State Sen. Scott Hutchinson is wasting no time proposing a change to the state’s realty transfer tax discussed during a ...

Real estate transfer taxes are a one-time fee imposed by state or local governments on the transfer of property ownership. The cost of transfer taxes varies by location and is based on the sale price ...

As a homeowner, you dutifully pay your property taxes every year, no matter how painful. Notwithstanding Proposition 13’s tax limitations, California is not a low property tax state. According to the ...

Nearly four years into California’s new property tax transfer law, just over half of applicants are being approved. From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, the most recent data available, 56% of ...

Most states charge real estate transfer taxes when one entity sells or gives real property to another entity. Counties, cities, townships and boroughs may charge these taxes, too. If you’re buying or ...