The Maki Group is a full service real estate brokerage based in Tel Aviv, specializing in the procurement, marketing and management of unique properties and projects for sale and rent in the Middle East’s Capital of Cool and the nearby suburbs of Arsuf, Herzliya, and Beit Yanai. Promoting our portfolio to a sophisticated client base on an international scale, we are proud to be Tel Aviv’s premier real estate firm. Comprised of an international team of expatriate real estate professionals, we pride ourselves on our embracing of the professional and service philosophies of Europe & North America,  providing our clients with a high-calibre of service and professionalism in native English, German, French, Greek, & Hebrew.

Our Founders

Mati Bortnick is a luxury real estate marketer & broker based in Tel Aviv, where he has been advising clients, brokering property, and organizing buying groups in Israel since 2008. Originally from the United States, Mati’s focus is on a foreign and expatriate clientele who are accustomed to the service and professional philosophy of North America and Western Europe. An alumnus of Indiana University, Bloomington and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mati has been featured on HGTV’s House Hunters International, the Jewish Chronicle, BBC World News, and the Times of Israel.

Kiki Karametos is a customer service veteran with  years of experience in the Hospitality Industry, having managed and worked in some of the world’s finest hotels, including, the Savoy – Zurich, the Ritz-Carlton – Naples, and the Storchen – Zurich. A native of Switzerland and alumnae of the University of Neuchâtel and the École hôtelière de Lausanne, Kiki brings a level of unparalleled customer service to the Tel Aviv real estate market, in line with her European training and experience.