Israeli real estate transactions are complicated. Buying your home in Israel may be your dream come true, but if you don’t take it step by step, you could find yourself tangled in red tape and ready to pull your hair out before you know it. Here are some initial steps
One would think that there is no politics in scientific fact. One would think that there is now politics in archaeology as well. However, is archaeology science? That is debatable. If it isn’t a science then can it be subject to political fights? The land of Israel is an ancient
It was the talk of this year’s Globes Real Estate Conference held in February in Tel Aviv. This conference is organized every year by Globes, Israel’s business newspaper. Everyone who is anyone in Israeli real estate attends. Yoav Galant, the Minister of Housing, declared that the prices of high end
As I’ve written in the past, foreign investors in Israeli real estate may opt out of investing in Israel at all. The reasons for this are many: When buying an apartment in Israel, the purchaser pays purchase tax. This tax has been raised for foreign purchasers. This raises the cost
In my previous two blog posts I wrote about the formation of the organization of Ahuzat Bayit and the establishment of the neighborhood by that name outside of Jaffa. The Establishment of the Garden City – Tel Aviv 66 families settled in Ahuzat Bayit. Of these 66 families 60 of
In my previous blog post I wrote about some of the history that led to the founding of cities in Israel with the emphasis on Tel Aviv. Here the story continues. We see that the settlement of Jews in the Land of Israel during the end of the nineteenth century
Did you ever wonder how a city came to be? Why was it built in a certain place and in a certain way? Why did it develop? Why didn’t it develop? Like many things we take our cities for granted. However, should we? In 2009, Tel Aviv celebrated its 100th
There are many historical sites in Israel. The big question is what is to be done with them? When I say historical sites I do not mean archaeological sites but rather more modern ones. According to the law, all sites built before the year 1700 are considered an archaeological site
Why Foreign Investors Buy Israeli Real Estate Over the past ten years and until very recently, there was a rush on the purchase of apartments in Israel by foreign purchasers. There are many reasons for this. One reason is anti-Semitism. Jews in many countries have felt the fear of anti-Semitism
Real estate prices in most cities in Israel are trending upwards – and have been for the past ten years. According to information published in Globes in August 20l6, apartment prices for the second quarter of 2016 rose approximately 2.5% in most of the major cities in Israel. Only Haifa
