# Madad

> The Consumer Price Index. Remaining presale instalments are often indexed to it.

Canonical: https://shavnu.com/glossary/madad

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**מדד**

Madad ha-mehirim la-tzarchan is Israel's CPI. New-build contracts commonly index unpaid balances to it (sometimes to a construction-input index instead). A 20/80 plan quoted in 2026 is not the same shekel amount in 2029. Ask for a worked example at 2%, 4%, and 6% annual indexation before you treat the brochure price as the price you will pay.

## Related terms

- [Hetel bniya](https://shavnu.com/glossary/hetel-bniya.md): A presale contract on a home that does not exist yet, paid against construction milestones.


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Source: https://shavnu.com/glossary/madad on Shavnu, an independent English guide to the
Sde Dov district in Tel Aviv. Figures come from the public record: Israel Tax
Authority transaction reports, Tel Aviv GIS, tender results and the Hebrew press.