Move to a Home That Fits Your Life — Without Losing the Low Property-Tax Rate You've Earned
California's Proposition 19 lets homeowners 55+ take their existing property-tax base with them when they move. Most people don't know they qualify. This free guide shows exactly how it works in the Sacramento region — in plain English.
Does this sound familiar?
The stairs are harder than they used to be, and the yard is more upkeep than reward. The house that fit your family perfectly now feels like more than you need.
Rooms sit empty. Maintenance never stops, and the property taxes keep climbing. You've pictured something simpler — a single-story home, or a community built for this chapter of life.
But one worry stops you cold: if you sell the home you've owned for decades, won't your property taxes triple? For years, that fear kept people stuck. Not anymore.
Don't worry, we can help!
Since April 2021, Proposition 19 lets California homeowners 55 and older transfer the taxable value of their current home to a new one — anywhere in the state — and keep paying taxes based on their original, lower assessment. You can use it up to three times. The low rate you've built up over decades doesn't have to disappear when you downsize.
Get the Free Guide
The California Downsizer's Prop 19 Guide
A plain-English walkthrough of who qualifies, how the tax savings are calculated (with a Sacramento example), the right timeline for selling and buying, and the three mistakes that cost people their benefit. Free, with no obligation.
Bart Hubbard / Real Estate Associate at HomeSmart ICARE Realty | DRE #01815497
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Nothing on this page is legal or tax advice. Procedures and dollar thresholds change, and every estate is different. Please confirm the specifics of your situation with a licensed California attorney.