Shabbat elevators — laws, costs, and disputes
With the operation of a Shabbat control mode, an elevator will stop automatically on a certain floor and its doors will open, hence allowing users...
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Amendments in tax laws intended to increase housing supply in Israel; real estate taxes for foreign residents to be hiked
The Israel Tax Authority issued a memorandum last week that includes a series of amendments to the real estate tax laws, whose stated goal is...
Where can we build 200,000 apartments for the ultra-Orthodox sector?
Against the background of the general housing crisis, the shortage of housing for the ultra-Orthodox public is intensified by high fertility rates, low-income levels and...
End of year home sales in Israel — Mabat Ha’Shuk December 2021
While November saw record home sales as investors and foreign buyers eagerly closed deals before Mas Rechisha was raised for their transactions, December was a...
Israel real estate forecast 2022: Price increases will continue but moderately, demand from abroad will intensify
After a year of record demand and sharp price increases, home prices are expected to continue into 2022, but more moderately, as urban renewal activity...
Two months of madness: Israel real estate transactions reach record numbers in October-November
An almost double increase in the number of residential real estate transactions, and a 236% jump in the volume of purchases made by investors, was...
Long-term rentals — a new solution to the Israeli housing crisis
To this day, buying an apartment in Israel is considered a basic rite of passage for most Israeli families. However, steadily rising real estate prices...
Plan to build new Haredi neighborhood at the site of Jerusalem’s historic airport is fuelling a political fire
After a freeze of several years, the Jerusalem Municipality is once again pushing a plan to build 9,000 apartments for Haredi residents in the east...
Thousands of deals closed before the Purchase Tax for investors was raised — Mabat Ha’Shuk November 2021
After an announcement, made at the beginning of the month, that the Purchase Tax on a second residential apartment would increase to 8%, investors and...
Chanukah Special! Moreshet, Modi’in — preserving the legacy of the city
A new Modi’in neighborhood is currently being built adjacent to a historic site where the remains of an ancient Hasmonean village were discovered. Called Moreshet...