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Israeli Housing Market Sees Sales Dip, Unsold Inventory Rises

Israeli housing market sales dipped 5% in August 2026 to 7,366 units, with new apartment sales slightly increasing while the secondary market saw a 1% seasonal decline. The number of unsold new apartments rose to 85,682 by the end of August.

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  1. 01Israeli housing sales fell 5% in August 2026 to 7,366 units, with unsold inventory rising.
  2. 02New apartment sales slightly increased, while the secondary market saw a 1% seasonal decline.
  3. 0385,682 new apartments remained unsold by the end of August 2026.
  4. 04Kiryat Gat, Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Haifa led new apartment sales in June-August.
  5. 05Tel Aviv-Yafo saw a 27% drop in new apartment sales, while Kiryat Gat surged 2017%.

Kiryat Gat, Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Haifa led in new apartment sales, though Tel Aviv-Yafo saw a 27% drop. Kiryat Gat experienced a remarkable 2017% surge in new apartment sales.

Translated and summarized by baba from Vesty, the latest report. Read Vesty’s original

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