About Us

We have been serving families throughout the Bay Area for 25 years. It is an honor to be a part of this community, and we plan to be a part of it for many years to come.

Our Story

Founded in 1996 by Terry Arellano and Karel van Haeften, Cemetery Property Resales serves buyers and sellers of privately owned cemetery property in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, including the North, East, and South Bay cemeteries. 

We are a licensed and bonded cemetery brokerage (License CEB 1421), and all staff and salespersons are licensed by the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, together offering over 200 years of experience. 


As a full-service brokerage firm, we research and verify property ownership and have the power of attorney to represent sellers in the sale transaction and transfer of ownership of property. 

Our staff personally meets interested buyers at the cemetery to show available properties and help them select locations to save off the high cost of buying direct from cemeteries throughout the Bay Area. 



Over the past 29 years we have sold over 7,500 properties and saved buyers over $10,000,000 off current retail cemetery prices since 1996.

Why Choose Us

Since 1996 Cemetery Property Resales has saved Bay Area families over $10,000,000 in cemetery property costs. Our property listings help families save 20 – 80% of today’s high cemetery prices.


Cemetery Property Resales is a licensed and bonded cemetery brokerage specializing in resales of cemetery property throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. We represent sellers of privately owned cemetery property. Whatever the reason for the resale, scenic lawn plots, mausoleum crypts or cremation niches are available at great values below current cemetery prices.

Cemetery Property Resales, Inc. Expands

San Mateo, California – December 1, 2024


Cemetery Property Resales, Inc. has recently acquired California Cemetery Brokers, reaffirming its commitment to San Francisco Bay Area families in need of selling and buying their cemetery property in an otherwise difficult resale market. Sellers and buyers were limited to very few options before Cemetery Property Resales, Inc. was established in 1996 as a full-service brokerage firm. Licensed cemetery salesperson and co-founder Terry Arellano, now president, has created a thriving company, working with over 60 Bay Area cemeteries even before the recent acquisition of California Cemetery Brokers.


Generally, cemeteries will not buy back the purchased property from the Seller. Cemetery Property Resales, Inc. specializes in selling privately owned cemetery property on their client’s behalf. Due to an established marketing approach, properties are often sold in a short time span as compared to the seller's attempt at trying the limited avenues available to selling on their own.


Well connected with many businesses in the funeral industry, Cemetery Property Resales, Inc. fills a need for numerous potential Buyers who cannot afford to pay a much higher price for their needed property by visiting a cemetery directly. Often, buyers experience a sudden, traumatic, and unplanned loss. Buyers are caught unprepared. The stellar group of sales managers are always there to help on short notice, meeting buyers at the cemetery to show them available discounted properties. The salespeople identify with being advocates of the living and grieving, displaying integrity, humility, and professionalism. Cemetery Property Resales has expert knowledge of locations preferred by veterans as well as areas designated for diversified religious, spiritual, and ethnic groups.


Cemetery Property Resales, Inc. is well known by Bay Area funeral directors, hospices, churches, and veteran organizations and by word of mouth, as well as maintaining a solid online presence.

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