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Artist's impression of potential redevelopment on the grounds of an IDF army base in Tel Aviv (courtesy Israel Land Authority)
Defense tech firm Rafael to vacate prime Tel Aviv real estate for new development
By Danielle Nagler
Initial agreement with Israel Land Authority will see Iron Dome maker leave central area to make way for 900 new apartments, offices, commercial complex, and public space
Israel welcomes over 2 million tourists in 2022 amid steady post-COVID recovery
By Danielle Nagler
Over 2 million tourists visited Israel between January and October and the number is expected to rise to about 2.5 million by the end of 2022, according to the Tourism Ministry. Ministry figures last month showed some 2,078,000 tourist arrivals in Israel in the first 10 months of the year. Should these continue... Continue Reading
People bathe in the Deas Sea near a resoirt in Ein Bokek, November 2022. (Yuriy Komarov via iStock by Getty Images)
Dan Hotels invests in Eilat luxury tents to gear up for next tourist generation
By Danielle Nagler
Eilat takes a swing with planned desert golf course as Israel tourism expands
By Danielle Nagler
With manmade islands and jetties, new hotel plan set to transform Dead Sea tourism
By Danielle Nagler and Joshua Davidovich
A panoramic view of the port of Haifa and the surrounding neighborhoods. Illustrative. (Kateryna Mashkevych via iStock by Getty Images)
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
By Danielle Nagler
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is going on in Israel’s property market right now
Jerusalem to build stations in city center for fast train service to & from Tel Aviv
By Danielle Nagler
Jerusalem is set to extend fast train services to and from Tel Aviv into the capital with plans to deliver two more stations in central Jerusalem, in addition to the Yitzhak Navon train station inaugurated in 2019. The new stations are expected to begin services by 2030, after the National Committee for the... Continue Reading
An artist's rendering of the proposed new train station in central Jerusalem by 2030, November 2022. (Israel Railways/Pelleg Architects)
The Katsin Ha'Ir building in Jerusalem, in use as a homeless shelter, September 2022. (Yisrael Cohen)
Informal homeless shelter in Jerusalem, running for 3 years, ordered shut
By Danielle Nagler
The Dan Pearl hotel in Jerusalem seen in this photo on the right side. (Chris Yunker from St. Louis, United States, Jerusalem, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39497276)
Plans underway for new Jerusalem hotel after city gets okay to raze central eyesore
By Danielle Nagler
Safed Old City, November 2022 (Danielle Nagler)
Real estate appraisals fall short of superheated prices, locking out buyers
By Danielle Nagler
Sellers looking to make top dollar and anxious buyers in a low-supply market often grapple with significant differences in asking price and estimated value set by appraiser
Mortgage lending continues to fall as housing costs, interest rates rise
By Danielle Nagler
Construction using concrete together with GreenVibe technology, October 2022 (courtesy GreenVibe)
A concrete challenge: Tel Aviv tech startup uses sensors to ensure better building
By Danielle Nagler
GreenVibe says its hardware and software system can provide real-time insights about on-site construction material and offer data-driven predictions about quality and readiness
An artist's rendering of the Jerusalem Gateway project to build new residential and commercial districts at the western entrance to the city. (Photo by Eden, the Jerusalem Municipality's economic development company, via The Israel Land Authority)
Jerusalem Gateway project on track with development plans for first 40-floor towers
By Danielle Nagler
Contracts for commercial district, homes, and public space have been awarded for key areas at entrance to capital
Plans to build $15m amusement park, hotel complex in Negev move forward
By Danielle Nagler
Plans for a large recreational park in the Negev in southern Israel, an expected tourism hotspot likened to Israel's answer to EuroDisney, are inching closer to the construction pipeline after the Israeli Tourism Ministry invited investors to bid on developing the project. Dubbed the Negev Park, the planned amusement center was first conceived... Continue Reading
A visualization of the 'Negev Park,' Israel's planned new entertainment center near Beersheba. (Courtesy / Tourism Ministry)
A mural on the Neve Raya nursing home in Petah Tikva: produced by Moti Shemesh, Shira Ariel, Marina Gontcharov, Sarit Shay, On Meir, October 2022 (courtesy Moti Shemesh/ Israeli Airbrush Center)
Israeli artist’s vast, colorful murals bring city buildings to life
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrative. Apartment buildings under construction in Beersheba's Ramot neighborhood, August 2018. (verbaska_studio via iStock by Getty Images)
Housing prices jump almost 20% in 2022, costs of consumer goods up 4.9%
By Ricky Ben-David
Consumer Price Index shows 0.6% increase last month, inflation climbs to 5.1% in October 2022 compared to October 2021
Construction site in the central Israeli city of Be'er Ya'akov, 2022 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
Borrowing for home purchases continues freefall amid higher rates, prices
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrative: A "Sold" sign is on display on the lawn of a new house in Pearl, Miss., Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)
Part 2 in a series of 3
For Israeli house hunters, NIS 300,000 goes further when you are farther from home
By Danielle Nagler
Part 2 of a Times of Israel series examining what $90,000 can get homebuyers looking to climb the nation’s steep real estate ladder — this time by looking at properties abroad
It’s not Boardwalk or Park Place, but NIS 300,000 puts you in Israel’s property game
By Danielle Nagler
The 15-minute city could save you from needing a car, but will Israel run with it?
By Danielle Nagler
A view from the reading rooms of Israel's new national library, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Basel (courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron, 2022)
New National Library building, a dramatic Jerusalem landmark, nears completion
By Danielle Nagler
Expansive facility covering 45,000 square meters (480,000 square feet) of space between the Knesset and the Israel Museum will open to the public next year
Danielle Nagler
Analysis
Danielle Nagler
Vowing to lower prices, new government could target Israel’s untamed rental market
Renting a home in Israel can be a painful experience. There is no standard lease agreement and owners can demand all kinds of (reasonable and unreasonable) guarantees, depending on the property and their temperament. Leases are also short-term, usually for just one year (with options to extend for another year), and tenants can find themselves out of a home... Continue Reading
Israelis protest against soaring housing prices and the cost of living, in Tel Aviv, on July 2, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Artist's impression of Ashkelon inner city re-development, October 2022 (Ashkelon municipality)
Ashkelon to overhaul one of its oldest neighborhoods, expand housing
By Danielle Nagler
Plans approved for major rebuilding as part of the urban renewal program for southern coastal city
Entrance to Givatayim (Dr. Avishai Teicher Pikiwiki Israel)
Givatayim set to become Israel’s highest-density city
By Danielle Nagler
A view of Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee, 2019. (Thomas Leirikh via iStock by Getty Images)
Tiberias secures NIS 2.7b budget to reinvigorate ‘capital’ of north
By Danielle Nagler
Once the most expensive property in Israel, baroque palace gets 40% price cut
By Danielle Nagler
Russian billionaire’s luxury mansion in Caesarea has failed to sell for nearly two years
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Couch-surfers, Philosophy, and Cyprus
Don’t get me wrong, I love Israel. But maybe I could live a more comfortable, less expensive, more balanced life just a one-hour flight away in Cyprus.
The living area with the impressive panoramic view (courtesy)
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Luxury high-rise apartments in Netanya
The Briga Towers project offers two luxury towers built on the Ir Yamim coastline at Netanya. Amenities include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, bar, and sauna.
People bathe in the Deas Sea near a resoirt in Ein Bokek, November 2022. (Yuriy Komarov via iStock by Getty Images)
December 6, 2022, 4:57 pm
Israel welcomes over 2 million tourists in 2022 amid steady post-COVID recovery
Vacationing Israelis outpace foreign tourists in hotel stays as number of rooms increases sharply
By Danielle Nagler
Artist's impression of potential redevelopment on the grounds of an IDF army base in Tel Aviv (courtesy Israel Land Authority)
December 6, 2022, 4:53 pm
Defense tech firm Rafael to vacate prime Tel Aviv real estate for new development
Initial agreement with Israel Land Authority will see Iron Dome maker leave central area to make way for 900 new apartments, offices, commercial complex, and public space
By Danielle Nagler
A panoramic view of the port of Haifa and the surrounding neighborhoods. Illustrative. (Kateryna Mashkevych via iStock by Getty Images)
December 2, 2022, 6:01 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is going on in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
An artist's rendering of the proposed new train station in central Jerusalem by 2030, November 2022. (Israel Railways/Pelleg Architects)
December 1, 2022, 11:26 am
Jerusalem to build stations in city center for fast train service to & from Tel Aviv
Delivery of two new stops, one at intersection of Jaffa and King George and one near the First Station, set for 2030
By Danielle Nagler
Safed Old City, November 2022 (Danielle Nagler)
December 1, 2022, 7:25 am
Real estate appraisals fall short of superheated prices, locking out buyers
Sellers looking to make top dollar and anxious buyers in a low-supply market often grapple with significant differences in asking price and estimated value set by appraiser
By Danielle Nagler
Construction using concrete together with GreenVibe technology, October 2022 (courtesy GreenVibe)
November 25, 2022, 5:50 am
A concrete challenge: Tel Aviv tech startup uses sensors to ensure better building
GreenVibe says its hardware and software system can provide real-time insights about on-site construction material and offer data-driven predictions about quality and readiness
By Danielle Nagler
An artist's rendering of the Jerusalem Gateway project to build new residential and commercial districts at the western entrance to the city. (Photo by Eden, the Jerusalem Municipality's economic development company, via The Israel Land Authority)
November 25, 2022, 5:44 am
Jerusalem Gateway project on track with development plans for first 40-floor towers
Contracts for commercial district, homes, and public space have been awarded for key areas at entrance to capital
By Danielle Nagler
An aerial view of the northern city of Nahariya, March 2018. (Vicu9 via iStock by Getty Images)
November 18, 2022, 6:28 am
Housing Snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s behind-the-scenes feature on what’s going on in Israel’s housing market right now
By Danielle Nagler
An illustrative view of a Bank Hapoalim branch in central Jerusalem on July 27, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 17, 2022, 4:06 pm
Mortgage lending continues to fall as housing costs, interest rates rise
Bank of Israel notes decline of over 30% in home loan borrowing over past three months as prices appear to constrain borrowing
By Danielle Nagler
A visualization of the 'Negev Park,' Israel's planned new entertainment center near Beersheba. (Courtesy / Tourism Ministry)
November 16, 2022, 9:25 am
Plans to build $15m amusement park, hotel complex in Negev move forward
Tourism Ministry issues tenders for ambitious building project near Beersheba that city officials say will deliver a tourist boost and jobs to the country’s south
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrative: A "Sold" sign is on display on the lawn of a new house in Pearl, Miss., Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)
November 11, 2022, 9:05 am
For Israeli house hunters, NIS 300,000 goes further when you are farther from home
Part 2 of a Times of Israel series examining what $90,000 can get homebuyers looking to climb the nation’s steep real estate ladder — this time by looking at properties abroad
By Danielle Nagler
A view from the reading rooms of Israel's new national library, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Basel (courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron, 2022)
November 11, 2022, 9:04 am
New National Library building, a dramatic Jerusalem landmark, nears completion
Expansive facility covering 45,000 square meters (480,000 square feet) of space between the Knesset and the Israel Museum will open to the public next year
By Danielle Nagler
A mural on the Neve Raya nursing home in Petah Tikva: produced by Moti Shemesh, Shira Ariel, Marina Gontcharov, Sarit Shay, On Meir, October 2022 (courtesy Moti Shemesh/ Israeli Airbrush Center)
November 4, 2022, 2:48 pm
Israeli artist’s vast, colorful murals bring city buildings to life
Moti Shemesh uses large, bold patterns to transform otherwise uninspiring public spaces across the country
By Danielle Nagler
Israelis protest against soaring housing prices and the cost of living, in Tel Aviv, on July 2, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 4, 2022, 6:54 am
Vowing to lower prices, new government could target Israel’s untamed rental market
Renting a home in Israel can be a painful experience, and with rising housing costs putting ownership out of reach for many, officials will need to provide solutions
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrarive. A view of the Givat Olga neighborhood in Hadera, on June 22, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 3, 2022, 11:15 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
Our regular behind-the-scenes feature on what’s going on in Israel’s housing market right now
By Danielle Nagler
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