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Mortgage Costs Remain Unchanged Despite Bank of Israel Rate Cuts
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 29, 2026
What happened
Despite Bank of Israel interest rate cuts, mortgage costs remain steady as banks do not reduce loan expenses. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich rejected high-tech firms' request to pay taxes in dollars, while interest grows in investing in defense technology companies.
- 01Bank of Israel cut interest rates recently, but banks did not lower mortgage costs for borrowers.
- 02Overall housing loan expenses remain the same despite monetary policy changes.
- 03Israeli high-tech companies requested to pay taxes in US dollars, but Finance Minister Smotrich refused.
- 04There is public interest in buying shares of companies producing Arrow 3 and Iron Dome defense systems.
- 05Finance Minister Smotrich's decisions affect both mortgage costs and high-tech industry taxation.
- 06No immediate changes are expected in mortgage expenses or tax payment regulations.
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