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Real estate in the shadow of the Qassams The first Grad missile that fell on Ashkelon scored a direct hit on the real estate sector. Deals that were about to be signed were stalled, and buyers who did agree to continue negotiations demanded 10% price reductions.
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Good quality, great value The sky-high price of property in central Israel tends to make people forget, perhaps because of the shock, that it doesn't have to be that way. There is perfectly affordable housing available, and new apartments at that, just not in the country's center.
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Squares in a round hole Around the world there are squares and plazas that have become national symbols - Beijing's Tiananmen Square and Moscow's Red Square - while others are must-see places on any visit to their cities: Trafalgar Square in London and Piazza Navona in Rome. In Israel, however, despite a few modest successes here and there, it is hard to point out such sites.
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The pitter-patter of big feet Galit, a woman in her early thirties, had been looking for a place to rent in Tel Aviv for ages. A little apartment, something nice. Months passed and she figured she'd seen every available rental space in town. Then she spoke with a landlord in Bavli, and thought his description over the phone sounded terrific - a little place in North Tel Aviv. She thought it was an independent unit, on the roof.
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The 'Heftsiba Law' After about 4,000 people who had contracted to purchase homes from the Heftsiba construction company were left high and dry when the company went bankrupt last August, the Knesset stepped in and passed a law aimed at protecting future homebuyers in the future.
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