Capital Gains Tax on a Home Sale in Bakersfield: 2026 Guide
Many Bakersfield homeowners can exclude some or all of the gain when they sell the home they live in. If you owned the home and lived in it for at least two of the last five years, the IRS lets you exclude up to $250,000 of gain, or $500,000 for a married couple filing jointly, and California follow
Selling a House in Bakersfield in Winter: What the Data Shows
Yes, you can sell a house in Bakersfield in winter, and fewer new homes come on the market to compete with yours. In December 2025 the Bakersfield-Delano metro had 520 new listings, the fewest of the year and about 45 percent fewer than May's 940, according to Realtor.com. The tradeoff is time: the
Bakersfield Price Reductions: What Sellers Should Know
About 1 in 5 Bakersfield-area listings had a price cut in September 2026. Realtor.com put the share at 18.2 percent for the Bakersfield-Delano metro, close to last year's 19.2 percent. Meanwhile, Bakersfield homes that sold went for 99.1 percent of their final list price, per Redfin. Some homes sell
Prop 19 in Kern County: Move and Keep Your Property Tax Base
If you're 55 or older and selling your Kern County home, Prop 19 lets you take your low property tax base with you to a replacement home anywhere in California, up to three times. The purchase has to happen within two years before or after the sale. If the new home is worth more, only the difference
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