I was surprised not to find an answer to this question, maybe is something very simple I somehow overlook :
How to get the real size of an UIView after I apply a CG
[myView frame] returns the frame of the view as seen by the parent, for layout and relative sizes. [myView bounds] returns the bounds of the view as seen by itself, for drawing. If you have transforms applied to multiple views, you can use convertRect: to or from a view.
Edit:
Maybe something like this.
CGRect rect = [view bounds];
CGPathRef path = CGPathCreateMutable();
rect.origin = CGPointZero;
CGPathAddRect( rect , [view transform] );
rect = CGPathGetBoundingBox( path );
CGPathRelease( path );
The use [view center] to find the position in the superview.