With a monthly price increase of 2% and an annual increase of over 16%, Israel’s real estate market continues to break records. Prices are soaring, despite the fact that the number of total transactions has gradually decreased since December 2021. Since then, the number of investment purchases has dropped by 33%. According to the Housing...

The betterment levy, known in Israel as hetel hashbacha, is one of the only taxes that may actually make you feel quite lucky. This tax is levied when a municipal planning decision significantly increases the value of your property. However, before you rush to pay it, there are a few important things to understand: How...

April saw tourists return to Israel en mass bringing their numbers close to pre-Covid levels as the country celebrated the Passover holiday. By the end of the month the number of Ukrainian refugees to arrive in Israel since the Russian invasion of Ukraine hit 24,000 — approximately a third of whom are Jewish. Meanwhile, the...

More than twenty settlements in Israel are named after individuals who sacrificed their lives for the defense of the Jewish Yishuv in the pre-State era or during the later wars for the establishment and defense of the State of Israel. In honor of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s annual Remembrance Day, Buyitinisrael shares some of the heroic...

For the first time in four years, the Bank of Israel announced that it will be increasing interest rates. What does this mean for borrowers and will rising apartment prices finally come down? Buyitinisrael analyzes the potential impact of this measure.  This month, for the first time in four years, the Governor of the Bank...

A series of tax amendments introduced this month by the Minister of Finance seeks to “release” tens of thousands of apartments from owners who do not live in Israel, by abolishing tax benefits worth hundreds of thousands of shekels. Another amendment is expected to significantly reduce the purchase tax on medium value apartments, and increase...

To what extent will the political crisis in Israel affect the housing market? Will rising interest rates lead to a drop in home prices? How can Israel absorb tens of thousands of new immigrants? and is now the time to purchase a home in Israel? On the Eve of Passover 5782, Buyitinisrael asks four challenging...

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensifies, gas prices reach all-time record highs, and inflation increases the already exorbitantly high cost of living in Israel, home sales continue at a rapid rate and prices rise as local buyers and foreign investors fear being closed out of the market. The following is a selection of real estate...

After decades in which Bat Yam was one of the weakest and poorest cities in the Gush Dan area, the picture is beginning to change.  This is reflected in the price of apartments that have risen significantly in recent years as well as the multitude of urban renewal projects that are being developed. Today, the...

The Israeli government had hoped that increasing the purchase tax for investors would moderate the demand for apartments and the rise in real estate prices, but so far, both are only getting worse. The number of new properties sold in January 2022 was 20% higher than in January 2021, and apartment prices jumped by 13%...