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David Promenade Residences, Tel Aviv shoreline (courtesy Holland Real Estate)
Tel Aviv luxury apartments set new price records
By Danielle Nagler
Newly built homes sell for average NIS 200,000 per square meter, shattering previous records for residential values
The International Convention Center, Binyanei Hauma, in Jerusalem, August 14, 2007. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Iconic Jerusalem building saved from redevelopment plans
By Ash Obel
International Convention Center at entrance to capital was slated for near destruction under the NIS 1.8 billion Jerusalem City Entrance Project; ‘You don’t touch a historic icon’
Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 7, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
Tourism levels continue climb toward pre-COVID records
By Danielle Nagler
Visitor numbers on an upward slope, with many Israelis also vacationing in local hotels
The site where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a factory in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on August 6, 2022. (Flash90)
Compensation claims flow in as over 100 properties damaged by Gaza rockets
By Danielle Nagler
As the ceasefire holds, Israel begins to calculate the costs of Operation Breaking Dawn, which are higher than last year’s Guardian of the Walls
Illustrative. A view of Ma'ale Adumim in the West Bank, and the surrounding desert, January 26, 2021. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
Housing snapshot: 10 apartments and houses recently sold across Israel
By Danielle Nagler
Our regular behind-the-scenes look at properties purchased nationwide
Members of the Israel Builders Association protest against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv on July 31, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 )
Builders threaten to stop construction, protesting increased cost of raw materials
By Danielle Nagler
Construction groups demand contracts be adjusted to reflect real increases in their costs of building
Rent roulette
New interactive game pokes fun at absurdities of Tel Aviv rental market
By Danielle Nagler
How dumbfounding and unpredictable have asking prices become for even run-down rental apartments in Tel Aviv? A new, interactive game that lets players guess the asking rent of an apartment in Israel's most expensive city based on a few photos, the general location, and the number of rooms has people hooked. The goal... Continue Reading
Israelis set up tents on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, to protest against the soaring housing prices in Israel and social inequalities, on June 19, 2022. Sign reads: 'Rent, not Greed.' (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
A view of the center of Petah Tikva, 1936. Illustrative. (Zoltan Kluger/GPO/The National Photo Collection)
Inside story
After a century, mystery owners of coveted Petah Tikva plot identified
By Danielle Nagler
A central site that contains a historic first well is on course for redevelopment after a global search turns up dozens of collective owners from the US to Sweden
New residential buildings in the coastal city of Netanya, March 26, 2020. (Gili Yaari / Flash90)
New incentives for long-term rentals could be a game-changer
By Danielle Nagler
Finance Ministry says changes would give tenants security and provide a more economically viable rental market for entrepreneurs
New construction legislation from Knesset’s last days kicks in
By Danielle Nagler
In the closing days of the Knesset, while attention was focused on the Tel Aviv Metro plans as they hang in the balance (and did not pass), two small but significant changes to building regulations did cross the legislative line, with potential for real impact on buyers and the urban landscape. TAMA 38,... Continue Reading
An apartment building in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Bialik undergoing renovations, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
Introducing new members on Kibbutz Mevo Hama. (courtesy Ayelet Harris)
As pandemic pushes people to greener pastures, kibbutzim see membership swell
By Danielle Nagler
Israelis looking for a very different kind of community are continuing to move out of cities and into collective settlements, even as (almost) post-COVID normalcy returns
View of the construction site for a new building, in Jerusalem, August 31, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Second housing lottery closes, again massively oversubscribed
By Danielle Nagler
Around 112,000 households register to win the chance to buy 5,499 discounted apartments nationwide
Danielle Nagler
AnalysisIn unveiling major housing program, government signals more of the same
By Danielle Nagler
A view of apartment buildings in the Givat Olga neighborhood in Hadera, on June 22, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Second round of Israeli housing lottery to offer 5,500 discounted units
By Danielle Nagler
A young woman walks in front of residential towers in Tel Aviv's Sarona neighborhood in Tel Aviv, August 18, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Government plans for soaring prices seen falling short
Better mortgage conditions may help more homebuyers get a leg up, experts say
By Danielle Nagler
Easing Israel’s strict caps on lending, meant to insulate the financial sector, could unlock home ownership for first-timers who don’t have the ‘bank of mom and dad’ to rely on
A plane flies above an apartment building in Tel Aviv. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
Israeli housing prices continue to break records, up 15.9% over last year
By Danielle Nagler
Continued increases across the country come despite recent slowdown in sales and a large-scale government-subsidized housing project
Illustrative. A grocery shopper in the northern town of Katzrin, in the Golan Heights, on July 1, 2022. (Michael Giladi/ Flash90)
Rising prices, political turmoil send consumer confidence tumbling
By Danielle Nagler
An aerial view of a construction site in Netanya during a cloudy sunrise, March 2019. (edb3_16 via iStock by Getty Images)
Data on sales of new homes shows Netanya is Israel’s fastest-growing city
By Danielle Nagler
Form and function: Architects set out to define a new look for the Israeli home
By Danielle Nagler
A young architecture agency is drawing global interest for its reimagined Israeli aesthetic
Israelis protest against soaring housing prices and the cost of living, in Tel Aviv, on July 2, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Housing protesters demand ‘national emergency’ declaration ahead of election
By Danielle Nagler
Organizers seek support from across political spectrum to deliver change in the rental and housing market
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to protest housing prices, cost of living
By Danielle Nagler
Inside storyProtests gain steam as Israelis struggle with housing prices. But will they succeed?
By Danielle Nagler
Tent encampments spring up across Israel to protest soaring housing costs
By TOI staff
From Daon Group
Tel Aviv property – the best investment for the future
With an abundance of new developments and urban renewal, Tel Aviv is a city worth exploring, investing in, and calling home.
The living area with the impressive panoramic view (courtesy)
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Luxury high-rise apartments in Netanya
BRIGA real estate presents lavish penthouses on Israel’s exquisite Golden Mile
Rooftop of the Brown Acropol Hotel on Omonia Square in Greece. (courtesy Brown Hotels)
August 12, 2022, 4:19 am
The rise and rise of the little-known Israeli hotel chain about to go supernova
Brown Hotels, which has swiftly built an array of sleek, modern properties, is now making another huge leap with 45 new hotels in the works, most of them in Greece
By Danielle Nagler
David Promenade Residences, Tel Aviv shoreline (courtesy Holland Real Estate)
August 11, 2022, 5:36 pm
Tel Aviv luxury apartments set new price records
Newly built homes sell for average NIS 200,000 per square meter, shattering previous records for residential values
By Danielle Nagler
Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 7, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
August 11, 2022, 12:48 pm
Tourism levels continue climb toward pre-COVID records
Visitor numbers on an upward slope, with many Israelis also vacationing in local hotels
By Danielle Nagler
The site where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a factory in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on August 6, 2022. (Flash90)
August 8, 2022, 11:26 pm
Compensation claims flow in as over 100 properties damaged by Gaza rockets
As the ceasefire holds, Israel begins to calculate the costs of Operation Breaking Dawn, which are higher than last year’s Guardian of the Walls
By Danielle Nagler
Magic Kass Interior (courtesy Magic Kass)
August 5, 2022, 5:37 am
They’ve cracked it: Israeli wonderland Magic Kass draws thousands per day
Israeli development group behind nation’s largest indoor amusement park has big real estate plans for West Bank settlement’s industrial area
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrative. A view of Ma'ale Adumim in the West Bank, and the surrounding desert, January 26, 2021. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
August 4, 2022, 5:07 pm
Housing snapshot: 10 apartments and houses recently sold across Israel
Our regular behind-the-scenes look at properties purchased nationwide
By Danielle Nagler
Members of the Israel Builders Association protest against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv on July 31, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 )
August 3, 2022, 6:43 pm
Builders threaten to stop construction, protesting increased cost of raw materials
Construction groups demand contracts be adjusted to reflect real increases in their costs of building
By Danielle Nagler
Israelis set up tents on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, to protest against the soaring housing prices in Israel and social inequalities, on June 19, 2022. Sign reads: 'Rent, not Greed.' (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 2, 2022, 10:12 pm
New interactive game pokes fun at absurdities of Tel Aviv rental market
A software engineer’s side project highlights overvalued, unpredictable rental market in Tel Aviv
By Danielle Nagler
A view of the center of Petah Tikva, 1936. Illustrative. (Zoltan Kluger/GPO/The National Photo Collection)
July 29, 2022, 8:34 am
After a century, mystery owners of coveted Petah Tikva plot identified
A central site that contains a historic first well is on course for redevelopment after a global search turns up dozens of collective owners from the US to Sweden
By Danielle Nagler
An apartment building in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Bialik undergoing renovations, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
July 28, 2022, 11:56 pm
New construction legislation from Knesset’s last days kicks in
Small but significant amendments aim to help urban renewal and deliver greater transparency for homebuyers
By Danielle Nagler
New residential buildings in the coastal city of Netanya, March 26, 2020. (Gili Yaari / Flash90)
July 28, 2022, 11:45 pm
New incentives for long-term rentals could be a game-changer
Finance Ministry says changes would give tenants security and provide a more economically viable rental market for entrepreneurs
By Danielle Nagler
View of the construction site for a new building, in Jerusalem, August 31, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 27, 2022, 7:30 pm
Second housing lottery closes, again massively oversubscribed
Around 112,000 households register to win the chance to buy 5,499 discounted apartments nationwide
By Danielle Nagler
Introducing new members on Kibbutz Mevo Hama. (courtesy Ayelet Harris)
July 22, 2022, 6:18 am
As pandemic pushes people to greener pastures, kibbutzim see membership swell
Israelis looking for a very different kind of community are continuing to move out of cities and into collective settlements, even as (almost) post-COVID normalcy returns
By Danielle Nagler
A bird's eye view of the desert city of Arad, May 2020. (Photo by Semion Lugo on Unsplash)
July 21, 2022, 7:22 pm
Housing Snapshot: 10 apartments and houses recently sold across Israel
Our regular behind-the-scenes look at properties purchased nationwide
By Danielle Nagler
A young woman walks in front of residential towers in Tel Aviv's Sarona neighborhood in Tel Aviv, August 18, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 18, 2022, 6:55 am
Better mortgage conditions may help more homebuyers get a leg up, experts say
Easing Israel’s strict caps on lending, meant to insulate the financial sector, could unlock home ownership for first-timers who don’t have the ‘bank of mom and dad’ to rely on
By Danielle Nagler
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