Is buying a house a smart decision?
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Many friends and acquaintances have asked me lately whether they should buy an apartment in Israel. The simple answer is NO. But let’s talk about it! (at length…) As a rule, cold hearted economists (like myself) differentiate between two very similar concepts, which are often confused: housing and property ownership. Housing – the right to live […]