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Forsyth County property data
Where Forsyth County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Winston-Salem.
- 9Cities and towns
- 165,431Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Forsyth County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Forsyth County Register of Deeds. Recorded land records and document images can be searched and viewed online for free.
Owners and values
Forsyth County Tax Administration (Assessor). The Detailed Property Information search finds parcels by owner or business name, address, REID or PIN and links to the property record card.
Tax sales
Forsyth County Tax Administration, Tax Collector. The Property Tax Foreclosure Sales page lists each property with its case number, sale date, status and tax value, and links each PIN to the parcel search.
Foreclosure sales
Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court. Mortgage foreclosures are court files kept by the Clerk; the court directory lists a foreclosure contact and the main Clerk line, (336) 779-6300.
Parcel maps
Forsyth County Tax Parcel Viewer. The Tax Parcel Viewer shows tax maps with lot dimensions, acreage and zoning and links to each parcel's property information.
How property is sold here
Forsyth County follows North Carolina's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the North Carolina guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
North Carolina law does not allow tax lien sales, so Forsyth County forecloses on the property and sells it at public auction. Sales are held at 12:00 noon at the Forsyth County Courthouse, 175 N. Chestnut St. in Winston-Salem, on dates set as needed (recent sales were May 8 and August 7, 2026, and the October 2026 sale moved to November 6). Only in-person bids are taken, the deposit is generally 20% of the bid, and lists are posted on the county's Property Tax Foreclosure Sales page, at the courthouse and in the Winston-Salem Journal for three weeks before the sale.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage foreclosures in Forsyth County are power of sale foreclosures heard by the Clerk of Superior Court, with the property auctioned at the courthouse after notice is posted and published. Every North Carolina foreclosure sale stays open for 10 days of upset bids.
Assessed values
Forsyth County's current values took effect January 1, 2025, and the county has reappraised every four years since 1988, though state law only requires it every eight.
Transfer tax
North Carolina charges an excise tax on deeds of $1 per $500 of the sale price (0.2%), collected by the Register of Deeds, and Winston-Salem adds no city transfer tax.
Worth knowing
After a tax foreclosure auction, anyone can file an upset bid of at least 5% more (minimum $750) in person at the Courthouse Civil Department for 10 days, and the period restarts with each new bid.
Worth knowing
Final payment is due to the county's foreclosure attorney within 30 days after the upset period ends, and the buyer gets a Commissioner's Deed; the property is sold as is and subject to any city, county or fire district taxes not in the judgment.
Worth knowing
Tax foreclosure properties that get no opening bid become residual parcels that may be auctioned again later, with dates posted on the county website and in the Winston-Salem Journal.
Every town in Forsyth County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Bethania town
- Clemmons village
- Kernersville town
- King city
- Lewisville town
- Rural Hall town
- Tobaccoville village
- Walkertown town
- Winston-Salem city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Forsyth County?
Deeds are recorded by the Forsyth County Register of Deeds at 201 North Chestnut Street in Winston-Salem. Recorded land records can be searched and viewed online for free.
When is the Forsyth County tax sale?
Forsyth County holds tax foreclosure auctions at noon at the courthouse on dates set as needed, several times a year. The next sale was set for November 6, 2026, and dates are posted on the county's Property Tax Foreclosure Sales page and in the Winston-Salem Journal.
How do I find who owns a property in Forsyth County?
Use the Tax Administration's Detailed Property Information search by owner, address, REID or PIN. The deed itself is in the Register of Deeds online record search.
Are Forsyth County property records online?
Yes. Deeds, tax values and property record cards, tax foreclosure listings and tax parcel maps are all online, and the Register of Deeds search is free.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- forsythcountync.gov/ROD/Online_lookup.aspx
- forsythcountync.gov/Tax/foreclosure.aspx
- forsythcountync.gov/tax/foreclosure_faq.aspx
- forsythcountync.gov/Tax/foreclosure_prop.aspx
- forsyth.cc/Tax/revaluation.aspx
- forsythcountync.gov/tax/assets/documents/2025_Reappraisal_Presentation.pdf
- forsythcountync.gov/tax/propertylookup.aspx
- forsyth.cc/TAX/tax_parcel.aspx
- nccourts.gov/locations/forsyth-county/contact-directory
Every parcel in Forsyth County, on one map
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