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Guides, market updates and legal explainers for buying a new-build home in Israel - written for English speakers.

Legal What Your Lawyer Actually Checks Before You Sign Contract mark-up is the visible tenth: the real protection is registry work, permit checks and narrowing the delay-compensation exemptions.
Market Updates Market Snapshot: What Anglo Buyers Paid This Quarter Median Anglo purchase hit ₪4.1M this quarter; Jerusalem and Netanya took more than half the volume. Negotiate the payment schedule, not the sticker.
Foreign Buyers Buying in Israel Without Being There: Power of Attorney and Remote Closings A third of our buyers never fly in between the video tour and the keys. The paperwork is mature - the inspection is the step you must not skip.
Mortgages Getting an Israeli Mortgage from Abroad Israeli banks lend to foreign residents at ~50% LTV. The file is heavy, the currency mix matters, and oleh status changes the math overnight.
Taxes Purchase Tax for Foreign Residents: The 2026 Brackets Explained Tax residency on the day of purchase - not citizenship - sets your bracket. For buyers close to aliyah, the one-time oleh election is worth six figures.
Aliyah Timing Your Aliyah Around a New-Apartment Purchase Book flights around the school year, not the developer's delivery date - and know which oleh rights run on their own clock.
Buying Process The New-Build Buying Process in Israel, Step by Step You sign long before the building exists - here is the seven-stage rhythm of an Israeli new-build purchase, and the two clauses that hurt unprepared buyers.