June was a month that saw the aftermath of a major miltary operation, a change of government and a taste of Corona-free life in Israel. Historically, one of the busiest months for real estate deals as homebuyers seeks to move during the summer months, June of this year was no different. The following is a...

According to the Israel Housing Price Index published last week, real estate prices in Israel have risen by 1% in the past month and 4.6% in the last six months. In May, homebuyers took out NIS 9.5 billion in mortgages – an all-time high. In the first four months of 2021, more than 15,000 new...

Experts in the housing market estimate that the wave of anti-Semitic incidents sweeping Europe and North America will lead to an increase in demand for apartments in Israel from foreign residents. The last major military confrontation between Israel and Hamas in 2014 led to a sharp rise in apartment purchases, in particular by French Jewry....

May was quite a month in Israel with the festive holiday of Shavuot, rioting that started in Jerusalem and culminated in Jerusalemites running for shelter on Yom Yerushalayim, and thousands of rockets sent by Hamas to the entire country from Eilat to the Golan Heights. Jews in Israel and around the world saw unprecedented levels...

Earlier this month, Jaffa, Lod, Haifa, and other mixed Jewish-Arab cities across Israel saw violent clashes between local Jewish and Arab residents that left dozens injured. Now that the riots are over, the housing market may have a hard time recovering. In Lod, however, where the worst violence took place, some interested buyers may actually...

It’s hard to believe, but “a year of Covid” saw more demand for luxury apartments in central Jerusalem than ever before – and those leading the trend were foreign residents. There was also a massive revival in the construction of new homes, with dozens of projects and thousands of apartments being built throughout the city,...

The economy has reopened, kids are back at school, masks have been removed in outdoor places, and hope abounds that Corona is finally behind us. With that, homebuyers are rushing to buy homes like there’s no tomorrow. Israeli agents relay stories of buyers that are paying asking prices with no negotiations, closing deals without inspections...

Data from the Israeli Ministry of Finance shows there was a sharp 50% drop in apartment purchases by foreign residents in Tel Aviv, which appears to be in stark contrast to reports in the Wall Street Journal claiming that American buyers are “flooding” the Tel Aviv property market. On the other hand, Jerusalem has seen...

March was an eventful month in Israel. With almost 60% of the population vaccinated, the economy reopened and citizens rushed back to restaurants, malls, theatres, and sporting events. Last week, voters returned to the polling for the country’s fourth parliamentary elections in two years, and the seven-day holiday of Passover began.  Despite all the action,...

Astoundingly, one of the most serious economic crises in Israel’s history has led to the staggering growth of the residential property market, which has seen high sales volume and price increases. On the other hand, all supply indices  – construction starts, land purchases, and approval of new plans, have fallen by tens of percent, which...