Israel housing brief, October 2026
Semerenko Group’s Israel housing brief for October 2026: the Bank of Israel policy rate is 3.25% and prime 4.75%; the shekel trades at ₪3.089 to the dollar (2026-10-16); and across the sixteen cities we track, recorded apartment sale medians for the latest complete quarter run from the periphery’s low millions to Tel Aviv’s high, with asking prices above recorded medians everywhere (see the asking-versus-recorded index). The table gives each city’s recorded median, asking price, asking rent and live inventory with sample sizes; the demand table gives our own inbound counts.
| City | Median recorded sale (latest complete quarter) | Recorded per sqm | Median asking price (live) | Median asking rent (live) | Live listings sale / rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | ₪2,700,000 (Q2 2026, n=1,031) | ₪34,935 | ₪3,990,000 (n=3,951) | ₪7,000 (n=5,119) | 3,962 / 3,803 |
| Tel Aviv | ₪3,950,000 (Q2 2026, n=1,202) | ₪54,406 | ₪4,650,000 (n=2,846) | ₪8,700 (n=8,137) | 2,480 / 7,786 |
| Netanya | ₪2,372,500 (Q2 2026, n=356) | ₪23,200 | ₪2,850,000 (n=3,700) | ₪6,000 (n=2,232) | 2,066 / 1,018 |
| Beit Shemesh | ₪2,280,000 (Q2 2026, n=333) | ₪23,718 | ₪2,690,000 (n=958) | ₪5,500 (n=516) | 699 / 395 |
| Haifa | ₪1,484,500 (Q2 2026, n=800) | ₪19,431 | ₪1,850,000 (n=1,793) | ₪3,150 (n=305) | 1,779 / 307 |
| Ramat Gan | ₪2,667,500 (Q2 2026, n=392) | ₪33,687 | ₪3,050,000 (n=729) | ₪5,700 (n=1,043) | 730 / 1,095 |
| Herzliya | ₪3,350,000 (Q2 2026, n=185) | ₪38,723 | ₪4,700,000 (n=25) | ₪10,000 (n=1,051) | 28 / 454 |
| Ra’anana | ₪3,346,700 (Q1 2026, n=210) | ₪30,792 | ₪3,590,000 (n=43) | ₪8,990 (n=363) | 73 / 289 |
| Ashkelon | ₪1,471,000 (Q2 2026, n=717) | ₪14,885 | ₪1,850,000 (n=77) | ₪3,500 (n=1,206) | 81 / 742 |
| Ashdod | ₪1,943,500 (Q2 2026, n=634) | ₪19,739 | ₪2,225,000 (n=86) | ₪5,000 (n=228) | 88 / 232 |
| Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut | ₪3,120,000 (Q2 2026, n=215) | ₪25,470 | no data | no data | 0 / 0 |
| Be’er Sheva | ₪695,000 (Q1 2026, n=25) | ₪9,383 | ₪677,500 (n=312) | ₪2,500 (n=260) | 316 / 262 |
| Givatayim | ₪3,610,500 (Q2 2026, n=78) | ₪40,500 | ₪4,100,000 (n=247) | ₪6,500 (n=345) | 245 / 347 |
| Harish | ₪1,440,000 (Q2 2026, n=213) | ₪13,231 | ₪1,760,000 (n=29) | no data | 30 / 15 |
| Rishon LeZion | ₪2,260,000 (Q2 2026, n=434) | ₪25,364 | ₪3,345,000 (n=20) | ₪4,800 (n=1,411) | 75 / 804 |
| Petah Tikva | ₪2,350,000 (Q2 2026, n=453) | ₪26,405 | ₪2,450,000 (n=69) | ₪5,550 (n=102) | 73 / 106 |
Recorded: Israel Tax Authority apartments via GovMap, 20+ deals. Asking: medians of live listings in Semerenko Group’s registry this month, 20+ listings. Inventory: listings in the registry for the city now.
Download the data (CSV): sixteen cities at a glance. Licence: Semerenko Group aggregates: CC BY 4.0 (cite Semerenko Group and the page URL). Underlying Israel Tax Authority records are distributed through GovMap under its terms; listing data is aggregated from public listing sites and published only as medians and counts.
| Group | Listings | Median days from first seen to last seen |
|---|---|---|
| rent listings that went removed | 35 | 16.7 days |
| rent listings that went stale | 128 | 11.4 days |
| sale listings that went stale | 484 | 13.8 days |
Semerenko Group’s registry has tracked listings continuously only since late September 2026, so these are short-window figures that understate true time to let or sell; they will lengthen as the window grows. Shown only where 20 or more listings left the market.
| Month | All | Abroad or planning aliyah | In Israel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 161 | 68 | 30 |
| 2026-10 | 63 | 6 | 8 |
Counts only; the full index is on the Anglo Buyer Demand Index page.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Bank of Israel interest rate now?
3.25% policy rate and 4.75% prime, per the Bank of Israel figures in Semerenko Group’s registry as of 2026-10-18. The rate page in the mortgage hub updates daily.
Are Israeli apartment prices rising or falling?
It depends on the city and the quarter; the city pages show quarter-on-quarter changes in recorded medians with sample sizes. A median moves with the mix of homes sold, so read the per-square-metre figures too.
How long does it take to rent out an apartment in Israel?
Our registry has tracked listings continuously only since late September 2026, so the time-on-market figures above are preliminary and short-window; they will lengthen as the window grows.
Related pages
- Asking versus recorded prices by city
- Anglo Buyer Demand Index
- Bank of Israel interest rate today
- Compare Israeli cities
- Israel property transactions report, Q3 2026
- All research
Sources
- Bank of Israel policy and prime rate (fact registry), as of 2026-10-18
- Bank of Israel representative exchange rates, as of 2026-10-16
- Israel Tax Authority recorded deals via GovMap
- Semerenko Group listing registry and CRM (counts only), as of 2026-10-18
Verified 2026-10-18 by Chaim Semerenko, Semerenko Group; brokerage under broker of record Pinchas Menachem Reis, licence 324150.
