California Documentary Transfer Tax: How Much It Is and Who Pays It
California's documentary transfer tax starts at $1.10 per $1,000, but some cities charge far more. Here's how it's calculated and how buyers and sellers usually split it.
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California Prop 37 Passed: How the New-Home Down Payment Loan Works
Prop 37 passed: a CalHFA loan for up to 17% of a new home's price with 3% down. Who qualifies, which homes count, when it starts and what to use now.
California Housing Market Fall 2026: Slower Sales, Steady Prices
C.A.R. reported a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 260,410 existing single-family sales in September 2026, down 6.5% from a year earlier. The statewide median price was $899,720, up 1.7%, and homes sold in a median 29 days.
California Seller Disclosures: TDS, NHD, and Your Right to Cancel
California sellers of most single-family homes must give buyers a Transfer Disclosure Statement and a Natural Hazard Disclosure. If they arrive after an offer is accepted, the buyer gets three days after in-person delivery, or five after mail or electronic delivery, to cancel.
California Prop 19: Moving Your Tax Base at 55+
Under Proposition 19, California homeowners who are 55 or older, severely disabled, or wildfire or disaster victims can move their property tax base to a replacement home anywhere in the state, up to three times, if they buy within two years of selling.
California Supplemental Tax Bills and the $7,000 Exemption
If you bought a California home this year, expect a supplemental property tax bill on top of your regular one. File for the homeowners' exemption too: it cuts $7,000 from taxable value, and February 15 is the deadline for the full exemption.
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