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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks with Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivai at the Knesset on October 11, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Government approves planning and construction reform in business sector
By David Brummer
PM Bennett and Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivai announce shortened approval process, new center to issue building permits
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
The Jerusalem neighborhood of Talbieh, viewed from the Old City of Jerusalem. (Pinybal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons). The Inbal Hotel can be seen in the foreground.
Court orders $13m paid to Jewish National Fund over 21-year-old botched lease deal
By Sue Surkes
Company that subsequently bought Jerusalem land from Greek Orthodox Church will have to pay up; hundreds of homeowners still worried about future of their leases
Chabad bought a historic church in Chicago last year and converted it into a Jewish center known as Chabad of East Lakeview. (Courtesy of Chabad/ via JTA)
'Observant Jews in the US are experiencing a growth surge'
As pandemic drove Judaism online, Chabad bet on over $137 million in real estate
By Asaf Shalev
While many non-Orthodox institutions are unsure about their physical spaces after 1.5 years of mostly digital engagement, droves attend the Hasidic stream’s in-person programming
People wear protective face masks in Jerusalem, April 30, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 10, 2022, 6:09 am
Kfar Saba ranks 1st for quality of life in national survey; Jerusalem last
Central Bureau of Statistics study evaluates 52 indices like housing density and life expectancy in 16 major cities across Israel
By David Brummer
Former CEO of the Heftsiba Construction Company, Boaz Yona, awaits for his verdict at the Jerusalem District Court, on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
January 5, 2022, 9:38 am
Disgraced real estate magnate Boaz Yona suspected of defrauding creditors
Former CEO of bankrupted Heftsiba construction empire is accused of accruing a debt of NIS 1.8 billion, and attempting to hide assets to disguise true holdings
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks with Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivai at the Knesset on October 11, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 2, 2022, 7:49 pm
Government approves planning and construction reform in business sector
PM Bennett and Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivai announce shortened approval process, new center to issue building permits
By David Brummer
The Jerusalem neighborhood of Talbieh, viewed from the Old City of Jerusalem. (Pinybal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons). The Inbal Hotel can be seen in the foreground.
December 29, 2021, 2:04 pm
Court orders $13m paid to Jewish National Fund over 21-year-old botched lease deal
Company that subsequently bought Jerusalem land from Greek Orthodox Church will have to pay up; hundreds of homeowners still worried about future of their leases
By Sue Surkes
An aerial view of Gamla on the Golan Heights. (AVRAMGR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
December 28, 2021, 8:48 pm
Fast-tracked plan to double Golan population is a minefield — nature advocacy group
Society for Protection of Nature in Israel calls to strengthen existing communities rather than create new ones, protect nature and include public in planning
By Sue Surkes
A construction site of a new residential neighborhood in Herzliya, on March 27, 2020. (Gili Yaari / Flash90)
December 21, 2021, 5:25 pm
Israel’s rising housing prices will ‘moderate’ in 2022, says finance minister
At Globes conference, Liberman says housing, cost of living among ‘major challenges’ in coming years
By Ricky Ben-David
Cranes on a construction site in Jerusalem, September 1, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 16, 2021, 1:00 pm
Investors rushed to buy housing units in October, ahead of purchase tax hike
Households buying second or third homes up 236% in October, compared to last year, says Finance Ministry report
By Ricky Ben-David
A construction site in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh on September 5, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 15, 2021, 10:40 pm
Housing prices surged over 10% in past year, the biggest spike in a decade
Cost of homes, apartments jumped nearly 1% in past month, according to latest data from statistics bureau
By TOI staff
Billionaire William Ackman, left, and wife Neri Oxman, an Israeli-American designer and professor, are at the center of a real estate controversy on the Upper West Side. (Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan, via Getty Images/JTA)
November 23, 2021, 8:46 am
Clash over Jewish billionaire’s penthouse points at NY struggle with super-rich
Neighbors say Bill Ackman’s two-story pavilion plans are a little too much, even for Manhattan, but real issue said to be city’s ability to rein in desires of magnificently wealthy
By Ben Sales
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November 21, 2021, 2:30 pm
Luxury high-rise apartments
BRIGA real estate presents lavish penthouses on Israel’s exquisite Golden Mile
By Shayan Gutman
View of a construction site in the central Israeli town of Beit Shemesh on September 5, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 16, 2021, 12:05 pm
Housing prices rose nearly 10% over past year, are predicted to keep going up
Finance minister promises government will narrow gap between supply and demand within 3-4 years
By TOI staff
A construction site for new residential housing in Be'er Yaakov, central Israel, on March 26, 2020. (Flash90)
From the WebNovember 14, 2021, 6:13 pm
BOI instructs banks to offer uniform mortgage options
Bank of Israel hopes to reduce confusion for mortgage takers by compelling all banks to offer same three interest rate tracks, Globes reports
Daniel Keidar, arrested on suspicion of the murder of prominent real estate developer Eldad Peri (Facebook)
November 10, 2021, 1:02 pm
Suspect named in killing of prominent real estate developer
Daniel Keidar, the accused, said to have bought apartments in one of Eldad Peri’s projects that went down the drain
By TOI staff
New residential buildings in the Ir Yamim neighborhood of Netanya, March 26, 2020. (Gili Yaari / Flash90)
November 9, 2021, 6:35 am
Government housing plan seen as just a ‘drop in the bucket’
Municipal resistance to more homes, lack of infrastructure, and unaffordable prices must all be addressed to make a dent in the market, analysts say
By Ricky Ben-David
Real estate developer Eldad Peri poses for a picture in Jerusalem, on February 26, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 7, 2021, 10:36 am
Suspect arrested in killing of prominent real estate developer
Police also detain 7 others for questioning over deadly shooting of Eldad Peri in Rehovot last month; report says police set aside theory he was killed by criminal creditors
By TOI staff
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