Real Estate · Jul 11, 2026
Olam Index 2026: Real EstateAzrieli leads visible Israeli real estate citations. The buried story is the Sun Belt blind spot — Israeli sponsors of US multifamily, hidden behind U…
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Israeli residential real estate, foreign-buyer dynamics, the trophy market, neighborhood segmentation, the Jerusalem outperformance, and the foreign-buyer cost architecture.
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Olam Index 2026: Real Estate
Azrieli leads visible Israeli real estate citations. The buried story is the Sun Belt blind spot — Israeli sponsors of US multifamily, hidden behind US-domicile…
The Israeli real estate market is operating in two segments at once.
The aggregate is moderating. According to broker reporting and CBS data published by Times of Israel, Tel Aviv transaction volumes dropped through 2024 and 2025. Higher interest rates and buyer hesitation extended days-on-market to 50–60 days. The CBS Dwelling Price Index recorded eight consecutive months of decline through late 2025 before a partial post-ceasefire rebound.
The trophy tier moved differently. Boutique developments and luxury towers command ₪100,000–₪200,000+ per square meter, against a mainstream market operating at ₪55,000–₪80,000 per square meter.
The buyer profile is widening. In April 2026, American activist investor Bill Ackman purchased a luxury apartment in Rothschild 10 for an estimated NIS 70 million, per Ynet. The transaction extended Ackman's prior 2024 acquisition of a roughly 5% stake in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Foreign buyers are the structural variable. Per Marc Lugassy of Barnes Israel, nearly 60% of the firm's 2025 luxury transactions involved foreign residents — broker-disclosed share, not data from the official transaction registry.
Jerusalem is a separate story. CBS data published by Times of Israel reported Jerusalem prices up 9.6% in the twelve months ending February 2026 — the highest gain of any region.
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Real Estate · Jul 11, 2026
Amot Investments (TASE: AMOT): Alony Hetz's Israeli Commercial Real Estate EngineAmot Investments (TASE: AMOT) is the Israeli commercial real-estate engine of the Alony Hetz group. Founded 1964, TASE-listed May 2006. 176 yielding p…
Real Estate · Jul 11, 2026
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