Measure ULA calculator for Los Angeles
Type in a sale price and you'll see the tax plus who pays it.
The statute supplies the tiers, and the customary payer is used; no exemptions and no reductions for first-time buyers are applied.
- Measure ULA, Los Angeles: a city transfer tax applies
- Tiered, Los Angeles
- Local transfer tax
- 0.11% on the price
- Rates for title insurance
- Filed by each insurer; owner's policy: varies by county; pays
Measure ULA rates and thresholds
Los Angeles transfer tax tiers
$0 to $5,400,0000.45%
$5,400,000 to $10,900,0004.45%
$10,900,000 and up5.95%
The band rate applies to the whole price.
Who pays the LA mansion tax
| Line | Customary payer | Rate or amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local transfer tax | Negotiable | At 0.11% of the sale amount | landcan.org |
| Measure ULA, Los Angeles (Los Angeles): a city transfer tax applies | Negotiable | At 0.45% up to $5,400,000, then 4.45% from $5,400,000 up to $10,900,000, then 5.95% above $10,900,000 | finance.lacity.gov |
| San Francisco transfer tax | Negotiable | At 0.5% up to $250,000, then 0.68% from $250,000 up to $1,000,000, then 0.75% from $1,000,000 up to $5,000,000, then 2.25% from $5,000,000 up to $10,000,000, then 5.5% from $10,000,000 up to $25,000,000, then 6% above $25,000,000 | sf.gov |
| Owner's title policy | Varies by county | filed by each insurer rate | insurance.ca.gov |
| Origination charge | Buyer | At 1% of the loan amount | bankrate.com |
| Appraisal | Buyer | $359 | angi.com |
| Buyer's agent commission | Set in the buyer agreement | 2.42% average | redfin.com |