Housing in israel

Summer demand pushes prices up 0.3%, including rent, transportation costs, statistics bureau says

Transportation prices rose 1.4%, and culture and entertainment rose 1.1%, while footwear fell 4.6%, and fresh fruit and vegetable prices declined 3.5%.

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Foreign workers in Israel

'We're better without Palestinian workers': Construction heads say foreigners better for Israel

IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations in the Gaza Strip, September 14, 2025.

Reservists to be granted increased housing benefits under new government plan

Apartment prices continue to fall.

CBS: Apartment prices in sharp decline, rent skyrockets


New olim to see less housing financial support upon arrival to Israel

The Immigration Committee debated a reform cutting housing aid for new immigrants by 50%, sparking criticism from lawmakers concerned about integration and fairness.

 Jewish immigrants fleeing the war in Ukraine, on a rescue flight sponosred by Keren Hayesod, arrive at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on March 9, 2022.

Malha: Jerusalem’s regenerated jewel

Neighborhood Corner: The name of the neighborhood is a distortion of the name of the Arab village al-Malha, upon the ruins of which the neighborhood was established.

Malha with stadium and mall included

Romema: Jerusalem's uplifting neighborhood

Neighborhood Corner: Romema serves as Jerusalem’s transportation hub, featuring the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, Chords Bridge, and a high-speed railway terminus.

 Romema and its surroundings in Jerusalem.

Ghost apartments: How empty homes haunt Jerusalem's housing landscape

The term “ghost apartments” remain unoccupied for extended periods, often year-round. This is how they profoundly impact the housing market in Israel's capital.

 A view of the luxury apartments and tall buildings in downtown Jerusalem, on October 27, 2015. Most of the luxury apartments are owned by foreign residents or by Israelis who use them as vacation homes. The city with the largest number of phantom apartments is Jerusalem.

The difference between macro/micro inflation during the war in Israel

Despite inflation and government-controlled prices increasing on May 1st, Israel’s microeconomy should be stable. However, Israel’s macroeconomy will face the consequences of the war for a few years.

VARIOUS ISRAELI banknotes are displayed for an illustrative photo. The economy is well on its way to the pre-pandemic standards of budgetary discipline.

Savion intersection to host dozens of apartments: Minimum land purchase price revealed

Israel Land Authority launches tender for 2.5 dunams in Savion Junction, Kiryat Ono, part of a 1,315-unit diverse housing project. What's the minimum bid?


Despite setbacks, demand for housing in Israel remains, including from foreign residents

While Israel has been rocked by the judicial reform protests and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Israel's housing market still faces demand, both from Israelis and foreigners.

 Dafna Landau, (center) Head of the Construction & Real Estate sub-division in Bank Leumi’s Business Division, speaks with Yaakov Quint, Director-General of the Israel Land Authority (left) and journalist Danielle Roth Avneri at the Maariv Economic Conference in Tel Aviv.

Surprisingly, not Tel Aviv: The unexpected city with the most renters in Israel

As of 2023, there were 2.9 apartments and residential units in Israel, of which 2.05 million apartments were owned. Tel Aviv and Givatayim rank high, but which city has the most renters?

 View from the newest city in Israel, Harish, located in the North. April 10, 2023.

Arnona Hills: Jerusalem’s newest residential gem

Our Homes: Surrounded by breathtaking nature on the edge of the Judean Hills and overlooking the valleys below, this new gem promises a lifestyle of luxury and tranquility.

 Although the skyline is currently dotted with cranes, Arnona Hills, to be completed by 2026, will be Jerusalem’s newest prime residential project.

Mishkenot Ha’uma: A new center of national and urban sophistication

NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER: Mishkenot Ha’uma is a forward-looking neighborhood and a statement of Jerusalem’s intentions to grow and modernize as an international city.

 MISHKENOT HA'UMA in Jerusalem