Mortgage

Another NIS 1,600 a month: How they inflated our mortgages

A harsh State Comptroller report presents a continuous failure: The abolition of the Prime limit without a risk assessment cost borrowers a surge of thousands of shekels in their monthly repayment.

The mortgage has become in recent years one of the heaviest expenses of households in Israel
Housing Prices.

Your Taxes: Mortgage blues and what to do about them

Real estate bubble concept

The Hidden Momentum Driving Israel’s Housing Boom

A Bank Hapoalim branch. Saving the customer from struggling with language barriers or bureaucracy.

Fulfilling a Dream


The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market

Israelis believe now is the best time to buy a home, and they expect both housing and rental prices in Israel to keep rising.

Young family dreaming about moving into new house.

Construction time lengthens, rent rises, and young people pay the price

Construction timelines hit a new peak, projects face delays despite record starts, and mortgages match rising rents • Young couples face years of waiting, frustration, and uncertainty.

Buildings in Tel Aviv.

The Experts You Need on the Way to Your New Home

As you work toward your dream home, it’s wise to surround yourself with professionals who can support you at each step and help you make informed decisions

Real estate agent showing home rental or purchase contract to his customers

Personal Banking: Your Person at the Bank

Managing a financial process as significant as a mortgage highlights the need for a professional mortgage bank

Husband and wife discussing investment plans with financial advisor

Hachshara insurance enters the mortgage market: This is its next move

Hachshara Insurance, part of Elazar Group, bought 49% of Giza Singer Even’s non-bank lender, offering real estate-backed residential loans, advancing its credit expansion strategy.

Shimon Miron

This is how you can profit from a mortgage – even if you’re not buying an apartment

A new initiative by Eldar Mortgages: Anyone who refers a client and leads to a deal – receives a BUYME voucher worth NIS 500.

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Bank of Jerusalem surprises: Launches a precedent-setting move worth NIS 500 million

Bank of Jerusalem is undertaking a precedent-setting move in the capital market – a private mortgage-backed securitization with a high international rating.

 Bank of Jerusalem

Mizrahi-Tefahot, with 36% of the mortgage market, sets an ambitious growth target for 2027

Mizrahi-Tefahot, with 36% of the mortgage market and a NIS 225 billion portfolio, reveals a 3-year plan to boost business credit, lead mortgages, improve return on equity, and operational efficiency.

 Mizrahi-Tefahot branch, Jerusalem, 22.2.18

What Makes Israel’s Banking System Unique?

The Bank of Israel’s regulations ensure the resilience of the financial sector, shaped by hard-earned lessons from the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis

 Pile of credit cards with flag of Israel

Reservists without a home? Mizrahi Tefahot Bank has a special benefit for you

The bank offers reservists a loan of up to NIS 100,000 as part of a mortgage, without interest or linkage and without opening fees. Conditions: 90 days of service and the status of being homeless

 Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024