The expansion of the Jerusalem corridor

While the young, educated and secular are abandoning Jerusalem and the debate continues as to the practicability of the Moshe Safdie plan for solving the capital's demographic and real estate problems, the demand for properties in the rural communities just west of the city remains stable and high. Realtors in the area report its small real estate markets are succeeding where the big Jerusalem market failed - in attracting demand even from residents of the Tel Aviv area.