Mortgage

Living in Paris, buying in Jerusalem: When foreign income meets an Israeli mortgage

Pama Mortgages explains how foreign income, overseas assets and complex financial obligations shape mortgage options for non-residents buying property in Israel.

How overseas buyers can finance an Israeli home without tying up all their capital.
Foreclosure properties offer opportunities to buy real estate below market value, but require careful evaluation of risks, legal processes, and costs.

A guide to finding foreclosure properties in 2026

The number of unemployed individuals has doubled since 2022, reaching 16,000 last December

Tech workers laid off and collapsing under the mortgage burden

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

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


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

Experts outline mortgage challenges for foreigners

At a real estate conference with The Jerusalem Post, experts broke down key mortgage challenges for foreign residents buying property in Israel.

 FROM RIGHT: Chaim Friedman, Efrat Levy, and Yedidya Spetter

Ben Ben Baruch was chosen to be the new presenter for Mimun Yashir

As part of the company's strategy and its entry into the mortgage sector, Mimun Yashir is launching a rebranding initiative and will optimize its digital assets and brand reputation.

Ben Ben Baruch, who was chosen to be the presenter for Mimun Yashir

Steep fall in mortgage taking in Israel in January

Compared with January 2024, mortgage taking was up 30% and up 15% from January 2023.

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Israeli home purchases by foreign residents jump 50%

In November-December, they purchased 22 apartments at prices of more than NIS 10 million, out of 72 such apartments purchased in 2024, a large part of which were new apartments.

 SCENES FROM Tel Aviv: Checking out apartment prices.

Record mortgage taking in Israel in December

December's figure was double the monthly average of mortgages taken in the rest of 2024.

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Economic Crisis? The mortgage market in September – activity over the past two years

Bank of Israel data shows mortgages totaling NIS 8.53 billion were taken in September, the second-highest in two years, with a noted drop in contractor loan volumes compared to previous months.


New Pepper app: Foreign currency account, joint account, and mortgage services

Leumi's digital banking platform Pepper will soon offer an enhanced user experience with a broader range of banking products and capital market trading options, previously unavailable on Pepper.

 New Pepper app