Our Real Estate Department
We believe a successful real estate transaction goes far beyond drafting contracts.
It calls for a multidisciplinary approach that combines legal excellence, thorough commercial understanding, and innovative, forward-looking strategies.
Our real estate team provides comprehensive end-to-end legal services to our diverse clientele – developers, construction companies, institutions, and private clients – throughout all project phases.
From initial due diligence and deal structuring to negotiations and regulatory issues, and finally to the closing of the transaction, we ensure our clients satisfaction.
Our Added Value: We speak with our clients in their language.
We are committed to full transparency and to providing clear, accessible services by
simplifying complex legal terms for our clients, enabling them to make informed, confident decisions.
Adv. Tsachi Hoftman – Partner & Head of Real Estate
Adv. Tsachi Hoftman leads our Real Estate Department. With years of experience at some of Israel’s top law firms, Adv. Hoftman has advised
leading clients in the Israeli real estate market, including tier-one developers, construction companies, large purchasing groups, and institutional organizations.
Adv. Hoftman specializes in various real estate issues, focusing mainly on commercial and residential properties, income-generating properties, and urban renewal projects. His expertise includes handling complicated acquisitions and sales, combination transactions, contractor and consultant agreements, and advising on complex real estate tax issues.
In addition, Adv. Hoftman represents the firm’s clients before regulatory authorities and public institutions, including the Israel Land Authority (ILA), the Israel Tax Authority, the Land Registry Office (Tabu), the Settlement Division (Hachativah Lehityashvut), and various local municipalities.
Key Areas of Expertise
1 .Urban Renewal (Pinui Binui & TAMA 38)
Urban renewal projects demand careful balancing, as financial interests intersect with homeowners primary asset – their homes.
We believe that the key to success lies in the combination of uncompromising legal expertise
with strong emotional intelligence.
Our firm manages urban renewal projects from early feasibility assessments and negotiations between developers and residents to the final handover of keys and registration of
rights.
2. Real Estate Development & Complex Transactions
We offer comprehensive legal support for developers and contractors working on residential, commercial, and logistics projects.
Our expertise includes handling combination transactions, land acquisitions, and sales – creating
tailored legal and financial structures aligned with each client’s unique strategic goals.
3. Purchasing Groups (Kevutzot Rechisha)
Our team has significant expertise in leading purchasing groups through complex projects.
We represent both individual group members and organizing entities throughout every stage of the process: from group formation and land acquisition to securing financing, engaging consultants, completing construction, and final registration of Joint Property (“Bayit Meshutaf”).
4. Income-Generating Real Estate & Commercial Properties
We offer services for transactions involving income-generating properties, shopping centers, and commercial centers.
During the pre-acquisition due diligence, we thoroughly review, summarize, and analyze all existing lease
agreements to produce a detailed report on commercial and legal risks.
After the property is acquired or built, we continue to provide comprehensive legal management for the lessor and/or the property management company.
5. Real Estate in Judea & Samaria ("Ye'huda Ve'Shomron")
Our real estate team specializes and has extensive experience managing
real estate transactions and projects in the Judea and Samaria region
(“Yehuda Ve Shomron”).
This area is known for its complex legal and regulatory landscape, as laws and practices there differ significantly from those within the Green Line. Adv. Tsachi Hoftman and our dedicated team have the deep, specialized knowledge needed to handle interactions with local authorities, such as the Custodian of Abandoned and Government Property, the Settlement Division, the Israel Land Authority, and various
registration companies (Chavarot Meshachnot).
Our extensive experience includes managing some of the most significant real
estate transactions in the region in recent years. Additionally, we possess
rare, highly specialized expertise in urban renewal projects outside the
Green Line.
Our clients in this sector include leading development and
construction companies, as well as regional partnerships that rely on our
proven ability to handle this unique legal environment and guide complex projects toward successful completion.
6. Registration of Rights & Joint Properties ("Batim Meshutafim")
A real estate transaction is only truly complete when the client’s rights are
securely and permanently registered with the relevant authorities. Our Real
Estate Department manages the most complicated registration phases, which
serve as the “finish line” for every project or sale.
The firm’s expertise in this field includes the registration of Joint Properties
(“Batim Meshutafim”), guiding new developments, urban renewal projects, and purchasing groups to final registration stage at the Land Registry Office (Tabu).
This meticulous process requires precision and close coordination with land surveyors and planning authorities to ensure every unit is legally registered to its proper owner.
Our oversight guarantees clients peace of mind, knowing our expert legal support continues until their property rights are fully registered.
7. Dedicated Anglo Real Estate Division
Our firm has a dedicated division led by native English-speaking attorneys, making the Israeli real estate market accessible to new Olim, foreign residents, and international investors.
We bridge cultural and language barriers, guiding clients smoothly through local bureaucracy, banking institutions, and tax authorities to ensure a secure, transparent, and hassle-free transaction process.
Shalem-Kerem Law Firm is committed to guiding you safely in every real estate transaction, maintaining the highest professional standards alongside uncompromising personal service.
Selected Projects
Sderot Rager complex, Be’er Sheva – Dona
Six-Day War Street Complex, Ariel (Judea and Samaria) – Dona
The project: Urban renewal and redevelopment, including the demolition of approximately 72 residential units and the construction of around 350 new units.
Location: 17–25 Street, Ariel.
Ma’ale Shomron (Judea and Samaria) – Harei Zahav
Kfar Eldad (Judea and Samaria) – Harei Zahav
El Matan (Judea and Samaria) – Harei Zahav
Neve Shamir Neighborhood, Beit Shemesh – Nicha Bakirya
The project: Development of 2 buildings, 44 residential units, and commercial spaces above an underground parking garage.
Location: Neve Shamir neighborhood, Beit Shemesh.
The project: Sale of lots for the construction of private homes as part of the expansion of the community of Kfar Ya’abetz.
Sale of an Entire Building on Michael Street in Haifa – Beit Machseh La’Olim Association (Ariel Institutions)
The project: Sale of a plot with a building permit for the construction of a 3-story building for offices, employment, and commercial use.
Location: Neve Shamir neighborhood, Beit Shemesh.
Iceland-Mexico Complex, Jerusalem – Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Project – Representation of Some of the Residents
The project: Evacuation of 115 residential units and construction of 657 new residential units, along with commercial and employment spaces.
Location: 16 Iceland Street, Kiryat Yovel, Jerusalem.
Sale of Land in Beit Shemesh – Gohari Yossi Investments
The project: Sale of a plot with a building permit for the construction of a 3-story building for offices, employment, and commercial use.
Location: Neve Shamir neighborhood, Beit Shemesh.
Migdalim (community)
Shaked (community)
The project: Representation of the association in an engagement with a developer for the development of lots in the community.
Construction of a Synagogue in the Community of Tekoa
Purchase of Half of a Building in the Gush Etzion Industrial Zone – Sulamot Association