According to data announced at a real estate conference at Tel Aviv University, organized by the "Elrov" Institute, by the end of 2025, it was necessary to accumulate an amount equivalent to 157 average salaries to acquire an average apartment in Israel. This indicator is 3 salaries less than the corresponding figure for 2024.
However, despite the slight decrease, the current level is still almost double the figure for 2007, before the start of the rapid growth in real estate prices in the country.
The slight reduction in the number of salaries needed to buy housing is explained by two factors: a decrease in real estate prices over the past year and an increase in the average salary of the population.
At the same time, a significant gap remains between different socio-economic groups of the population. A household in the upper five deciles needs an average of 92 salaries to buy an apartment, while a household in the lower five deciles will need 211 salaries.