Most of the ghost homes are owned by foreigners for whom that is their sole residential property in Israel. Penalizing the purchase of additional units is ineff

Most of the ghost homes are owned by foreigners for whom that is their sole residential property in Israel. Penalizing the purchase of additional units is ineffective. Furthermore, even if you could figure out a way to set up zoning regulations to achieve these aims, how would you penalize violations? Fines are just factored into the cost of ownership, just like the taxes on empty apartments.