The minimum marriage age in Israel is 18 for males and 17 for females.
"I have two kids marriage age and I've worked 40 years, but I still can't buy them anything."
The marriage age is between 12 to 20 for girls and 15 to 25 for the boys.
There was a -0.02 difference in marriage age at 23 from the national average of 0.41.
The state has a minimum marriage age of 17.
"The most significant issue in real estate today," he said, "is the delay in the marriage age."
Among Nigerian Christians, 16 or 17 is a more common marriage age.
Next year, the Legislature is expected to raise the minimum marriage age to 16 from 14.
The marriage age is between 15 to 25 years for both sexes.
"It wouldn't surprise me to see people continue to live together before marriage even as the marriage age comes down," he said.
