The Getter Group

Israel’s real estate map is changing

As infrastructure and population patterns shift, the most compelling real estate stories are emerging just beyond the obvious.

|BySHIA GETTER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GETTER GROUP.
BAT YAM, the mini-Tel Aviv that hasn’t quite caught up with itself.
Rabbi Ashenberg, together with participants at the Semichas Chaver Siyum in Jerusalem

Chatam: The Anglo community in Rehovot you’ve probably never heard of

Rabbi Agishtein, “Everyone compromises on something. But what we gain here – the unity, the sincerity, the sense that people really have your back – those things are priceless.”

|BySHIA GETTER
New immigrants frequently have to deal with planning and designing their new homes. Pictured: French ‘olim’ arrive in June.

Architects, contractors, and designers, oh my!

What's the difference?

|BySHIA GETTER
White Passenger Plane Flying over the City during Sunset

Think you know Real Estate? Israel plays by different rules

Buying property in Israel isn’t just real estate — it’s a whole different system. Here’s what every foreign buyer needs to know before signing anything.

|BySHIA GETTER

Between the fleeting and the forever: Finding home

Each year, the sukkah reminds us that home is not just where we live - it’s what we dare to build.

OCTOBER 9, 2025BySHIA GETTER
Chief Rabbi of Safed, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, IDF Reserve soldiers and Orthodox Jews pray and dance during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in northern Israel on October 21, 2024.

A year of new beginnings

From windows to ‘mezuzot,’ the small steps that mark the start of life in Israel.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByMALKA WINNER
THERE’S NOTHING like a Jerusalem sunset.

‘We just wanted to come home’

The emotional rollercoaster of buying property in Israel

AUGUST 13, 2025ByMALKA WINNER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GETTER GROUP.
SHMUEL PURCHASED an apartment in Acre, and now rents it out as an Airbnb.

Crossing borders, closing deals

What you need to know about buying property in Israel – from contracts to customs to keys

JULY 16, 2025BySHIA GETTER
THOSE WHO purchase homes ‘on paper’ in Israel often have the opportunity to customize their apartment layout.

From sparkling floors to sandals at the door

Real estate culture shock from the US to Israel

JUNE 11, 2025BySHIA GETTER
View of the Ahuzat Bait first district of Tel Aviv from a height

Ready to own property in Israel? 

Stop feeling overwhelmed by the complex buying process.

JUNE 1, 2025BySHIA GETTER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GETTER GROUP.
A narrow street with a tree hanging over it Jerusalem empty street in Baka neighborhood

The Jerusalem Municipality is paving the way for ‘olim’

Jerusalem is seen as part of the Jewish experience by the its municipality. “Aliyah to Jerusalem is the story of the Jewish people”.

MAY 5, 2025BySHIA GETTER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GETTER GROUP.
The Getter Group's Property Expert Luky Guigui with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon.

‘Olim come here because of their solidarity with Israel’ Immigration Minister Ofir Sofer says

Sofer noted that aliyah is increasing in countries in the West, such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France.

MARCH 25, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Ofir Sofer

Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank VP discusses Israel’s economic forecast for 2025

The bank is fully prepared to handle an increase in aliyah, with 34 branches throughout the country providing multilingual support and assistance for olim.

MARCH 25, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
SHEVY SHEMER

Foreign interest grows in Israel’s real estate market

Dror Feldman, deputy head of the Retail Division of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, addressed attendees at the bank’s conference on business and financial opportunities for foreign residents and new olim.

MARCH 25, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
DROR FELDMAN