Israelis living in a reality that others can’t understand

I just discovered this very powerful YouTube video which we can all share with our friends in the United States, who have not had to live under this kind of daily threat to their existence.

check it out this video called Let’s Play Pretend

Real Estate prices in Israel may rise again later this year

That’s the prediction of Erez Cohen, Chairman of  the Land Appraisal Association in Israel.  According to Erez’s thinking, even though demand for real estate has been dropping off, supply will be dropping off more if builders don’t resume building at a sufficient pace. 

Read what he had to say in an article at jpost.com

Living in a Moshav

There is a very interesting article at haaretz.com about life on a Moshav.  There has been a growing trend since the  mid 1990’s that is changing the rural landscape in Israel.

A quote from the article:

“These moshav homes have created an unusual architectural category in Israel, rather like a local version of estate homes. Since the mid-1990s, the traditional landscape of the moshavim in the center of the country has begun to be transformed by new residential buildings. Large, relatively inexpensive patrimonies attracted senior executives and business people, notably from high-tech, who wanted to trade urban bustle for a pastoral existence. Fields, orchards and greenhouses were gradually replaced by enormous mansions surrounded by cultivated gardens, swimming pools, tennis courts and a ranch-like setting for horses. The move to the countryside also bore a saliently romantic aspect, ostensibly drawing on the ethos of manual labor and the desire to be the owner of an iconic moshav landscape of cypresses and tilled soil”.

Read the entire article at haaretz.com

If you are interested in finding out about purchase opportunities in a Moshav, contact Lyle Plocher at lyle@buypropertyinisrael.com

Garden apartments popular in Israel

Ground-floor apartments with adjacent small plots of land are becoming more and more popular.  In the past, the land was owned communally by all the residents of the building.  But now it is parceled out to ground-floor residents.

Apartment owners like garden apartments because it feels more like a house where they can have their own garden.  Builders like garden apartments because they can sell them for more money.

According to an article at jpost.com , 13% of all new apartments built in 2008 were garden apartments. 

read the whole article at jpost.com

rendering of apartment bldg courtesy of jpost.com

A good time to buy property in Israel

According to an article published at YnetNews.com, the Israeli Real Estate Market is at a 5 year low right now.  For those who are in a position to buy, this is a very good time to explore the opportunities as motivated Sellers will be eager to deal.

As Warren Buffett has said regarding “markets” and when to buy, etc., “when others are greedy, be fearful- when others are fearful, be greedy”.

Let us put you in touch with a competent Real Estate Agent in Israel who specializes in the area you are interested in.  Simply send an e-mail to lyle@buypropertyinisrael.com to get the process started.

Read the Ynetnews.com article about the Israeli Real Estate Market

Is this a good time to invest in Israel Real Estate?

I just read some very good information about investing in real estate in Israel which was accompanied by facts and figures related to the amount of housing available in Israel, especially affordable housing.  Read the article for yourself at the Blog of Ariel Vared, an Israeli Mortgage Broker.  If you like what you read there, let us put you in touch with a Professional Real Estate Agent in Israel to help you find your desired investment property.  Send an e-mail to Lyle Plocher at lyle@buypropertyinisrael.com

Ariel’s Blog

Have an Aliyah idea to share?

I just discovered a very interesting web page that you might want to visit whether you have already made Aliyah or are considering doing so in the future.  It’a a website sponsored by Nefesh B’Nefesh which allows you to submit your “Aliyah idea” to share with others and can be used as a great resource to learn more about making Aliyah as well.

Check out the webpage

Five best brunches in Israel

according to Haaretz anyway.  If you are traveling to Israel or already there, you might want to jot down these places if you will be anywhere near them.

Five best brunches

Israeli Real Estate Agent gives 10 Commandments

to observe when buying a home or apartment in Israel.  In an interview with a jpost.com reporter, a Real Estate Agent from Anglo Saxon gives advice to people considering a real estate purchase. 

read the article

Get paid to travel to Israel

or almost any place else in the world as well.  Seriously, if you would like to receive a commission on your travel to Israel as well as travel that your family and friends take during the year, you may want to look into this opportunity to have your own online Travel site which will enable you to compete with the Big Boys and provide you with a second income.  View a 10 minute video presentation about the opportunity.

View the 10 minute presentation

This opportunity is limited to residents of the U.S. & Canada for right now