Real Estate Lawyer in North Tel Aviv

In north Tel Aviv, apartments in buildings that are decades old are sold alongside apartments in new projects. My office is in Tel Aviv, and I represent purchase and sale transactions in the city: review of the land registry extract and the contract, registration of a priority notice, and real estate taxation.

What matters in transactions in the north of the city

Based on a sample of sale listings on Madlan in the northern part of the Old North (about 540 listings on the site, 34 of them reviewed), the median asking price for a 2-room apartment was about NIS 2.99 million (range NIS 2.29–3.65 million), for a 3-room apartment about NIS 4.35 million (range NIS 3.7–5.55 million), and for a 4-room apartment about NIS 7.19 million (a wide range of NIS 3.35–11.85 million). These are asking prices in listings, not transaction prices, in a small sample reviewed on 5.11.2026, so the figures serve only as a general impression. The price of a specific property is checked against comparable transactions in the same building and street.

In an older building it is worth checking the registration status of the shared-ownership building, parking and storage (whether they are registered or merely used in practice), building deviations, rooftop additions and debts to the building committee. If there is an urban renewal plan for the building, it is important to read the agreements that were signed. In an apartment from a developer, the main check is the Sale Law guarantee, the payment schedule and the delivery date.

How a transaction in north Tel Aviv works

1. Checking the registration: land registry (Tabu) extract, liens, priority notices and registration of the shared-ownership building.
2. Checking debts and building permits, and for a private house also the plot boundaries and building rights.
3. Negotiation and the contract, including payment and delivery dates.
4. A first payment made in a way that protects the money, and registration of a priority notice in favor of the buyer.
5. Reporting to the Real Estate Taxation Authority and payment of the tax.
6. Delivery and transfer of the rights to the buyer’s name.

What to check in north Tel Aviv

• A new apartment from a developer. A Sale Law guarantee for every payment, the payment schedule and index linkage, the delivery date and compensation for delay, and the technical specification.
• A resale apartment. Land registry extract, liens, debts and building permits for any additions.
• A house or garden apartment. Plot boundaries, additional building rights, and building permits for additions.
• Financing. In larger transactions it is advisable to coordinate the mortgage and the payment date with the bank before signing.

Purchase tax brackets, as of November 2026

A single residential apartment. The tax is calculated progressively, and each rate applies only to the part of the apartment’s value that falls within the bracket:

• Up to NIS 1,978,745: exempt from tax
• From NIS 1,978,745 to NIS 2,347,040: 3.5%
• From NIS 2,347,040 to NIS 6,055,070: 5%
• From NIS 6,055,070 to NIS 20,183,565: 8%
• Above NIS 20,183,565: 10%

An additional apartment (for example, for investment). There is no exempt bracket:

• Up to NIS 6,055,070: 8% from the first shekel
• Above NIS 6,055,070: 10%

For example, a single apartment worth NIS 2.5 million is subject to purchase tax of about NIS 20,500, while an additional apartment of the same value is subject to about NIS 200,000. The brackets for a single apartment are frozen until 15.1.2028. The rates for an additional apartment should be verified at the time of the transaction, since they were set by a temporary order. Source: the Tax Authority’s purchase tax calculator.

How I work

My office is in Tel Aviv. We can meet at the office and continue by phone and WhatsApp. See also Real estate lawyer, Real estate lawyer in Tel Aviv, Real estate lawyer in Ramat Aviv and Real estate lawyer in the city center of Tel Aviv.

Written by Adv. Emanuel Trach, attorney and notary with 15 years of experience, office in Tel Aviv. Published: 5.11.2026. Updated: 5.11.2026.