens on properties. When a property owner fails to pay their property taxes, the local government ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

Tax lien investing is a potentially high-yielding — but risky — real estate investment strategy. Investors cover an unpaid property tax bill upfront and are then responsible for collecting from the ...

As the City Council prepared to end New York City’s controversial tax lien sales, the de Blasio administration warned that delinquencies would rise. That’s exactly what’s happened. With the tax lien ...

Montgomery County Treasurer John McManus said he has implemented a new tax lien sale process that has contributed to a large increase in delinquent tax collections. McManus said he plans to hold ...

I applaud Les Gardinier for his Open forum in last Tuesday’s Camera about losing your house because you can’t afford to pay property taxes. I can’t think of a more insidious tax. I get the feeling ...

The city is zeroing in on a plan to reinstate tax lien sales but with more protections so property owners don’t end up in foreclosure. City Council member Justin Brannan plans to introduce a bill ...

A city program could put thousands of New Yorkers at risk of losing their homes - and many don’t even know it’s happening. The city's 2025 tax lien sale is back after its pause since 2021. More than ...