Increase of the property transfer tax from 1ST January 2014

The Finance Department of the Berliner Senate reported on 10th October 2013 that the property transfer tax will increase 1%. That means that the rate of 5% applies for any transaction made within the year 2013, while from 1st January 2014 the applicable rate will be of 6%. 

Therefore, any customer who buys a property before the end of the year will buy 1% cheaper than in 2014.

You can find the original report here: 

http://www.berlin.de/sen/finanzen/presse/archiv/20131008.1350.390119.html