Apartment sales rise in jerusalem

Sales of new apartments in Jerusalem rose 5% in January

1,180 new private sector apartments were sold in January 2008, 9.1% more than in January 2007, but 0.7% fewer than in December, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported today. Sales included 1,040 apartments under construction and 140 apartments whose construction was completed in the past 15 months.
An average of 1,194 apartments were sold per month in August 2007-January 2008, 6.6% more than the monthly average of 1,120 apartment sold in February-July 2007.

Among the apartments sold in January, the average number of months a new apartment was on the market, since the start of construction, was 13 months. Half of the apartments sold in January were on the market for 11 months.

Apartment sales in Jerusalem were 5% higher in January than January 2006 and sales in the central region were up 46.2%. 11 homes were sold in Judea and Samaria in January, compared with 46 in January 2006.

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