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Israeli Housing Market Shrinks: 2 Million Shekels Buy Less Property Than Five Years Ago
How 3 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Ирен Давид
First reported by Ice · 3 hours ago
What happened
An analysis of real estate transactions in six Israeli cities shows that 2 million shekels now buys significantly less property than approximately five years ago, with both apartment size and the number of rooms decreasing. Rising mortgage rates further exacerbate this decline in purchasing power.
- 012 million shekels buys smaller apartments and fewer rooms in six Israeli cities compared to five years ago.
- 02Apartment sizes have decreased by 12-33% across studied cities.
- 03The number of rooms has also reduced, with some cities losing nearly a full room.
- 04Rising mortgage interest rates further diminish purchasing power by 21-39%.
- 05Buyers are compromising on size, prioritizing location, while developers are building smaller units.
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