{"id":6074,"date":"2014-05-14T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.lawoffice.org.il%20\/purchasing-property-in-israel-alex-brosh-033724722\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T16:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:26:40","slug":"purchasing-property-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing Property in Israel by a Foreign Resident"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Purchasing Property in Israel by a Foreign Resident<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Israeli real estate and purchasing property in Israel provides a good opportunity for foreign\u00a0buyers to make profitable investments. Israel`s economic situation is relatively stable, providing an excellent opportunity to enjoy\u00a0profits of the investment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Small-house-on-hand-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Purchasing property in Israel by a foreign resident\" width=\"201\" height=\"134\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Foreigners can purchase property in Israel without considerable\u00a0<\/strong><strong>restrictions<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, carrying out this kind of transaction requires qualified legal assistance. Buying a new apartment from the developer or from a private owner (a second hand apartment) requires a different set of documents for registering the transaction at the Land Authorities.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also some differences in drafting the\u00a0transaction&#8217;s documents for foreign buyers. In general, appropriate legal assistance of the purchase or sale of real estate will include:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1)<\/strong> Identification of the seller\/developer and the examination of the seller&#8217;s\/developer&#8217;s rights to the property sold: mortgage, lien, seizure, third party rights, etc.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2)<\/strong> Existence of the building permit and avoiding construction deviation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3)<\/strong> Drafting\/examination of the purchase\/sale agreement.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4)<\/strong> Land tax planning.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5)<\/strong> Registration of ownership in the buyer&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W9ho9s_nL80\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Transferring Money to Israel from Abroad<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Certainly, one of the major concerns for a non-resident purchasing property in Israel is\u00a0the issue of transferring money to Israel from abroad. Below are a few starting points for non-residents who have offshore accounts and want to buy property in Israel.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It should be noted that a foreign citizen has the right to open an account in any Israeli bank, and subject to the specific procedure, there are no substantial restrictions on opening such accounts at the moment. Problems may arise in the next stage, transferring funds to the local Israeli account from abroad. The account holder will have to explain their relation to the account abroad from which the transfer is\u00a0made.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Often, the owner of the account (from which the transfer is\u00a0made) is a company whereas the account holder in Israel is a physical person. There are a number of possible explanations for the money transfer from a\u00a0company account to an individual&#8217;s personal bank account in Israel:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1)<\/strong> If the physical person in Israel is one of the founders of the company abroad, then the person will need to provide the bank the certified constituent documents of the company.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2)<\/strong> In the case the physical person in Israel is an employee or adviser of the foreign company and the amounts that are transferred are their\u00a0salary or consultation fees, the bank may require a contract or other appropriate documents proving the authenticity of this relationship.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3)<\/strong> If the physical person has received credit from the foreign company, the bank will require a loan agreement.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Opening a Trust Account<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another option for a foreign resident who wishes to transfer funds from abroad to an Israeli bank account to purchase property in Israel is to open a trust account in Israel. This is relatively similar to opening a personal bank account (described above) with the distinction that the trustee will manage the account on behalf of the beneficiary, and the trustee will have to explain to the Israeli bank the nature of the relationship with the source of transferred funds.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">An even more convenient way to transfer the funds for the purchase of real estate in Israel is to arrange that the money from abroad is transferred directly to the seller`s Israeli account.\u00a0Such a bank transfer is useful in order to avoid the need for a declaration and explanation of the relationship between the source of the funds and the purchaser&#8217;s Israeli account (in the case of opening a bank account in Israel as described above).\u00a0In such a case, the seller&#8217;s bank will usually be satisfied by the very existence of a contract of purchase\/sale of real estate and won&#8217;t require any additional explanations concerning the nature of the relationship between the purchaser and the person that is transferring the money.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>It is worth mentioning that alongside the existence of formal rules, there are a lot of unwritten ones. Therefore it is highly recommended to consult a real estate lawyer in Israel before engaging in such a transaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing property in Israel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[author_and_contact_info]<\/p>\n<div class=\"SnapLinksContainer\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; display: none;\">\n<div class=\"SL_SelectionRect\" style=\"top: 291px; left: 159px; height: 0px; width: 1px;\">\n<div class=\"SL_SelectionLabel\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Used for easily cloning the properly namespaced rect --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purchasing Property in Israel by a Foreign Resident Israeli real estate and purchasing property in Israel provides a good opportunity for foreign\u00a0buyers to make profitable investments. Israel`s economic situation is relatively stable, providing an excellent opportunity to enjoy\u00a0profits of the investment. Foreigners can purchase property in Israel without considerable\u00a0restrictions. However, carrying out this kind of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-real-estate-property-law-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Purchasing property in Israel - Law office in Israel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Purchasing property in Israel by foreigners is possible, but legal assistance is required especially concerning fund transfers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05e4\u05e7\u05e1\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 \u05d3\u05e7\u05d5\u05ea\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Joshua Pex\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/person\/72c9feb6d70e5a396c9c0a18d073df38\"},\"headline\":\"Purchasing Property in Israel by a Foreign Resident\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-05-14T06:58:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-30T13:26:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/\"},\"wordCount\":704,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Real Estate &amp; Property Law\"],\"inLanguage\":\"he-IL\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/\",\"name\":\"Purchasing property in Israel - Law office in Israel\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-05-14T06:58:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-30T13:26:40+00:00\",\"description\":\"Purchasing property in Israel by foreigners is possible, but legal assistance is required especially concerning fund transfers\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"he-IL\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Purchasing Property in Israel by a Foreign Resident\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/\",\"name\":\"\u05d3\u05e7\u05e8, \u05e4\u05e7\u05e1, \u05dc\u05d5\u05d9\",\"description\":\"\u05de\u05e9\u05e8\u05d3 \u05e2\u05d5&quot;\u05d3 \u05d3\u05e7\u05e8, \u05e4\u05e7\u05e1, \u05dc\u05d5\u05d9\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"he-IL\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Decker, Pex, Levi, Rosenberg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"he-IL\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/logo-DPORL-png.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/logo-DPORL-png.png\",\"width\":623,\"height\":217,\"caption\":\"Decker, Pex, Levi, Rosenberg\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CohenDeckerPexBroshLawOffice\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/17964447\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCl4bpApJMC9KIBF-TCN2gcA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/person\/72c9feb6d70e5a396c9c0a18d073df38\",\"name\":\"Joshua Pex\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"he-IL\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Joshua-office-020523-120x120.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Joshua-office-020523-120x120.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Joshua Pex\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/author\/josh\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Purchasing property in Israel - Law office in Israel","description":"Purchasing property in Israel by foreigners is possible, but legal assistance is required especially concerning fund transfers","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"twitter_misc":{"Written by":"\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05e4\u05e7\u05e1","Est. reading time":"4 \u05d3\u05e7\u05d5\u05ea"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/"},"author":{"name":"Joshua Pex","@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/person\/72c9feb6d70e5a396c9c0a18d073df38"},"headline":"Purchasing Property in Israel by a Foreign Resident","datePublished":"2014-05-14T06:58:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-30T13:26:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/"},"wordCount":704,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Real Estate &amp; Property Law"],"inLanguage":"he-IL"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/","url":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/","name":"Purchasing property in Israel - Law office in Israel","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-05-14T06:58:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-30T13:26:40+00:00","description":"Purchasing property in Israel by foreigners is possible, but legal assistance is required especially concerning fund transfers","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"he-IL","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/en\/purchasing-property-in-israel\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Purchasing Property in Israel by a Foreign Resident"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/","name":"\u05d3\u05e7\u05e8, \u05e4\u05e7\u05e1, \u05dc\u05d5\u05d9","description":"\u05de\u05e9\u05e8\u05d3 \u05e2\u05d5&quot;\u05d3 \u05d3\u05e7\u05e8, \u05e4\u05e7\u05e1, \u05dc\u05d5\u05d9","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"he-IL"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#organization","name":"Decker, Pex, Levi, Rosenberg","url":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"he-IL","@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/logo-DPORL-png.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/logo-DPORL-png.png","width":623,"height":217,"caption":"Decker, Pex, Levi, Rosenberg"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CohenDeckerPexBroshLawOffice","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/17964447","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCl4bpApJMC9KIBF-TCN2gcA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/person\/72c9feb6d70e5a396c9c0a18d073df38","name":"Joshua Pex","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"he-IL","@id":"https:\/\/lawoffice.org.il\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Joshua-office-020523-120x120.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Joshua-office-020523-120x120.jpg","caption":"Joshua Pex"},"url":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/author\/josh\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6074"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91314,"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6074\/revisions\/91314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/script_transfer_new.mowfns.ap-southeast-2.wpstaqhosting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}