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Nebraska motivated seller leads, county by county

1 county, each with its own lists, its own test and its own capped seats. Pick yours.

County treasurers sell tax certificates at the yearly sale in March. The owner can redeem for 3 years; after that the holder can apply for a tax deed or foreclose. Mortgage foreclosure in Nebraska is mostly non-judicial. LeadCounty covers 1 Nebraska county and 217,351 properties, refreshed weekly from each county's own offices.

4,198Tax delinquentacross Nebraska
54,323Absentee ownersacross Nebraska
217,351Properties1 counties
Nebraska counties

Every Nebraska county with its counts

1 Nebraska county, largest first. Counts are owners on each list today. Test is how many times more often the top-scored tenth sold in the county’s own test; a dash means no fair test is shown yet.
CountyPropertiesTax delinquentInheritance deedsIn foreclosureAbsentee ownersSeatsTest
Douglas County (Omaha)217,3514,198––54,323Seats open–

LeadCounty covers 1 county in Nebraska with 217,351 properties. The largest is Douglas County (Omaha) with 217,351.

4,198 properties are behind on tax across the state, most of them in Douglas County (4,198); 54,323 have an absentee owner.

1 of the 1 Nebraska counties still have open seats; each county is capped so the same owners are not mailed by everyone.

Nebraska rules · reviewed regularly

How tax sales, foreclosures and disclosures work in Nebraska

Nebraska rules at a glance
Tax-sale typeRedemption periodMortgage foreclosureStatute
Tax lien certificatesThe owner can redeem for 3 years; after that the holder can apply for a tax deed or foreclose.Mostly non-judicialNeb. Rev. Stat. §77-1801 and following (tax sales)

How to get a tax delinquent list in Nebraska · Compare all 28 states

Unpaid property tax
Tax lien certificates. County treasurers sell tax certificates at the yearly sale in March.
Redemption period
The owner can redeem for 3 years; after that the holder can apply for a tax deed or foreclose.
Mortgage foreclosure
Mostly non-judicial. Deeds of trust are foreclosed by trustee's sale; mortgages go through the courts.
Seller disclosure
Sellers of 1–4 unit homes must give the state's seller property condition disclosure statement.

General information from public statutes and agency guidance, reviewed regularly, not legal advice. Rules change and counties differ; confirm with a local real-estate attorney or title company.

Working Nebraska lists

What the Nebraska rules mean for your lists

Nebraska sells the unpaid tax, not the house, so a tax-delinquent owner usually keeps the property through the redemption period. That makes the delinquent list a long-running list: owners stay reachable for months or years, and the earlier you write, the more choices they still have.

Most mortgage foreclosures in Nebraska happen outside the courts and can move from notice to sale within a few months, so the first weeks after a notice matter most. Check the sale date before you write and be clear and respectful.

If you buy and resell, plan for Nebraska's seller disclosure rules: they apply to every resale of a home, including a flip.

Nebraska questions

How do tax sales work in Nebraska?

County treasurers sell tax certificates at the yearly sale in March. The owner can redeem for 3 years; after that the holder can apply for a tax deed or foreclose.

Is Nebraska a judicial foreclosure state?

Mostly non-judicial. Deeds of trust are foreclosed by trustee's sale; mortgages go through the courts.

What must home sellers disclose in Nebraska?

Sellers of 1–4 unit homes must give the state's seller property condition disclosure statement.

Where the Nebraska data comes from

Each county's appraiser or auditor (owners, values, sales), treasurer or tax collector (bills, payments, delinquency), recorder or clerk (deeds, foreclosure and probate filings where public) and city code enforcement. Each county page lists its offices; see how we collect the records.

Find motivated sellers in every Nebraska county we cover.

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