A few years ago I represented a seller in the sale of an apartment. When I asked him if he had sold an apartment in the last four years he said no. This was an important piece of information necessary to ascertain if he was entitled to an exemption from
Here’s the bad news: The State of Israel has a very large budget deficit that needs to be fixed. The way the government has chosen to do this is with a large bill package that was submitted to the Knesset over a month ago and that has already passed the
In Israeli real estate transactions the purchaser is protected by registering a warning notation in the land registry shortly after the signing of the contract but before the registration of title. The law states that in the event of another transaction for a piece of property that conflicts with the
Israel boasts four major cities: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beersheva. Jerusalem is the nation’s capital. Tel Aviv is the commercial capital of the country. Haifa, with its port, can indeed be called the capital city of the north and a major gateway into the country. Beersheva is the largest
