What is the State doing to curb rapidly rising rent prices?
The long-term rental market began to develop over the past decade through a new state-owned company, through real estate investment trusts (REITs), and through tax...
Category: Planning Policy
Heading back to the polls: How will the upcoming elections in Israel impact home prices?
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...
Discounted housing campaign to be expanded for first-time home buyers
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...
Israeli cities to become even more densely populated as enormous population growth is expected
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...
Remembering our Fallen: The stories of heroism behind the names of Israeli towns
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...
Everything you need to know about Dira b’Hanacha — Israel’s massive discounted housing lottery
Find out everything you need to know about Israel’s latest discounted housing plan, including how to participate, how to increase your chances of winning, where...
Real estate in the Golan expected to appreciate as the government plans to invest billions in the development of the north
The Golan Heights is one of the most beloved regions in Israel – but mainly for getaways and hiking trips, as few Israelis would consider...
Houses in Modi’in expected to appreciate further; population to grow to 250,000 people by 2040
According to a new master plan, one of Israel’s most popular cities is expected to multiply its current population by two hundred and fifty percent...
Where can we build 200,000 apartments for the ultra-Orthodox sector?
Against the background of the general housing crisis, the shortage of housing for the ultra-Orthodox public is intensified by high fertility rates, low-income levels and...
Plan to build new Haredi neighborhood at the site of Jerusalem’s historic airport is fuelling a political fire
After a freeze of several years, the Jerusalem Municipality is once again pushing a plan to build 9,000 apartments for Haredi residents in the east...