Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by Lyle Plocher
If you are a U.S. citizen and have a self-directed Individual Retirement Account, you may not be aware of the fact that you can actually purchase Investment Real Estate in the U.S. or internationally. This is information your Stockbroker may not want you to know because he or she would love to see your funds [...]
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Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Lyle Plocher
There is a very interesting article at Haaretz.com today, written by Yair Duchin an Economist and Real Estate Consultant in Israel. Yair has some very insightful things to say about Government trying to intervene in the marketplace. He also states why he doesn’t think the recent ILA Land Reform bill will bring down the prices [...]
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Posted on July 26th, 2009 by Lyle Plocher
You can now get property and Israel news updates from Buy Property In Israel, directly on your Twitter page. We will have an icon here on the web page soon for interested parties to click on, but until then, just follow the link below to get our updates. Follow us on Twitter
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Posted on July 12th, 2009 by Lyle Plocher
A funny article appeared on the Arutz Sheva website today, written by Baruch Finkelstein, a Jerusalem area Real Estate Agent and although he is referring to his experience while selling in the Israel real estate market, you could apply what he’s saying to any Real Estate market. I’m not saying I necessarily agree with his [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2009 by Lyle Plocher
That’s the title of an article at haaretz.com, written earlier this year by Guy Liberman. Although it’s difficult to tell when you read the article where one questions ends and the next begins, the article does have some very good information for those people who are considering buying an apartment in a “new” building in [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by Lyle Plocher
With global real estate markets experiencing declining values over the last 12 months, one would think the same would hold true for Israel. That may be the case at this moment, but according to an article at jpost.com earlier this month, the point is made that construction of new apartments is way down which may [...]
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Posted on March 20th, 2009 by Lyle Plocher
Jerusalem based Real Estate Attorney, Dr. Haim Katz has provided some great resources for people who are interested in buying property in Israel. He has recently authored a book entitled “Buying Your Home in Israel”. Visit his website and see for yourself. The book can purchased on the website or an e-version can be downloaded for free. [...]
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Posted on March 13th, 2009 by Lyle Plocher
Unlike in the United States, where the seller usually pays the real estate agent around five percent of the selling price, in Israel it is customary for the buyer to pay the Real Estate Agent a two percent commission. Add to that the Value Added Tax (VAT) which is 15.5% on top of the commission. [...]
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Posted on March 13th, 2009 by Lyle Plocher
“In an amazing reversal of roles, Israel has become a powerful cash reservoir for many Diaspora Jews in this time of a cash crunch”. Those are the words of Israeli Real Estate Attorney, Haim Katz, a prominent Jerusalem Attorney in an article at jpost.com. The article explains how it may be possible for foreign owners [...]
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Posted on February 10th, 2009 by buypropertyinisrael
That’s the prediction of Erez Cohen, Chairman of the Land Appraisal Association in Israel. According to Erez’s thinking, even though demand for real estate has been dropping off, supply will be dropping off more if builders don’t resume building at a sufficient pace. Read what he had to say in an article at jpost.com
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