Tax deed sales in New Mexico: how the process works, what redemption means for a bidder, and the sale calendar for every state program BackLot tracks.
Each state program page shows the typical timing and the office to watch. BackLot re-checks the official pages daily.
Open the mapNew Mexico is a tax deed state with other sales as a secondary path. Sales are administered at the state level by the Taxation & Revenue Department, Property Tax Division / Delinquent Property Tax Bureau under NMSA 1978 §§7-38-65 through 7-38-70.
When a parcel becomes eligible. Property generally becomes subject to state collection/sale at the end of the third full year of delinquency.
When sales happen. State conducts delinquent-property auctions throughout the year as title work is completed.
How bidding works. Highest oral/public bid at or above minimum bid.
What the winning bidder gets. Real property conveyed by tax deed. Owner redemption after the sale: No.
Dates come from official notices. An Expected month is the statutory window before the office publishes a date; Announced and Confirmed are exact dates.
No sale in New Mexico has a date on record right now. Each jurisdiction page shows the typical timing and the office to watch.
Every New Mexico state program BackLot tracks, with the next sale where one is on record.
Records last verified Aug 28, 2026.
BackLot maps tax-default parcels with county roll details, satellite views and a watchlist, and keeps this calendar current from official notices. One plan, everything included.
1 New Mexico jurisdiction tracked.