Buying & Investing Guides: Mortgage, Purchase Tax & More

Simple guides to the numbers behind buying and renting property: mortgage payments, Israel purchase tax, index-linked rent, each with a free calculator.

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How Is a Mortgage Monthly Payment Calculated? A Simple Guide

Three numbers decide your monthly mortgage payment. Here's how they work together, with an example and a free calculator.

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Mas Rechisha: A Simple Guide to Israel's Purchase Tax

Buying an apartment in Israel? Purchase tax (mas rechisha) can be zero or a large bill. Here's how it's worked out, with a free calculator.

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Rent Linked to the Index: How to Calculate the New Rent

If your lease links the rent to the consumer price index, the new rent is one simple formula. Here it is, with an example.