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Lowering Buyer Tax Won't Bring Property Investors Back, Writer Says
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By עידו הולצמן
First reported by Ynet · Jun 17, 2026
What happened
An Israeli opinion article says cutting purchase tax on investment apartments will not revive the housing investor market. It argues that investors have shifted away because of high interest rates, higher financing costs and better alternatives, and that their exit is shrinking rental supply and raising rents.
- 01Israeli investors bought only 3,568 investment apartments in Q1 2026.
- 02The writer says tax cuts alone will not bring investors back.
- 03Higher rates, financing costs and security risk have changed the market.
- 04Investor exits reduce rental supply and can push rents higher.
- 05The state should treat this as a housing and rental-market problem.
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