Treasury data reveals: The share of investors who lost money selling an apartment in Jerusalem is significantly lower than the national average
Treasury data reveals: only 27% of investors in Jerusalem who sold an apartment within 5 years recorded a real loss, compared to 47.5% nationally. 63% of investor sales in the capital in 2025 were of apartments held for over 20 years.
New data published by Galit Ben Naim, Deputy Chief Economist at the Ministry of Finance, reveals a significant gap between the Jerusalem area and the rest of the country in real estate investors' capital losses. Only 27% of investors in Jerusalem who sold an apartment within five years recorded a real loss, compared to 47.5% nationally. In the southern region, the rate reached 62%. The data also shows that in Jerusalem, investors tend to hold properties for a long time: 63% of investor sales in the capital in 2025 were of apartments held for over 20 years, the highest rate in the country. Ben Naim points to a different investment horizon between regions: in the south, investors rush to realize in the short term to cut losses, while in Jerusalem they prefer to wait. However, she emphasizes that long-term holding does not indicate an absence of losses along the way, and that during certain periods investors suffered a real decline in value.