Quick answerMassachusetts sells redeemable tax deeds for unpaid property taxes. Lien buyers can earn 8% per year for tax titles taken or sold on or after Nov. 1, 2024 (M.G.L. c. 60, § 62, as amended by Ch. 140 of the Acts of 2024); 16% per year for titles taken or sold before Nov. 1, 2024. Redemption: Owner may redeem at any time before a foreclosure petition is filed; the holder generally may not file that petition until 12 months after the sale or taking for post-Nov. 1, 2024 titles (6 months for earlier titles) — M.G.L. c. 60, §§ 62, 65 — and may still redeem through Land Court until judgment bars redemption Sales: Set by each city/town treasurer/collector, year-round as needed — no statewide sale date Governing law: Mass. Gen. Laws c. 60, §§ 37, 52, 62, 65 (collection of local taxes; tax titles).