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REAL ESTATE ISRAEL

Monthly Update, May 2026

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The Talbieh neighborhood of Jerusalem (Noam Chen)

Weakening dollar cools US demand for Israeli property; French, British buyers surge

But American buyers are still purchasing more expensive properties than the French, and location trends are shifting, first-of-its-kind analysis finds

Illustrative: Americans outside the Israel Museum wait for a glimpse of President Donald Trump's motorcade on May 22, 2017. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)

A stronger shekel has become a pressing problem for Americans building lives in Israel

By Theia Chatelle

Illustrative: Mothers and daughters walk across from the Congregation Shaarei Tefila synagogue in Los Angeles on October 7, 2023. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Inside storyHow much does Orthodox life cost in America? Increasingly, more than families can afford

Inside storyShekel hits 33-year-peak, hammering exports, yet policymakers are insistently inactive

By Sharon Wrobel

View of the Knesset and the surrounding areas in Jerusalem as seen from a helicopter, on October 12, 2025 (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

Real Estate Israel

Housing snapshot May 2026: Despite Iran war, home prices rise 0.3% in February-March

The Clal Center in Jerusalem, May 7, 2026 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook50-70% of shops and offices in the building are empty

The cursed Clal Center: Inside downtown Jerusalem’s spooky concrete jungle

Once envisioned as the city’s commercial hub, the historic site is now seen as a confusing maze of empty storefronts, urban legends and decades of decline. But it’s got great stories

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Big data AI startup will open Tel Aviv engineering hub to tap into local tech talent

By Sharon Wrobel

US-based Fundamental plans to expand its Israel footprint and hire dozens of employees for its platform, which helps firms predict risks and trends like financial fraud and pricing

Team at Israeli startup Genie Security. (Courtesy of Ben Marash)

Six-month-old Israeli startup is bought by cyber unicorn Cyera for about $50 million

By Sharon Wrobel

A solar field in Timna, southern Israel, built by EDF Renewables Israel and formally opened on December 15, 2021. (EDF Renewables Israel)

Energy Ministry presents strategic roadmap for renewable energy by 2035

Ayala Ben-David, left, and Galia Handelman, librarians who work now in the temporary library in Shlomi since the regular library was destroyed by a Hezbollah rocket in October 2024, on May 27, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)

Reporter's Notebook

As Israel widens war against Hezbollah, northern town of Shlomi hunkers down

By Diana Bletter

Tending the sheep at the Lahav Farm. (Keshet Ben Muvchar)

Reporter's notebook'Seeing a plant grow gives us hope that we can flourish'

Germinated by its founder’s trauma, growing farm network cultivates healing through work

Rimon Farms Association, which harnesses nature and agriculture to help PTSD sufferers and youth at risk, is now fundraising to seed two new programs to serve Gaza border area

Soldiers enjoy free meals at Shuva Achim, near the Gaza border, southern Israel, January 5, 2026. (Dror Trabelsi)

Reporter's notebookPop-up stop for soldiers on Gaza border draws volunteers from across the globe

The vineyards of the Ramat Negev Winery are part of the new Negev wine appellation, as of April 2026.(Nira Tzadok)

Negev desert wins recognition as unique international wine region

By Jessica Steinberg

'Fashion Worker: Dorin Frankfurt' at the Ashdod Museum of Art will close on August 15, 2026 (Elad Sarig)

InterviewSome 200 items from the clothes maker's archive on display

Exhibit on iconic designer Dorin Frankfurt looks at the clothes that made the woman

By Jessica Steinberg

Open through August 15, ‘Fashion Worker: Dorin Frankfurt’ at the Ashdod Museum of Art showcases nearly 50 years of local fashion, manufacturing, and Israeli style

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