AfD on housing

The AfD wants to lower the real estate transfer tax and fully exempt the first purchase of an owner-occupied home. The aim is to raise the home ownership rate, especially among average earners and young families.

People pay a tax when they buy a home. The AfD wants to lower this tax. For a first home of your own, there should be no tax at all. More people should be able to own their home.

The real estate transfer tax would drop by one percentage point. First-time buyers of a single-family house or condominium for their own use would pay no transfer tax. The program also calls for support for families with children and the immediate end of the residential mortgage lending directive. The AfD points to sharply rising property prices and a home ownership rate that is low by EU standards.

The AfD wants more support for new housing construction instead of rent caps and rent brakes. In its view, a larger supply will slow rent increases. The plan includes a state-owned housing company, fewer building rules, faster permits and higher housing benefits.

The AfD wants more homes to be built. It believes more homes will make rents cheaper. The state should have its own housing company again. Building permits should come faster. People with little money should get more housing benefit.

The program lists a child-related home-building grant (Baukindergeld), ground leases and support for housing cooperatives as tools. Environmental requirements and regulations that raise building costs are to be reviewed and reduced. A decree is to cap building permit procedures at 90 days. Private housing construction is to become more attractive. The housing benefit (Wohngeld) is to rise, mainly for low-income families, single parents and pensioners. The AfD rejects a ban on fossil fuels for heating replacements considered for around 2025, saying it would raise building costs and rents.