California Form 593: Seller Withholding and Home Exemption

California Form 593: Seller Withholding and Home Exemptionby: Steve HisePublished on: 24/10/2026

Selling a California home? How Form 593 works: the 3 1/3% withholding, the principal residence exemption, and getting withheld money back at tax time.

California Form 593: Seller Withholding and Home Exemption

Inherited a Parent's Home? Prop 19 and Your Property Taxes

Inherited a Parent's Home? Prop 19 and Your Property Taxesby: Tricia GarciaPublished on: 20/10/2026

Under Prop 19, a child keeps a parent's property tax base only by moving in, and only up to a cap. What heirs in Ventura County need to know, with deadlines.

Inherited a Parent's Home? Prop 19 and Your Property Taxes

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Plain-English guides for buying, selling, and inheriting a home in Simi Valley and Ventura County, from local agents Steve Hise and Tricia Garcia.

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