City Brief No. 01 · September 2026

Ra'anana property prices 2026 רעננה

Ra'anana registers at about ₪34,186 per square metre (median of 2,511 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled)), which is number 6 of the forty cities in this series. At that rate a 70 sqm three-room costs about ₪2.39m and a 100 sqm four-room about ₪3.42m. A three-room asks about ₪7,970 a month and a four-room about ₪8,410, against Tel Aviv averages of ₪10,123 and ₪13,824.

₪34,186per sqm, registered
₪2.39m70 sqm three-room
₪7,970three-room rent a month
4.0%gross yield, three-room

Registered sales to August 2026 · asking prices and rents September 2026 · 12 sales listed address by address · free and independent

SummaryThe area in six numbers

Ra'anana in six numbers

₪34,186Per square metre — median of 2,511 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled).
₪2.39mA 70 sqm three-room at that rate. A 100 sqm four-room comes to ₪3.42m.
-2.8%Change in the price per sqm on a year earlier, as reported for the same period.
₪7,970Asking rent for a three-room a month. Four rooms: ₪8,410.
4.0%Gross yield on a 70 sqm three-room: twelve months' asking rent against the price, before any cost.
₪26k–₪43kThe spread per sqm across the 12 registered sales in this brief. The building decides the price more than the postcode.
Buying here

Ra'anana offers established Anglo infrastructure and family amenities at roughly ₪32–35k/sqm, a clear step below Tel Aviv and Herzliya, and prices have eased slightly as sales volumes halved. Buyers have negotiating room now, especially on resale in Merkaz and Kiryat Weizmann. The long-term upside rests on renewal and the M1 Metro, both years away.

Renting here

Rents of about ₪8,000 for 3 rooms and ₪8,400 for 4 are moderate for the Sharon and far below Tel Aviv. Given the sub-3% yields, renting first to test neighbourhoods before buying makes good sense for new olim.

01The area

What Ra'anana is

Ra'anana is an affluent Sharon city of roughly 77,000 residents with a long-established English-speaking community and a strong family, schools and parks profile. Housing is mostly apartments in 4–8 storey blocks and newer towers, with private homes concentrated in the older eastern streets. Prices sit just below Tel Aviv and Herzliya: CBS placed the city 5th most expensive of the 18 largest cities in Q4 2025. Volumes have fallen sharply since 2023 and prices have been flat to slightly down.

Boundaries and parts

Inland Sharon city about 20 km north-east of Tel Aviv. Borders Kfar Saba to the east, Herzliya to the south-west, Hod HaSharon to the south-east and the moshavim/agricultural land of the Drom HaSharon and Lev HaSharon areas to the north and west. Main roads: Route 4 (west edge), Route 531 (south edge, with the Sharon rail line in its median), Route 2 via 531, and Ahuza Street, the historic main street running east-west through the city.

  • Merkaz / Merkaz Darom (city centre, around Ahuza): the largest resale market, mixed older walk-ups and newer towers; Dirobot median ₪3.375M, ₪33,191/sqm (2023–Aug 2026)
  • Neve Zemer (north): newest large neighbourhood, family towers and garden flats, upper tier; Dirobot median ₪4.2M, ₪34,321/sqm
  • Kiryat David Remez (centre): older stock under heavy urban renewal (114 projects per Nadlan Center, July 2025); Dirobot median ₪3.18M, ₪32,022/sqm
  • Kiryat Weizmann: established, mixed flats and cottages; Dirobot median ₪2.83M, ₪33,814/sqm
  • Kazan / south-east: mid-rise, newer projects; Dirobot median ₪3.35M, ₪33,667/sqm
  • Lester / Rabotski (east): older blocks plus new GD East project; Dirobot median ₪3.645M
  • Lev HaPark (around Ra'anana Park): popular with families; Dirobot median ₪3.1M
  • Kiryat Sharet: older blocks with renewal potential; Bizportal Aug 2026 cites ₪33–35k/sqm for the Park/Kiryat Sharet belt
  • Shechunat HaMe'ah (Century Quarter, west): new-build district of towers near City Mall; projects such as Shuster, Kenko and Plot 2014
  • Kiryat Ganim / eastern private-home streets: villas and cottages, the city's priciest segment (Bizportal 2023: deals ₪6.3–8.35M)

Getting around

Two Sharon-line rail stations, Ra'anana West and Ra'anana South, opened in July 2018 in the median of Route 531 (service began July 2020), linking to Herzliya and Kfar Saba, with plans to run through to Tel Aviv (target about 20 minutes to Savidor). Route 4 and Route 531/2 give road access to Tel Aviv, 20–40 minutes by car depending on traffic. The planned M1 Metro line will run under Ahuza Street with a station at Ahuza/Ben Gurion, heading to Tel Aviv via Herzliya and Glilot; Metro target opening is 2037 and delays are expected (Globes, 28 July 2026).

Schools, parks and families

Socio-economic ranking of 8 out of 10. Aliyahnet describes strong schools across all streams, including Anglo-friendly programmes and an AMIT school, plus plenty of parks, with Ra'anana Park the centrepiece of the Lev HaPark area. Neve Zemer and Kiryat Weizmann are the main family-housing draws. We have not verified school-by-school data.

English speakers

One of Israel's longest-established and densest Anglo centres: Aliyahnet rates English-speaker concentration as 'very high', with English-speaking minyanim common across many shuls and an English-speaking Masorti congregation (Kehillat Ra'anana/Amitai). AACI has a major presence and Nefesh B'Nefesh runs programming locally. English-speaking doctors, lawyers, accountants and agents are easy to find. MOPHET's developer reports penthouse buyers from Los Angeles, New York, Mexico City, Switzerland and England (Sept 2026).

Chart 1Price per square metre across the forty cities TAPI covers
How these figures are based

Each figure is the best available for that city, and the bases differ: Ra'anana ₪34,186 — median of 2,511 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Herzliya ₪38,923 — median of 2,908 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Modi'in ₪29,885 — median of 2,783 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Netanya ₪26,019 — median of 6,824 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Beit Shemesh ₪24,061 — median of 4,256 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Ramat Gan ₪36,202 — median of 5,899 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Givatayim ₪42,260 — median of 1,630 registered sales, Jan 2023–Jun 2026 (pooled); Kfar Saba ₪31,677 — median of 2,194 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Hod HaSharon ₪32,273 — median of 1,079 registered sales, Jan 2023–Jun 2026 (pooled); Ramat HaSharon ₪38,283 — median of 920 registered sales, Jan 2023–May 2026 (pooled); Efrat ₪22,591 — median of 133 registered sales, Jan 2023–May 2026 (pooled); Zichron Ya'akov ₪23,169 — median of 272 registered sales, Jan 2023–May 2026 (pooled); Rehovot ₪25,595 — median of 4,104 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Ashkelon ₪16,667 — median of 7,573 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Petah Tikva ₪27,377 — median of 7,779 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Rishon LeZion ₪27,132 — median of 5,770 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Ness Ziona ₪31,720 — median of 691 registered sales, Jan 2023–Jun 2026 (pooled); Be'er Ya'akov ₪22,222 — median of 1,787 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled), pulled down by discounted-housing sales; Caesarea ₪35,366 — median of 76 registered sales, Jan 2023–Mar 2026 (pooled), mostly apartments, not villas; Ma'ale Adumim ₪19,069 — median of 674 registered sales, Jan 2023–May 2026 (pooled); Ashdod ₪23,744 — median of 5,379 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Bat Yam ₪30,000 — median of 4,451 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Holon ₪28,308 — median of 4,136 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Givat Shmuel ₪29,351 — median of 934 registered sales, Jan 2023–Jun 2026 (pooled); Kiryat Ono ₪31,879 — median of 1,338 registered sales, Jan 2023–Jun 2026 (pooled); Shoham ₪32,579 — median of 250 registered sales, Jan 2023–Jun 2026 (pooled), apartments only; Be'er Sheva ₪13,737 — median of 10,436 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Haifa ₪19,592 — median of 10,848 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Hadera ₪20,303 — median of 3,074 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled); Karmiel ₪15,951 — median of 1,395 registered sales, Jan 2023–Jun 2026 (pooled); Alon Shvut ₪14,875 — median of only 12 registered sales, Mar 2023–Jun 2026, houses and flats together; Neve Daniel ₪15,351 — median of only 5 registered sales, Mar 2023–Jan 2026 — too few to be representative; Elazar ₪23,661 — median of 7 registered sales listed on Madlan, Jan 2025–Feb 2026, houses and flats together; Hashmonaim ₪20,293 — median of only 7 registered sales, Feb 2023–Apr 2025, all houses — too few to be representative; Kochav Yair ₪29,927 — median of 27 apartment sales, Jan 2023–Mar 2026, mostly Tzur Yigal; houses excluded; Even Yehuda ₪27,597 — median of 179 registered sales, Jan 2023–May 2026 (pooled); Pardes Hanna ₪20,867 — median of 679 apartment sales, Jan 2023–Jun 2026 (pooled); Kiryat Tivon ₪22,162 — median of 390 registered sales, Jan 2023–May 2026 (pooled); Kfar Vradim ₪15,135 — median of 89 registered sales, Jan 2023–Mar 2026 (pooled), mostly houses; Mevaseret Zion ₪29,561 — median of 467 registered sales, Jan 2023–May 2026 (pooled). Read the ranking as indicative, not exact.

02Registered sold prices

What people actually paid

Every sale below is a completed transaction reported to the Israel Tax Authority, not an asking price or an agent's estimate. Across the 12 sales in this brief the price per square metre runs from ₪25,641 to ₪42,651. Floor, condition, a mamad, a lift, parking and whether the unit is new explain almost all of that spread.

Chart 2How the price per sqm has moved in Ra'anana

The readings come from different publishers and methods — averages and medians, all sizes or one room count — so read the direction, not the exact step. Full periods: 2025 ₪35,000; 2026 (12 months to Sept) ₪32,677.

Chart 3Typical price by apartment size

Sources: Bizportal, 14 July 2025 – typical ('~') price, not a strict median · Bizportal, 14 July 2025 – typical price; Bizportal 18 Aug 2026 cites ~₪3.3M · Bizportal, 14 July 2025 – typical price; Bizportal 18 Aug 2026 cites ₪4.0–4.3M

Chart 4Registered sales in Ra'anana: floor area against price
₪1m₪2m₪3m₪4m6080100120140Floor area, sqmPrice, ₪m₪26k/sqm₪34k/sqm₪44k/sqmSasha Argov 14 · 5rKazan 7 · 5rAgnon 1 · 4rEhud Manor 21 · 4rKlausner 12 · 3rAkiva 33 · 5rMa'alot 8 · 2.5r

Dotted lines mark 75%, 100% and 130% of the city rate per sqm. A dot above the middle line paid more per metre than the city figure.

AddressRoomsFloorSqmPrice₪/sqmDate
Moshe Dayan 3, Merkaz Darom4299₪3,000,000₪30,3032026-08
Agnon 1, Merkaz Darom4796₪3,740,000₪38,9582026-08
Klausner 12, Merkaz Darom (new-build project – likely off-plan)3780₪3,200,000₪40,0002026-08
DUO Ra'anana project, Merkaz Darom (OFF-PLAN)40131₪3,960,000₪30,2292026-08
Ma'alot 8, Merkaz Darom2.5163₪2,570,000₪40,7942026-08
Levi Eshkol 21, Merkaz Darom56126₪3,890,000₪30,8732026-07
Sasha Argov 14, Neve Zemer51130₪4,215,000₪32,4232026-07
Kazan 7, Kazan (address also marketed as a new project – possibly off-plan)52119₪3,790,000₪31,8492026-07
HaYovel 23, Ra'anana (neighbourhood not stated)44107₪3,030,300₪28,3212026-07
Ehud Manor 21, Neve Zemer4383₪3,540,000₪42,6512025-09
Akiva 33, central Ra'anana51117₪3,000,000₪25,6412025-09
Lotus 19, central Ra'anana4190₪3,040,000₪33,7782025-09

Sources: Dirobot, from Israel Tax Authority (Nadlan) data. Sales marked off-plan or new-build carry a new-build premium; a sale with no floor or date shown was published without one.

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03Asking prices and new build

What is for sale, and what is being built

Asking prices are what sellers hope for. Set them against section two, not in place of it. Median of six priced-with-size Madlan for-sale listings, fetched 27 Sept 2026 (computed; small sample)

Chart 5Asking price per sqm against the registered figure

Pale bar: the city's registered figure. Asking prices per sqm are the listed price divided by the advertised area, which is often measured generously.

New build and renewal schemes

SchemeTypeFromUnitsDelivery
MOPHET
ADI Capital (contractor Tidhar)
New build, 176 units, 2–5 rooms plus penthouses, central Ra'anana₪6,700,0005-room (penthouses ₪10–14M)About 3 years from Sept 2026
HaChayil (Ab-Gad Ra'anana)
Ab-Gad
New build, Gdud HaIvri 24, Kiryat Weizmann, 2–5 rooms₪2,350,000smallest unit (2-room range); Hadashim lists from ₪2.55MNot stated
Shapiro Neve Zemer
Shapiro
New build, Ehud Manor 10, Neve Zemer₪3,680,0004-room (advertised discount up to ₪250k)Not stated
GD East Ra'anana
GD (not further stated)
New build, Lester quarter, 3–5 rooms₪2,920,0003-roomNot stated
Erez-Tirosh David Elazar
Erez-Tirosh
New build / renewal, David Elazar 1–11, 4–7 rooms₪3,330,0004-roomNot stated
Briga Art
Briga
New build, Binyamin Wolfovitz 6, 3–4 rooms₪3,500,0003-roomNear occupancy (Sept 2026)
Shvartz 23
Not stated
New build, permit approved, 3–5 rooms₪2,680,0003-roomNot stated

A "from" price is the cheapest unit, on the lowest floor, in the smallest configuration. Ask every developer for the price list by floor and the schedule of areas in writing, and ask what the price is on the ordinary payment schedule rather than a deferred one.

04Purchase tax and costs

What buying here actually costs

At Ra'anana's rate a 70 sqm three-room is about ₪2.39m and a 100 sqm four-room about ₪3.42m. On the four-room an oleh pays ₪7,199 in purchase tax; an Israeli resident buying a sole home pays ₪66,468; a non-resident or anyone buying a second home pays ₪273,488.

Chart 6Purchase tax by buyer status at this city's prices
Non-resident / additional homeResident, sole homeOleh, reg. 12A

Bands frozen to 15 January 2028. Resident: nil to ₪1,978,745, 3.5% to ₪2,347,040, 5% to ₪6,055,070, 8% to ₪20,183,565, 10% above. Oleh (reg. 12A): nil to ₪1,978,745, 0.5% to ₪6,055,070, 8% above. Non-resident and additional home: 8% to ₪6,055,070, then 10%.

Purchase tax calculator

Arithmetic on the bands in force. It is not a tax ruling. The status is claimed on the purchase tax return and has to be supported with documents.

ApartmentBuyerPurchase taxLawyer, broker, otherTotal costsOf price
3-room · ₪2.39mOleh, reg. 12A₪2,071₪85,594₪87,6653.7%
Resident, sole home₪15,189₪85,594₪100,7834.2%
Non-resident / additional₪191,442₪85,594₪277,03611.6%
4-room · ₪3.42mOleh, reg. 12A₪7,199₪115,849₪123,0483.6%
Resident, sole home₪66,468₪115,849₪182,3175.3%
Non-resident / additional₪273,488₪115,849₪389,33711.4%

Lawyer 0.5% + VAT; broker 2% + VAT where one is used; ₪15,000 for surveys, the bank and registration. Buying direct from a developer removes the broker line, worth ₪80,679 on the four-room.

The oleh relief, in one paragraph

Reg. 12A runs from one year before aliyah to seven years after, is used once, and applies only to a residence under the single-apartment test. At Ra'anana's four-room price it is worth ₪59,269 against the resident rate and ₪266,289 against the non-resident rate. Spending it on a small interim flat means buying the family home at full rate.

05Renting

Renting in Ra'anana

Bizportal (18 Aug 2026) gives ranges of ₪6,500–8,000 for 3 rooms, ₪7,500–9,000 for 4 and ₪9,000–11,500 for 5, consistent with these figures. Realta's 185 live listings (27 Sept 2026) show a city median of ₪9,600, pulled up by cottages and penthouses. Gross yields sit around 2.5–2.9%, among the lowest in the country.

Chart 7Ra'anana: asking rent a month, by apartment size

Madadirot city page (portal averages by rooms) — Current asking rents, page accessed 27 Sept 2026

Chart 8Three-room asking rent across the cities, with gross yield

Gross yield = twelve months' three-room asking rent against a 70 sqm three-room at each city's price per sqm. Netanya, Kfar Saba, Shoham, Neve Daniel and Pardes Hanna are left out: no reliable three-room rent is published for them. Tel Aviv average from Scoutr, September 2026.

Cash out before the keys

First month's rent₪7,970
Security, at the legal cap (3 months)₪23,910
Broker, if you hired one: one month + VAT₪9,405
Cash out before moving in₪41,285

On a three-room at ₪7,970 a month. Security is capped at the lesser of three months' rent or a third of the total rent, and must be returned within 60 days of the end of the lease.

Rent against buying

At 4.0% gross — before the building committee, maintenance, empty months, management and tax — Ra'anana is bought to live in or to hold, not for income. Net is typically a full point lower.

For a family arriving, renting for the first year here is rarely wasted money: it tests the streets, the schools and the commute before the largest purchase of the move, and keeps the oleh relief unspent.

06Urban renewal and stock

The buildings, and what is happening to them

Renewal is concentrated in Kiryat David Remez, which had 114 projects at various stages and more than 20 developers as of July 2025, and is planned to grow from 3,895 units (2023) to about 5,750 by 2035 (Nadlan Center). Several TAMA 38 projects are under way citywide (Maccabi 30, Tel Chai 26, Yafe Eliezer 24). The M1 station plan at Ahuza/Ben Gurion would take the surrounding area from 3,177 to about 8,400 homes in 8–16 storey buildings, with approval expected by the end of 2027 (Globes, July 2026).

07Things to beware of

Specific to Ra'anana

Falling volumes, soft prices

Madadirot counts 267 sales in the last 12 months, down 52.7%, and CBS showed Ra'anana's Q4 2025 average price 2.8% below Q4 2024. With fewer deals, one-off sales move the averages, and sellers' asking prices often sit above recent registered deals.

Tax-register sqm understates size

Registered areas in Ra'anana deals are often net registry figures, which is why a 5-room flat can show just 89 sqm and ₪49k/sqm. Measure the flat yourself, and compare price per sqm only on a like-for-like basis.

Partial-share sales distort data

Recent 'deals' such as ₪1.3M for a 4-room flat on Agnon or ₪1.7M on Ostrovsky are almost certainly sales of partial shares. They drag down portal averages and should be ignored when you judge value.

Renewal in Kiryat David Remez

With more than 100 renewal projects in the neighbourhood, an older flat may be a demolition-and-rebuild candidate, or may sit next to years of construction. Check the building's signed-developer status and the adjacent plots at the municipality before you buy.

Metro corridor disruption

The M1 plan under Ahuza Street and the 2.6x density increase around the Ahuza/Ben Gurion station mean long construction ahead and 8–16 storey buildings in what is now a low-rise centre. The upside comes with years of disruption and uncertainty about the timetable (2037+).

Very low rental yields

At about ₪3.3M for a 4-room flat and ₪8,000–8,400 rent, gross yields are only about 2.5–2.9%. Buying to let rarely covers mortgage costs, so treat Ra'anana as an owner-occupier market.

Off-plan price anchoring

New projects advertise 'from' prices and discounts (for example, up to ₪250k at Shapiro Neve Zemer), while premium schemes such as MOPHET start at ₪6.7M for 5 rooms. Get the linkage index, delivery penalties and bank guarantee terms in writing, and compare with resale prices nearby.

When buying anywhere in Israel

The register, not the listing

Pull the Tabu extract yourself. Mortgages, caveats, inheritance orders, attachments and undivided co-ownership are common and are solved before the contract, not after it.

Built area against the permit

Enclosed balconies, roof rooms and subdivided units are often unpermitted. The bank's valuer will exclude them and the municipality can enforce against them.

Parking and storage "with the apartment"

Check they are registered attachments in the condominium order. An unregistered space can be lost on resale or in a renewal deal.

Mortgage before contract

A signed contract does not depend on the mortgage. Sole-home loans are capped at 75% of value. Get approval in principle first, and start source-of-funds paperwork for money from abroad weeks ahead.

Off-plan: guarantees and linkage

Every payment to a developer must be secured under the Sale (Apartments) (Assurance of Investments) Law. Payments are linked to the construction inputs index, capped by Amendment 9 at half the rise.

Your own lawyer, a licensed broker

The seller's or developer's lawyer acts for them. A broker must be licensed and hold your signed written order under s.9 of the Real Estate Brokers Law, or no fee is due.

When renting anywhere in Israel

Check who owns it

Ask for the Tabu extract or a power of attorney. Rental scams take deposits for flats the "landlord" does not own. Pay nothing before a viewing and a signed lease.

The security is capped

The lesser of three months' rent or a third of the total rent, returned within 60 days. Get the cap written into the lease.

Who pays the broker

Whoever hired the broker. If the landlord listed through an agent, the tenant cannot be made to pay that agent's fee.

Repairs and notice

Listed faults are the landlord's to fix within 30 days, 3 if urgent. A landlord not renewing gives 90 days' notice; a tenant gives 60. These rules fall away above ₪20,000 a month.

Mamad, lift, parking, air conditioning

In much of Israel's older stock none of them can be assumed. Confirm each in the lease, with which air-conditioning units work.

Oleh arnona discount

Commonly 90% on up to 100 sqm for 12 months within the first 24 after aliyah. It is not automatic: register with the municipality on the day you move in.

FAQQuick answers

Ra'anana property: common questions

What is the average price per square metre in Ra'anana?

Registered sales put Ra'anana at about ₪34,186 per square metre (median of 2,511 registered sales, Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (pooled)). Individual sales in this brief range from about ₪25,641 to ₪42,651 per square metre, depending on the building, floor and condition.

How much does an apartment cost in Ra'anana?

At the registered rate a 70 sqm three-room apartment costs about ₪2.39m and a 100 sqm four-room about ₪3.42m. New-build and renovated apartments sell above that; older walk-ups without a lift or safe room sell below it.

How much is rent in Ra'anana?

Asking rent for a three-room apartment in Ra'anana is about ₪7,970 a month, and about ₪8,410 for a four-room. Twelve months' rent against a 70 sqm three-room at the registered rate gives a gross yield of about 4.0%.

How much purchase tax does a new oleh pay in Ra'anana?

On a four-room at about ₪3.42m, an oleh using the regulation 12A relief pays about ₪7,199 in purchase tax, against ₪66,468 for an Israeli resident buying a sole home and ₪273,488 for a non-resident or anyone buying an additional home. The relief applies from one year before aliyah to seven years after, once.

Is Ra'anana a good place to buy?

Ra'anana offers established Anglo infrastructure and family amenities at roughly ₪32–35k/sqm, a clear step below Tel Aviv and Herzliya, and prices have eased slightly as sales volumes halved. Buyers have negotiating room now, especially on resale in Merkaz and Kiryat Weizmann. The long-term upside rests on renewal and the M1 Metro, both years away.

Is Ra'anana a good place to rent?

Rents of about ₪8,000 for 3 rooms and ₪8,400 for 4 are moderate for the Sharon and far below Tel Aviv. Given the sub-3% yields, renting first to test neighbourhoods before buying makes good sense for new olim.

Where do these figures come from?

Sold prices are completed sales reported to the Israel Tax Authority, read through nadlan.gov.il, Madlan and Dirobot. Asking prices and rents come from live listings. Purchase tax follows the bands frozen to 15 January 2028. Nothing here is a valuation or legal advice.

08Before any offer or lease

Six checks on every apartment in Ra'anana

  1. The registered sales in that building, not the city figure. The spread in section two is the reason.
  2. Tabu extract and permits: who owns it, what is registered against it, and whether the area offered is the area permitted.
  3. Mamad, lift, parking and storage confirmed in writing, and parking checked as a registered attachment.
  4. Renewal status of the building and the street: any TAMA 38 or pinui-binui agreement, its stage and the level of owner consent.
  5. Running costs in writing: arnona for the exact address, the building committee, and any management company charge.
  6. For olim, the 12A relief confirmed before contract: the window, that it is unused, and that the purchase is a residence.

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Sources. Dirobot – Ra'anana sale prices (Tax Authority data) (Data to 9 Aug 2026; accessed 27 Sept 2026); Madlan – Ra'anana area info (Accessed 27 Sept 2026); Madlan – Merkaz Darom neighbourhood (Accessed 27 Sept 2026); Madlan – Ra'anana for sale (Accessed 27 Sept 2026); Madadirot – Ra'anana (Accessed 27 Sept 2026); Bizportal – Ra'anana: ₪3.3M for 4 rooms, yield under 3% (2026-08-18); Bizportal – Ra'anana prices by neighbourhood (2025-07-14); Bizportal – Ra'anana housing prices (older reference) (2023-01-17); Sharonline – 5 deals in Ra'anana (Sept 2025 deals) (2025-11-19); ynet – CBS city prices Q4 2025 (2026-02-20); ynet – CBS city prices Q1 2024 (2024-05-24); Nadlan Center – Kiryat David Remez renewal (2025-07-19); Globes – Ra'anana Metro station plan (2026-07-28); Jerusalem Post – MOPHET Ra'anana (2026-09-24); Yad2 Yad1 – Ra'anana new projects (Accessed 27 Sept 2026); Hadashim – Ra'anana projects (Accessed 27 Sept 2026); Realta – Ra'anana rentals (2026-09-27); Aliyahnet – Ra'anana community (Accessed 27 Sept 2026); Wikipedia – Sharon Railway (Accessed 27 Sept 2026). Tel Aviv-wide rents: Scoutr rent report, 30 days to 25 September 2026. Purchase tax: Land Taxation (Betterment and Acquisition) Law 5723-1963 and the Purchase Tax Regulations, reg. 12A, bands frozen to 15 January 2028.

Limits of the data. No yearly median ₪/sqm series for 2022–2024 could be retrieved: Dirobot gives only a pooled Jan 2023–Aug 2026 median, and the CBS PDF was unreachable. Trend has only two approximate points (Bizportal 2025 ~₪35,000; Madadirot trailing-12-month ₪32,677), and they come from different methodologies. yoy_pct (-2.8) is the CBS change in the AVERAGE DEAL PRICE, Q4 2025 vs Q4 2024 (ynet, 20 Feb 2026), not a ₪/sqm change. CBS Q1 2024 average was ~₪3.01M (-5.5% y/y); Q4 2025 was ~₪2.89M. by_rooms figures are Bizportal's 'typical' prices (July 2025), not strict medians from registered deals; median sqm by rooms is not available. Deal count 2,511 is Dirobot's total for Jan 2023–Aug 2026 (the page title says 2,033); Madadirot reports 267 deals in the last 12 months.

Scope. Medians and averages describe populations, not properties. Nothing here is a valuation, a tax ruling or legal advice. The Tel Aviv Property Index holds no listings, takes no referral fees, no advertising and no developer money. This brief was prepared free of charge.