Prop 19 Base-Year Transfer: Moving After 55
If you are 55 or older and have owned your Fresno home for decades, the fear of losing a low property-tax base keeps a lot of people from moving. Prop 19 changed that. You can now carry your taxable base-year value to a new home anywhere in California — which can make downsizing or moving closer to family genuinely affordable. Here is how it works.
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Who Qualifies
Per the State Board of Equalization, the base-year value transfer (effective April 1, 2021) is available to homeowners who are 55 or older, severely and permanently disabled, or victims of a wildfire or other natural disaster. It replaced the older Propositions 60, 90, and 110 and removed their county restrictions.
How the Transfer Works
You sell your current primary residence and buy or build a replacement primary residence anywhere in California, within two years. Your old, low taxable base-year value transfers to the new home, so you keep paying taxes based on your original assessment rather than the new home's full market value. Eligible owners who are 55+ or disabled can do this up to three times in their lifetime. If the replacement home costs more than your old one sold for, the difference in value is added to your transferred base — but you still keep most of the benefit.
Selling Your Current Home Fast Makes the Move Easier
The base-year transfer has a clock: you generally have two years between selling your old home and buying the replacement. Selling your current Fresno home quickly and as-is removes the uncertainty of a slow listing — no repairs, no staging, no months on market — so you can line up the move and the new home with confidence. We pay cash and close on your schedule, which is exactly what a timed move calls for.
Confirm the Details
Eligibility, the forms (such as BOE-19-B for those 55+), the two-year window, and how the value difference is calculated all depend on your situation, so confirm them with the Fresno County Assessor and a tax professional before you act. This is general information, not tax advice — but when you are ready to sell your current home, we make that part simple.
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