"Forbes" says, "Although the worldwide real estate market is softening as credit reservoirs dry, some spots are poised for growth." The magazine rated Israel as the world's most "up-and-coming" real estate market.
"Forbes" notes, "Israel's real estate market struggled in the late 1990s and early 2000s as the country grappled with deflation. As late as 2006, market weakness had pushed prices down 4%, according to Knight Frank, a London-based real estate research company. But last year prices climbed 2%. That is expected to continue, given the country's robust 5.1% 2007 growth in gross domestic product and a 3.8% projection for this year, according to the International Monetary Fund."
