As-Is Home Buyer Blog
Shelby County Foreclosure Report — Q3 2026
Nick HedbergPublished on: 06/10/2026Shelby County foreclosure filings jumped 55% to 367 in Q3 2026, the most since at least early 2025, while 157 auction sales completed and lenders kept 51% of the homes sold. A public-records report with ZIP-level data, buyer tables, and full methodology.
Shelby County Tax Sale: What Homeowners Need to Know
Nick HedbergPublished on: 01/09/2026How Shelby County's delinquent-property-tax sale works, what a Memphis homeowner can do before and after it, and what Tennessee's redemption statute actually says — sale dates, the 30-day-to-1-year redemption scale, the 12% interest, and free local help. Next sale October 27, 2026.
Memphis Foreclosures by ZIP Code
Nick HedbergPublished on: 01/09/2026Every Memphis and Shelby County ZIP code ranked by new foreclosure filings, with quarter-over-quarter change and completed auction sales — from Register of Deeds records, updated quarterly. Free to cite with a link.
Memphis & Shelby County Foreclosure Statistics
Nick HedbergPublished on: 25/08/2026Memphis & Shelby County foreclosure statistics from county records, updated quarterly: filings, auction sales, median prices, buyer mix, ZIP rankings, and the tax-sale pipeline. Free CSV download, citable with attribution.
How to Stop a Foreclosure in Memphis: 5 Ways That Still Work in 2026
Nick HedbergPublished on: 21/08/2026Behind on your mortgage in Memphis? A plain-English guide to Tennessee's fast non-judicial foreclosure timeline and five realistic ways to stop or avoid the sale in 2026.
Shelby County Foreclosure Report — Q2 2026
Nick HedbergPublished on: 07/07/2026Shelby County foreclosure filings fell 31% to 237 in Q2 2026 — the fewest since at least early 2025 — while 124 auction sales completed and investors bought 40% of the homes sold. A public-records report with ZIP-level data, buyer tables, and full methodology.
Shelby County Foreclosure Report — Q1 2026
Nick HedbergPublished on: 19/06/2026Nearly four Shelby County homes a day entered foreclosure in Q1 2026 — and investors bought 44% of the homes sold at auction. A public-records report with ZIP-level data, buyer tables, and full methodology.
How to Sell a House As-Is in Memphis: Cash Buyer vs. Agent vs. FSBO (2026)
Nick HedbergPublished on: 19/06/2026A plain-English guide for Memphis homeowners: how selling a house as-is to a cash buyer compares with using a real estate agent or selling FSBO in 2026.