The Tel Aviv Real Estate Market: From a Broker’s Point of View | Israel Housing Market Update

The Tel Aviv Real Estate Market: From a Broker’s Point of View | Israel Housing Market Update

Anyone following the Israeli housing market over the past month has heard the hype. “The Israeli real estate market is a bubble!“, they cry, “people are camping in the streets, prices will surely fall next week!”, they write on their blogs and op-eds. Yet you have others who will tell you that the market is intact, prices won’t fall, and that, in fact, they will continue to rise.

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The Tel Aviv Real Estate Market: From a Broker's Point of View | Israel Housing Market Update

The Tel Aviv Real Estate Market: From a Broker's Point of View | Israel Housing Market Update

Anyone following the Israeli housing market over the past month has heard the hype. “The Israeli real estate market is a bubble!“, they cry, “people are camping in the streets, prices will surely fall next week!”, they write on their blogs and op-eds. Yet you have others who will tell you that the market is intact, prices won’t fall, and that, in fact, they will continue to rise.

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The Thai House | Tel Aviv Restaurants

The Thai House | Tel Aviv Restaurants

Despite Israelis’ love for Asian cuisine, Tel Aviv is sorely lacking in high quality Asian eateries, with most places simply serving mainstream, westernized versions of a variety of dishes from throughout Northeast and Southeast Asia.Read more

The Thai House | Tel Aviv Restaurants

The Thai House | Tel Aviv Restaurants

Despite Israelis’ love for Asian cuisine, Tel Aviv is sorely lacking in high quality Asian eateries, with most places simply serving mainstream, westernized versions of a variety of dishes from throughout Northeast and Southeast Asia.Read more

The Times of Israel

The Times of Israel

Maki Group co-founder, Mati Bortnick, is the newest member of the Times of Israel’s real estate reporting team. Read his column here, covering the Tel […]Read more

There ARE High Return Yields in the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area, and on the Beach!

There ARE High Return Yields in the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area, and on the Beach!

While we all know that the days of high yield returns in Central Tel Aviv for the average investor have passed, there are still some viable options to make in excess of 3.5% in areas farther afield in Jaffa and Herzliya. An investor can expect an average return of 2.5 – 3% in Tel Aviv. Unfortunately, sellers have already calculated the maximum the property could ever possibly be worth and take this out on the buyers. Fortunately, there are other options out there.

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Tips for Purchasing Property in Israel

Purchasing Real Estate is never a simple or easy process, let alone in Israel where the laws and process are considerably different than those in […]More info

W Hotel to open up in the Old City of Jaffa

W Hotel to open up in the Old City of Jaffa

The rumors that have been rumbling amongst the choir over the past few years are true; Starwood Hotels will begin construction on W Hotel’s first Israel location in the spring of 2015.Read more