By Moshe Abelesz, Israel Properties People keep on asking me what’s going to happen to the Israeli real estate market in general and house prices in Israel, specifically, under the shadow of Corona, considering the bleak economic outlook all over the world. To be honest, my immediate focus has been
In recent years we have seen a nationwide zoning plan that is taking effect all over Israel. This plan calls for the strengthening against earthquakes of buildings built before 1980. Since most of the apartments in Israel are privately owned, the monetary burden for this falls on the apartment owners.
What happens when a city like Jerusalem reaches its limit? What happens when the political situation forces the government to lessen construction in the larger cities around Jerusalem that are over the green line, such as Ma’ale Adumim? Where do the new generations of young people growing up in these
At a time when real estate prices are high, everyone is looking for the next up and coming real estate investment. It is not always easy to know just where this is but sometimes the writing is on the wall. In Israel there are several ways to predict where the
Real estate development is closely related to the development roads, trains and other means of transport. This is true in Israel as well. Over the last two decades we have seen some development in this area. In some cases the new development was successful but in some instances we thought
A recent poll prepared by Globes and Azimot shows that most Israelis polled were looking to purchase three room apartments instead of four room apartments whereas in the past more people chose to purchase four room apartments. According to the poll only 44% of apartment hunters were looking to buy
Since 2008, when the U.S. real estate bubble burst, we have been asking ourselves whether it will come to Israel and if so when? It didn’t happen in 2008 nor since then. The price of real estate has continued to rise despite what has been happening in the rest of
A recent study by Globes and Homeless was published in Globes on April 8, 2012 showing that prices of all types of apartments in six out of fifteen areas researched have dropped, while in two of the areas, they have increased. Tel Aviv, Rishon Lezion, Netanya, Bat Yam and Holon
People are always asking me where is the best place to invest in real estate in Israel. In the past few years I’ve been pushing places like Be’er Sheva due to the fact that the Army is building a large army base in the Negev and the city houses one
The Israeli Government today agreed to implement the central recommendations of the Trajtenberg committee with respect to housing. As part of those recommendations, the Government will plan to build 187,000 housing units across the country in the next five years. The aim is to increase the housing supply, which will
