Construction
A quiet surge in the housing market: Purchase groups return to the spotlight
Amid high interest rates, land shortages, and developer challenges, purchase groups are resurging. 2026 Ruby Capital data show a sharp rise in financing, reshaping the housing market.
Massive urban renewal plan approved in Kiryat Eliezer, Haifa under “evacuation & reconstruction”
Want to choose a lawyer for an urban renewal project? Here are 5 tips you must read
Finally, it's happening: A first-of-its-kind academic degree for contractors
Construction starts surge, transactions stall: More declines ahead?
Transactions stagnate, unsold apartment inventory rises, and prices fell 2% this year – CBS reports a 31.5% surge in construction starts, with over 81,000 apartments begun.
Nice presentations, less reality: Supervision in urban renewal under criticism
Promises abound, but poor standards in inspector selection pose risks in urban renewal. Experience shown often differs from actual execution, warn industry sources.
Beersheba’s southern command to be vacated and transformed into a residential and leisure complex
The Subcommittee for Planning and Construction in the Beersheba Municipality has recommended depositing the plan “The Command Compound – Heart of the Old City.” The next hot spot in Beersheba.
12 years of missed opportunity: Hundreds of thousands of residents unprotected in the next war
Is it time to update the "decisive year" for urban renewal from 1980 to 1992, so buildings without a reinforced safe room (Mamad) aren’t left out? Ariela Gutenberg Yariv explains why.
Plan approved: Giant neighborhood of approximately 3,000 apartments to be built in this city
Winter in Jerusalem: Valleys, rails, and the city’s stories
The First Station and the old railway line are part of the slow improvement of Jerusalem that has taken place over the years.
The growing city in Israel: 17,000 additional apartments in Dimona
Dimona will triple its population. This week, a new master plan was signed with 17,000 new housing units and major infrastructure development.
How long does urban renewal take to launch? 'Only' 16 years
208 Jaffa residents completed choosing their homes in the TEL-AVIVA project, which will include 12 new buildings, about 800 units, a green boulevard, and a unique park on Jerusalem Boulevard.
New mega-neighborhood with 1,500 apartments approved near Tel Aviv on metro line
A new gateway to Or Yehuda: 1,500 housing units will rise near the metro–light rail junction, along with 88,000 m² of commercial and employment space and 36,000 m² designated for public buildings.
Conditional Aliyah: Jews are ready - Israel much less so
With Jewish safe spaces shrinking and synagogues politicized, Israel faces rising immigration but lacks a real plan. Ofer Petersburg urges action before the gates open.
