Sellers looking to make top dollar and anxious buyers in a low-supply market often grapple with significant differences in asking price and estimated value set by appraiser

Bank of Israel notes decline of over 25% in home loan borrowing over past three months as prices appear to constrain borrowing

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur on incessant rumors of a unity government and real estate editor Danielle Nagler on a new amusement park in the Negev

Israelis took out 20% less in mortgages from August to September, Bank of Israel figures show, bringing lending to lowest level in a year; interest rates expected to keep going up

Part 1 of a Times of Israel series examining what a down payment of about $90,000 can get homebuyers looking to climb the nation's steep real estate ladder

Bank of Israel figures this week show lowest number of mortgage loans taken in July since September 2021, but average loan at NIS 1.08 million

New Central Bureau of Statistics report suggests property outside central in-demand towns and cities is selling the fastest

Easing Israel's strict caps on lending, meant to insulate the financial sector, could unlock home ownership for first-timers who don't have the 'bank of mom and dad' to rely on

Data indicates rising interest rates, new taxes could be helping to cool market, but mortgage lending is still at record levels

Bank borrowing has fallen back as interest rates rise, but the market trends remain unclear to experts