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Dallas County property data
Where Dallas County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Irving, Garland, Grand Prairie and Mesquite.
- 31Cities and towns
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Dallas County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Dallas County Clerk, Recording Division. Deeds, liens and other property records can be searched online by name, document number or full text at dallas.tx.publicsearch.us, with non-certified copies there and electronic certified copies for sale.
Owners and values
Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD). Owner, value and property details can be searched free by owner, account number, address or business name, and on DCAD's property map.
Tax sales
Dallas County Tax Office and Dallas County Public Works Property Division. Tax foreclosure properties are sold by the Sheriff in a live online auction at dallas.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com, and the property list is posted at taxsales.lgbs.com.
Foreclosure sales
Dallas County Clerk (Notices of Substitute Trustee Sale). Foreclosure sale notices are posted free online as PDFs sorted by city and sale month, searchable by name or address within each file.
Parcel maps
Dallas County GIS Data Hub. Dallas County publishes free GIS data and an online county map, and DCAD offers its own parcel map and GIS data products.
How property is sold here
Dallas County follows Texas's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Texas guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Texas does not sell tax liens; Dallas County sells the property itself after a tax lawsuit and judgment. The Dallas County Sheriff sells tax foreclosure property in a live online auction on the first Tuesday of every month at dallas.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com, and bidders must register at least five business days before the sale. The deposit applies to the winning bid, the rest is due within 24 hours, and the property list is posted at taxsales.lgbs.com.
Foreclosure sales
Mortgage foreclosures in Dallas County are substitute trustee sales held on the first Tuesday of every month on the north side of the George Allen Courts Building facing 600 Commerce Street, below the overhang. Notices must be posted 21 days before the sale and are posted on the County Clerk's website by city and month and in the George Allen Courts Building lobby.
Assessed values
The Dallas Central Appraisal District appraises all property every year at market value as of January 1.
Transfer tax
Texas has no real estate transfer tax, so there is no state, county or city tax on deeds in Dallas; buyers pay only County Clerk recording fees, which start at $25 for the first page and $4 for each added page.
Land bank
The City of Dallas runs the Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation (DHADC) Urban Land Bank, which buys tax-foreclosed vacant lots and resells them for affordable housing or commercial development.
Worth knowing
Property bought at a Texas tax sale is subject to a right of redemption by the former owner, and the Sheriff's office takes 3 to 5 weeks to issue the tax deed.
Worth knowing
The County Clerk does not publish a single list of mortgage foreclosures; the notices are posted as separate PDF files for each city, such as Dallas, Irving, Mesquite and Rowlett.
Worth knowing
Since July 1, 2023, Texas law requires a photo ID for anyone submitting a deed to the County Clerk for recording.
Every town in Dallas County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Addison town
- Balch Springs city
- Carrollton city
- Cedar Hill city
- Cockrell Hill city
- Combine city
- Coppell city
- Dallas city
- DeSoto city
- Duncanville city
- Farmers Branch city
- Ferris city
- Garland city
- Glenn Heights city
- Grand Prairie city
- Highland Park town
- Hutchins city
- Irving city
- Lancaster city
- Mesquite city
- Ovilla city
- Richardson city
- Rowlett city
- Sachse city
- Seagoville city
- Sunnyvale town
- University Park city
- Wilmer city
- Wylie city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Dallas County?
Deeds are recorded by the Dallas County Clerk's Recording Division at the Records Building, 500 Elm Street, Suite 2100, in Dallas. Recorded documents can be searched online at dallas.tx.publicsearch.us.
When is the Dallas County tax sale?
The Dallas County Sheriff holds a live online tax foreclosure auction on the first Tuesday of every month at dallas.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com. Register at least five business days ahead; the list of properties is at taxsales.lgbs.com.
How do I find who owns a property in Dallas County?
Search the Dallas Central Appraisal District site by owner name, address or account number. For title, check the deeds in the County Clerk's online records search.
Are Dallas County property records online?
Yes. Deed records, appraisal values, tax accounts, foreclosure notices, the tax sale auction and GIS maps are all online.
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.
- dallascounty.org/government/county-clerk/
- dallascounty.org/government/county-clerk/recording/
- dallascounty.org/government/county-clerk/recording/foreclosures.php
- dallascounty.org/government/county-clerk/recording/fees-payment.php
- dallas.tx.publicsearch.us/
- dallascounty.org/departments/pubworks/property-division.php
- dallas.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com/index.cfm?ZACTION=HOME&ZMETHOD=TAXDEED
- dallascounty.org/departments/tax/
- dallascad.org/
- dallascad.org/SearchOwner.aspx
- dallascad.org/forms/Reappraisal_Plan.pdf
- dallascounty.org/about-us/cities/
Every parcel in Dallas County, on one map
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