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Israel's Housing Market Cools With 85,000 Unsold New Apartments
Israel's housing market saw a significant cooling in Q3 2026, with 85,080 unsold new apartments reported by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Apartment purchases fell 5.7% from the previous quarter, and it would take nearly 26 months to sell current inventory.
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- 01Israel had 85,080 unsold new apartments in Q3 2026, indicating a market slowdown.
- 02Apartment purchases decreased by 5.7% in Q3 2026 compared to the previous quarter.
- 03The Tel Aviv district holds the largest share of unsold new homes at 31.2%.
- 04It would take developers approximately 25.8 months to sell the current inventory.
- 05Buyer demand is shifting from expensive central regions to the country's periphery.
- 06Government subsidy programs accounted for 35.7% of new home purchases.
Over half of unsold new homes are in central Israel, led by the Tel Aviv district. Buyer demand is increasingly shifting from expensive central areas to the periphery.
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