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Philadelphia increases city realty transfer tax and selected recording fees
Philadelphia announced city realty transfer tax and recording-fee changes for deeds recorded on or after July 1, 2025.
What changed
A $500,000 Philadelphia sale sees the city-plus-state transfer-tax line rise by about $1,500 before any negotiated allocation between buyer and seller.
Before
Philadelphia city realty transfer tax was 3.278%; combined with Pennsylvania's 1% state tax, the city-plus-state rate was 4.278%.
After
Philadelphia city realty transfer tax increased to 3.578%; combined with Pennsylvania's 1% state tax, the city-plus-state rate became 4.578%. The city also announced selected recording-fee changes.
Source trail
- Official source
- City of Philadelphia - Important changes to recording fees and transfer tax starting July 1, 2025
- Last checked
- 2026-07-01
- Fee types
- city realty transfer tax, recording fees
See Philadelphia, Pennsylvania transfer-tax context or open the downloadable rule-change dataset.