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 April 9th, 2009 by Lyle Plocher
A unique opportunity to purchase an apartment at a discounted rate by becoming a part of the purchasing group being put together to build a high rise, luxury apartment tower in Ir Yamim by the Poleg Beach in Netanya. All apartments will have five large rooms and sun balconies. All apartments will face the nature [...]
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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.
Dr. [...]
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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 of [...]
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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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Posted on December 29th, 2008 by buypropertyinisrael
According to an article published at YnetNews.com, the Israeli Real Estate Market is at a 5 year low right now. For those who are in a position to buy, this is a very good time to explore the opportunities as motivated Sellers will be eager to deal.
As Warren Buffett has said regarding “markets” and when [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2008 by buypropertyinisrael
I just read some very good information about investing in real estate in Israel which was accompanied by facts and figures related to the amount of housing available in Israel, especially affordable housing. Read the article for yourself at the Blog of Ariel Vared, an Israeli Mortgage Broker. If you like what you read there, [...]
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Posted on July 5th, 2008 by buypropertyinisrael
to observe when buying a home or apartment in Israel. In an interview with a jpost.com reporter, a Real Estate Agent from Anglo Saxon gives advice to people considering a real estate purchase.
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