June was another busy month in the Israeli real estate world: Dira b’Hanacha, the government’s discounted program for first-time home buyers, was expanded, the Construction...

Policies that were on the verge of approval will be frozen, including the move not to link new apartment prices to the Construction Cost Index...

As home prices continue to rise in Israel, the government have increased the maximum discount for those buying subsidized apartments from NIS 300,000 to half...

As Israel’s population is expected to grow significantly in the coming decades, a new plan has been approved by the government which will increase the...

May was a busy month in Israel with Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut, followed by Lag Ba’omer and Yom Yerushalayim. Tourism is back at close...

For many years, the neighborhoods of South Tel Aviv were known mostly for neglect and poverty. However, the housing crisis in the north and center...

With a monthly price increase of 2% and an annual increase of over 16%, Israel’s real estate market continues to break records. Prices are soaring,...

The betterment levy, known in Israel as hetel hashbacha, is one of the only taxes that may actually make you feel quite lucky. This tax...

April saw tourists return to Israel en mass bringing their numbers close to pre-Covid levels as the country celebrated the Passover holiday. By the end...

More than twenty settlements in Israel are named after individuals who sacrificed their lives for the defense of the Jewish Yishuv in the pre-State era...