Rising Prices of Israeli Real Estate
I spent the whole day today at the real estate convention in Tel Aviv. The hot topic of discussion was the rising real estate prices. There was a list of…
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The Israeli real estate market under the Shadow of Corona
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…
The Problems with Urban Renewal in Israel
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.…
The Domino Theory in Real Estate – Israeli Style
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…
How to Spot Investment Opportunities? Follow the Anglos…
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…
New Israeli Infrastructure – Success and Failure
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…
The Downfall of the Four-Room Apartment
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…
Will There Be a Real Estate Crisis in Israel Too?
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…
Prices of Apartments Fall in Most of Israel
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…
In Search of the Next Best Real Estate Investment in Israel
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…
Israeli Government Approves Plan to Build 187,000 Housing Units
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…
Whose Parking Space Is it Anyway?
How many of you remember the “Seinfeld” episode in which George is fighting over a parking spot in front of Jerry’s building? That may become a common scene in many…
Urban Renewal – The Solution to a Shakey Problem?
We’ve been told repeatedly by the experts to expect an earthquake in Israel at some point, with all that implies in terms of collapsed buildings and possible casualties. In order…
