Why now

A land which the LORD thy God careth for; the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

Deuteronomy 11:12

Many communities already know they want to build their home in Israel. The remaining question is when. Here are some reasons this moment is special.

The world is changing

In 2025, aliyah from Western countries more than doubled, led by France. Whole communities in the diaspora are asking anew where their home is.

Antisemitism around the world is at its highest level in decades. In 2025 alone, thousands of antisemitic incidents were recorded in the United States and in France. Many families are looking for a place where they can live as Jews, openly and proudly.

The Jewish people has one home. And when a community moves there together, it brings with it what it has built: its friends, its synagogue, its way of life.

A window of benefits

Olim and veteran returning residents who arrive in Israel by the end of 2026 are exempt from tax on income from work in Israel, up to ₪1 million a year in 2027 and 2028. The exemption then tapers off gradually until 2030.

Purchase-tax brackets are frozen by law until January 2028, and olim are entitled to a reduced purchase tax. In some towns, mainly in the North and the South, residents are also entitled to an income-tax credit of up to 20%.

A calm market, a strong hand in negotiation

In 2025 the national home price index fell by about 1%. In a market like this, an organised group of dozens of families has real bargaining power with the developer.

Taking the longer view: over the past decade the index rose by about 58%, Israel’s population grows by about 1.1% a year, and its birth rate is double the OECD average. Demand for homes in Israel rests on deep foundations.

The North is being rebuilt

The state has allocated ₪15 billion to a five-year plan to develop the North, with a target of about 100,000 new residents by 2036. A railway, a university and new neighbourhoods are being planned and built.

A community that arrives now does not join a finished place. It helps shape it.

Fulfilling a mitzvah

Buying a home in the Land of Israel fulfils the mitzvah of settling the Land. The Sages considered it so important that they permitted writing the deed of purchase even on Shabbat (Gittin 8b).

“And I will turn the captivity of My people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them” (Amos 9:14).

If your community is already talking about it, now is the time for a first conversation. We would be glad to get to know you.

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The information in this article is general and correct as of November 2026. It is not investment advice, tax advice or a promise of returns. Past figures do not guarantee future trends.