As California baby boomers enter their retirement and end-of-life years, a seismic shift is underway in the state's real estate landscape. Proposition 19, passed in 2020 and effective for intergenerational transfers since Feb 16, 2021, has dramatically restricted the ability of families to pass down homes without massive property tax hikes. What was once a generous exclusion allowing parents to transfer low property tax bases to children—preserving family legacies for generat