The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ghost-apartments/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png ghost apartments | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ghost-apartments/ 32 32 Do Israel’s ‘ghost apartments’ explain why the home you want is out of reach? https://www.timesofisrael.com/do-israels-ghost-apartments-explain-why-the-home-you-want-is-out-of-reach/ Fri, 22 Dec 2017 08:48:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1752141 House prices have risen 118% in a decade. Now the government says Israel has 4 times more empty homes than it thought. Is there a connection? And is money laundering also a factor?

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]]> Bid to make housing affordable sends buyers scrambling, but will it work? https://www.timesofisrael.com/will-kahlons-new-plan-make-housing-affordable/ Sun, 21 Jun 2015 03:51:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1201203 Finance Minister Kahlon's purchase tax hikes go into effect on July 1, so there's a rush to get deals done by then. But experts aren't sure his plan will really help first time buyers

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]]> East End rabbi pitches Hamptons-style Zionism in Herzliya https://www.timesofisrael.com/east-end-rabbi-pitches-hamptons-style-zionism-in-herzliya/ Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:46:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1098436 Rabbi Marc Schneier takes time away from his interfaith work to return to a former occupation -- real estate

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]]> Foreign residents buy 4% of Israeli apartments http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000747339 Wed, 09 May 2012 16:40:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=95418 Globes: Non-Israelis pay 62% more for their new purchases than Israelis

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]]> Cabinet approves new social justice package on housing https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-approves-housing-recommendations-of-trajtenberg-report/ http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=41908 Plan includes doubling property taxes on 'ghost apartments' vacant for more than six months a year

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