A survey by Heker Rating Marketing Research Ltd. on behalf of "Globes" has found that 15% of Israel's Jewish population intends to move home next year, and a further 10% say they will be moving within the following two years.
15% of those polled are planning to move home within a year or less, 7% plan to move in the next two years, 3% will move within two to three years, and 14% have plans to move but do not intend to do so in the next three years.
The firmest figure in the survey is the 15% of respondents who intend to move next year, since this would indicate that they have already have concrete plans to move. On the other hand, it is possible that the 10% who stated they would be moving within one to three years may be joined by others who still don't know at present when they expect to be moving.
47% of the respondents have no plans to move home in the future, and 15% do not know if they will be moving or when.
A breakdown by region reveals that Jerusalem had the highest proportion of people with plans to move home - one third intends to move within the next three years. The lowest proportion of people moving home was found in the Sharon region - 17%.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 31, 2008
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