Mortgage
A guide to finding foreclosure properties in 2026
Buying property below market value is sometimes possible through foreclosure sales. Here’s how to find listings and understand the steps involved.
Tech workers laid off and collapsing under the mortgage burden
Another NIS 1,600 a month: How they inflated our mortgages
Your Taxes: Mortgage blues and what to do about them
Israel's interest rate has increased. What does it mean?
The Bank of Israel interest rate will jump to 2.75% per year and the basic bank interest rate to 4.25%. Average mortgage repayments will increase by about NIS 200 per month.
Amid interest rate increase: Mortgage returns, overdraft spike by hundreds
Bank of Israel's 0.75% interest rate increase is the highest in the last 20 years. Here's what it means and why it's facing backlash.
Mortgage market mayhem: Public owes banks NIS 505 billion
High-interest rates haven’t cooled the market. In June, the public received mortgage loans amounting to NIS 11.9 billion, an increase of 2.5% over June 2021.
Mizrahi Bank posts highest ever profit
One of the main factors that contributed to Mizrahi Tefahot's growth in profit and ROI in 2021 was the growth in the bank's credit portfolio, particularly mortgages.
New mortgage reform to make loans simpler, easier to compare
The mortgages market reform is "intended to give greater power to customers," said Bank of Israel Director Prof. Amir Yaron.
New mortgages in Israel soar to all-time high
June's total is more than 20% higher than May's total, which was itself a record, and is nearly twice as much as was borrowed in February 2020, on the eve of the pandemic.
Mortgages for foreign residents: the Essentials
Currently, purchases by foreign residents have dramatically declined, with the Chief Economist at Israel’s Ministry of Finance reporting a mere 50 apartments bought by foreign residents in April 2020
Your COVID-19 Mortgage Debt Relief and Housing Assistance Options
If you are currently facing a temporary period of financing uncertainty, a COVID-19 mortgage forbearance may be the best option to consider.
