It is no coincidence that the strong run that Israeli property as an asset class has enjoyed over the last years - prices have more than doubled in less than a decade - has gone hand in hand with an equally impressive run in the Israeli mortgage market - mortgages now account for one third of the credit in the banking system. Indeed, the more people purchasing real estate the more mortgages that are being taken, and, conversely, the increased ability to take a mortgage (due t

Eye-popping technological advances, military prowess, a stable banking system, a “country full of prime ministers” and a business attire consisting of jeans and sandals - there are many characteristics that set the State of Israel apart from other countries! Nowhere is this felt more than the active encouragement of inbound immigration ('Aliyah') that has characterised Israel since its renewed independence in 1948. Be it due to external forces such as the persecution of Jews