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Alexandria city property data
Where Alexandria city's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map.
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Alexandria city, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Alexandria Clerk of Circuit Court, Land Records Division. Indexes and images from 1785 to 1798 and from 1930 on are online through the state's Secure Remote Access system by paid subscription (a 4% fee applies to card payments), and a free VA Deed Alert email service flags new filings on your name or parcel.
Owners and values
Alexandria Office of Real Estate Assessments. Owner, sales, assessment and tax history for every parcel are free on the city's Real Estate Assessment Search at realestate.alexandriava.gov.
Tax sales
Alexandria Department of Finance (Revenue and Treasury Divisions). Tax balances and payment history are free online, and court-ordered tax sale auctions are run online at tacssale.com by Taxing Authority Consulting Services.
Foreclosure sales
Alexandria Clerk of Circuit Court (trustee deeds recorded). Trustee sales are advertised in the newspaper and the resulting trustee deeds are recorded in the city's land records, searchable by Secure Remote Access subscription.
Parcel maps
City of Alexandria GIS Parcel Viewer. The free GIS Parcel Viewer and city tax maps are linked from the Office of Real Estate Assessments page.
How property is sold here
Alexandria city follows Virginia's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Virginia guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Virginia does not sell tax liens; Alexandria sells the property itself through court-ordered sales for years of unpaid real estate taxes. Sales are held only a few at a time and not on a fixed schedule; in August 2025 three properties went to an online auction on tacssale.com, run for the city by Taxing Authority Consulting Services, and one was pulled before bidding closed. Watch tacssale.com and court sale notices in local papers for new Alexandria listings.
Foreclosure sales
Most Alexandria mortgage foreclosures are trustee sales under a deed of trust, held without a court case after a notice of sale runs in a local newspaper. The trustee's deed is then recorded with the Alexandria Clerk of Circuit Court.
Assessed values
Alexandria reassesses every parcel each year at 100% of fair market value as of January 1, with notices mailed in late February.
Transfer tax
Virginia charges a state recordation tax paid by the buyer and a grantor tax paid by the seller, and cities may add a local recordation tax; the Alexandria Clerk links the Virginia Courts deed fee calculator to figure the exact amount for a sale.
Worth knowing
Alexandria is an independent city, so the city's own Clerk of Circuit Court, Assessor and Finance Department do the county's jobs.
Worth knowing
Some addresses with an Alexandria mailing address are actually in Fairfax County; deeds for those are recorded with the Fairfax Circuit Court, not the city.
Worth knowing
The 2026 real estate tax rate is $1.135 per $100 of value, billed in two halves due June 15 and November 15.
Every town in Alexandria city
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Alexandria city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Alexandria?
Deeds are recorded by the Clerk of Circuit Court, Land Records Division, at 520 King Street, Room 307. Online images are available through the paid Secure Remote Access subscription.
When is the Alexandria tax sale?
Alexandria holds court-ordered tax sales of a few properties at a time, not on a set date. Recent sales ran as online auctions on tacssale.com, such as the August 2025 sale.
How do I find who owns a property in Alexandria?
Search the address or parcel on the city's free Real Estate Assessment Search at realestate.alexandriava.gov, which shows the owner, sales and assessment history.
Are Alexandria property records online?
Yes. Assessments, owners, tax balances and parcel maps are free on the city website, and deed images are online by paid subscription from the Clerk of Circuit Court.
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.
- alexandriava.gov/courts/clerk-of-circuit-courts-land-records
- alexandriava.gov/RealEstate
- alexandriava.gov/real-estate/frequently-asked-questions-about-real-estate-assessments
- alexandriava.gov/RealEstateTax
- alexandriava.gov/news-finance/2026-06-08/alexandria-2026-first-half-real-estate-tax-bills-
- geo.alexandriava.gov/Html5Viewer/Index.html?viewer=parcelviewer&run=initialSettings
- alxnow.com/?p=57069
- alxnow.com/?p=76644
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