Real estate

Your Taxes: OECD, G20 launch plan to expose untaxed real estate funds and income

A new OECD initiative aims to close real estate loopholes, exposing untaxed funds, rental income, and capital gains. This could affect anyone with global property investments.

 A WOMAN withdraws money from a Bank Hapoalim ATM in Tel Aviv in March.
The Luria project by Tzarfati Shimon in Arnona, Jerusalem.

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

845 Third Avenue Tower, Manhattan.

BHI extends $88m bridge loan for Midtown Manhattan tower acquisition

The Candler Building in Midtown Manhattan.

Bank Hapoalim’s US arm funds $203m Manhattan housing conversion


Rising up: the surprising city becoming Israel's tower capital

While Tel Aviv falls to fifth, Jerusalem leads in new tower construction. Thousands of apartments are planned across neighborhoods in the urban renewal reshaping the capital.

Illustration: Tower Construction.

Har Homa: Jerusalem’s southeastern gateway

Today, nearly 25,000 people call this hilltop home, living in what has evolved from one of Israel’s most controversial construction projects into a thriving residential community.

Har Homa in Jerusalem.

Think you know Real Estate? Israel plays by different rules

Buying property in Israel isn’t just real estate — it’s a whole different system. Here’s what every foreign buyer needs to know before signing anything.

White Passenger Plane Flying over the City during Sunset

Breakthrough in Eilat: A 25-story tower to replace old buildings

Southern District Committee approved Ye'elim urban renewal: 216 new apartments replace 75 old, with commercial areas, public buildings, open spaces, and gov’t subsidies (Standard 21)

Eilat City, Red Sea Coast, Sea of Sinai.

A revolution in the renovation industry: how will it affect our wallets?

The Ministry of Construction’s renovation reform begins: higher financial limits, faster contractor promotions, and safety training aim to ease contractors’ work and benefit the public.

Renovation, remodeling, home design, real estate.

The Kirya Is moving out: This is how one of Israel’s most coveted areas might look

Architects gathered to rethink the heart of Tel Aviv - between visions of a vast park, advanced underground agriculture, and dense high-rise neighborhoods.

 Illiustration: Rendering: This is how the Kirya complex might look in the future

Joining forces in urban renewal: Red Sea Development expands its activity

Red Sea Development from the Papouchado Group is expanding its operations: a strategic collaboration with "Shelly Epstein Urban Renewal."

Tzahi Omer, CEO of Yam Sof Real Estate from the Papushdo Group.

Critical failures in reforms, food security, real estate data systems, state comptroller warns

Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned Tuesday that government reforms and data systems in key ministries are failing, leaving the economy vulnerable.

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on May 12, 2025.

Slowdown in the market? Carasso sells one-third of apartments in "Carasso Nia," Jerusalem

Amid reports of a slowdown in Jerusalem's housing market, Carasso has sold one-third of its luxury "Carasso Nia" apartments, with many buyers being Jews from the U.S.

Ofer Petersburg: Carasso Nia Project in Jerusalem.

Neglected Arab town of Jisr al-Zarka to see new Jewish population amid new real estate project

Developed by Geshem Holdings, the apartments are new and modern; some are just 100 meters from the sea. It signifies a coming influx of Jewish Israelis into this Arab town.

Jisr al-Zarka