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Aviad Friedman, head of the Tekuma Directorate, explains a funding plan to enable Gaza border communities to attract new residents by increasing their housing portfolios. The meeting was held at Kibbutz Alumim, southern Israel, July 10, 2025. (Tekuma Directorate)
July 10, 2025, 7:54 pm
Government unveils plans to double population of Israeli communities along Gaza border
Flexible financial package to increase housing includes NIS 560 million of state funds, guarantees for NIS 1 billion in loans to be raised by Jewish Agency
By Sue Surkes
Aerial view of Ma'ale Adumim, a West Bank settlement outside of Jerusalem, February 25, 2025. (Oren Cohen/Flash90)
May 26, 2025, 4:08 pm
Is the government using the housing crisis to drive the settlement movement?
As home ownership inside the State of Israel climbs out of reach, Israelis flock to West Bank settlements — and receive generous government support
By Ariela Karmel
An 800-unit apartment complex in Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood. (Ari Cohen Architects and City Planners)
February 28, 2025, 9:57 am
Housing Ministry plans to encourage long-term rentals as Israelis priced out of purchasing
With more Israelis renting instead of buying homes, the Construction and Housing Ministry is working on a strategic plan to make the market serve all citizens, not only investors
By Zev Stub
A planned project of 13 buildings and 950 apartments recently approved in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem. (Mazor - First Architects and Planners)
November 11, 2024, 5:28 am
Jerusalem planners laud anticipated skyscrapers, but wary locals cite towering concerns
While the municipality claims that constructing 500 tall buildings will give the Holy City a vertical facelift, residents say it will mar the landscape and only benefit developers
By Zev Stub
New apartment buildings under construction in the southern city of Beersheba on November 18, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
April 21, 2023, 6:51 am
Housing prices finally dip, but market pressures mean a surge will likely follow
The only way is up, experts say. Falling prices in the residential market are unlikely to become a long-term trend even if home sales are currently at record lows
By Danielle Nagler
Lit-up apartment building in Petah Tikva, August 2021. (Itay Tamir via iStock by Getty Images)
March 24, 2023, 7:05 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
An illustrative photo of new residential towers in Beit Shemesh, April 2022. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
February 24, 2023, 5:15 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
An aerial view of the city of Afula, September 2013. (Assaf Sagi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
February 2, 2023, 11:19 pm
Afula to build massive new neighborhoods to grow population
Northern planning district gives green light on major urban expansion, with new housing, commercial centers, offices
By Danielle Nagler
Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf arrives for a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 3, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 31, 2023, 1:44 pm
New inter-ministerial cabinet to tackle Israel’s housing crisis
Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf to head committee tasked with delivering more home-building in a bid to lower prices
By Danielle Nagler
Kiryat Yovel, April 2022. (By Bar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124376597)
January 26, 2023, 8:45 pm
Jerusalem moves forward with urban renewal plans in key neighborhoods
Green light for makeover of Katamon, Arnona and Kiryat HaYovel to deliver homes, services and public space
By Danielle Nagler
An illustrative photo of newly completed high-rise residential buildings in the 1200 neighborhood of Hod Hasharon, in central Israel on September 14, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
January 16, 2023, 8:00 am
Rise in housing prices slows but still up almost 19% from 2021
New CBS report shows prices up 18.8% in October to November 2022, a slight drop from previous period with record 20.3% rise
By Danielle Nagler
An aerial view of Yeruham in the southern Negev desert on February 1, 2022. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
January 13, 2023, 6:23 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
New construction of residential apartments in Ashkelon, January 19, 2019. (chert61 via iStock by Getty Images)
January 12, 2023, 8:10 pm
Latest housing lottery hits close to 1 million entries for 6,500 discounted homes
Newest round massively oversubscribed, underscoring overheated housing market, difficulty for first-time buyers
By Danielle Nagler
A construction site in Israel, May 2022. (Roman Mykhalchuk via iStock by Getty Images)
January 6, 2023, 4:33 am
Israel’s housing market is headed for rough terrain in 2023, experts say
With housing cost increases at their highest, and a growing affordability gap, real estate sector professionals anticipate a difficult year ahead
By Danielle Nagler
Israeli elderly women take part in a morning workout in a former hotel turned into a social housing building for elderly Israelis from the former Soviet Union, in Jerusalem on September 4, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
December 30, 2022, 5:58 am
Israel to build 3,000 new sheltered housing units for elderly population
Jewish Agency, government ink agreement to provide affordable housing for senior Israelis in cities like Beersheba, Ra’anana, and Tel Aviv
By Danielle Nagler
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