San Fernando Valley · Los Angeles County
Sherman Oaks real estate
South of the Boulevard · Chandler Estates · Sherman Oaks Heights · Longridge Estates
Sherman Oaks is one of the most consistently in-demand markets in the Valley, helped by its position at the base of the Sepulveda Pass and genuinely quick access over the hill. As in Tarzana and Studio City, the Ventura Boulevard line matters: south of it, hillside lots and higher price points; north of it, a flatter, denser, more attainable market with a strong condo and townhome component.
Inventory tends to move faster here than in the west Valley, and buyer expectations around finish level are higher. Dated homes still sell, but the discount is visible. Sherman Oaks is inside City of Los Angeles limits, so the LA City transfer tax applies, and the hillside end of the market regularly reaches Measure ULA territory.
- ZIP codes
- 91403, 91423, 91401
- County
- Los Angeles County
- City of LA
- Yes
If you're selling
What it costs to sell in Sherman Oaks
Sherman Oaks is inside City of Los Angeles limits. That means a sale here pays the Los Angeles County documentary transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000, plus the City of Los Angeles transfer tax of $4.50 per $1,000, about 0.56% of the sale price combined.
Above $5,400,000, Measure ULA also applies, at 4% of the entire gross sale price, not just the portion above the threshold, and not reduced by your mortgage or your original purchase price.
Reading on Sherman Oaks
- SellingSelling a house in Encino: the ULA cliff, the 9A, and the order to do it inEncino is in the City of Los Angeles, which means $5.60 per $1,000 in combined transfer tax, a Residential Property Report before you can close, and Measure ULA sitting over every sale in the upper price band. Here's what it costs and what order to do it in.
- SellingSelling a house in Studio City: ULA, the 9A, and the hillside rulesThree things move real money when you sell in Studio City: whether your price crosses the Measure ULA threshold, what the 9A report turns up, and what the hillside rules let a buyer build. Here's the order to handle them in.
- SellingSelling a house in Sherman Oaks: the costs, ULA and the hillsSherman Oaks is City of LA, which means two transfer taxes, the 9A report, and Measure ULA if you clear the threshold. Hillside parcels south of Ventura add fire disclosures. Here's the full cost stack and the order to do things in.
- SellingSelling a house in Tarzana: the 9A report, ULA, and the hillsideTarzana sales run on City of Los Angeles rules — a 9A report from LADBS, $5.60 per $1,000 in transfer tax, and Measure ULA at the top of the market. South of Ventura Boulevard adds septic and hillside permits. Here's the real cost and the sequence.
- Taxes & Closing CostsWhat is Measure ULA in Los Angeles? The 4% transfer tax, explainedULA is the City of LA's extra transfer tax on sales above roughly $5.15 million. It's charged on the whole sale price, not your gain, and crossing the threshold by a dollar can cost you six figures. Here's how it works in the West Valley.
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