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ָָָA sign declares an upcoming construction project in the Gonen neighborhood of Jerusalem, January 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Illustrative: Construction of new residential buildings on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel

June 15, 2023, 10:41 pm

Housing prices dip slightly but remain about 10% higher than in 2022

Annual rises in rents, mortgage payments make housing increasingly expensive compared to average salaries and consumer prices

By Danielle Nagler

Construction in Holon, May 2020. (100 via iStock by Getty Images)

June 14, 2023, 3:08 pm

Real estate transactions plummet close to 20-year low in stalled housing market

The number of residences changing hands hits record lows in April, down 55% from last year, as prices and borrowing costs climb

By Danielle Nagler

May 25, 2023, 5:38 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

Illustrative: A building in Kiryat Bialik undergoing urban renewal as part of Tama 38 regulation, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)

May 4, 2023, 5:39 am

Urban renewal project approvals tripled in 2022 in bid to increase housing

Frameworks that allow for renovating — or demolishing and reconstructing — buildings with more and better apartments show growth in new government data

By Danielle Nagler

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

Illustrative: Multi-story residential buildings in Ashkelon, Israel, May 2022. (rglinsky via iStock by Getty Images)

April 20, 2023, 6:16 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

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

A building under construction in Jerusalem on November 10, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 16, 2023, 10:13 pm

Tel Aviv, Jerusalem housing prices fall as mortgage borrowing hits four-year low

Housing market shows a slowdown as prices stabilize; volume of real estate transactions down 39% year-on-year

By Danielle Nagler

File: The Tel Aviv skyline (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

February 15, 2023, 11:51 pm

Inflation higher than expected in January; housing costs keep rising

Cost of living rises 0.3% over the month, bringing the year-on-year rise of consumer price index to 5.4% — highest since 2008; home sales slow but prices remain high

By Danielle Nagler

An aerial view of Rishon LeZion, February 2018. (Vicu9 via iStock by Getty Images)

February 10, 2023, 11:29 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

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

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

An aerial view of construction cranes in Modiin, July 2020. (ronib1979 via iStock by Getty Images)

December 29, 2022, 11:31 pm

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

A construction site for new apartment buildings in Beit Shemesh photographed on February 21, 2017. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash90)

December 21, 2022, 10:48 am

Jump in 2022 housing starts, building permits may act to slow price rises

Home-building activity increases by 15% compared to last year, with construction started on over 70,000 apartments

By Danielle Nagler