Financing Your Move

Take control of your money in Israel. Learn how banking, mortgages, and payments work — and avoid the costly surprises that catch most newcomers off guard.

In this guide

• Open an Israeli bank account first
• How Israeli credit cards really work
• Transferring money to Israel
• Mortgages (Mashkanta): no contingencies
• Mortgage types and how rates are built
• Upfront costs beyond the price
• Ongoing costs: Arnona and Va'ad Bayit
• Your Olim financial benefits

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