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Ministry of Construction and Housing

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 view of a construction crane in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on June 21, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 29, 2022, 11:34 pm
6,500 subsidized homes on offer in latest Israeli housing lottery
As prices reach new heights, newest government raffle opens door for thousands of discounted apartments in 13 locations including Jerusalem, Ashdod, Sderot and Nahariya
By Danielle Nagler
United Torah Judaism chairman MK Rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 22, 2022, 1:28 am
Incoming housing minister reportedly split Jerusalem apartment into 5 without permit
Newspaper says United Torah Judaism’s Yitzchak Goldknopf is still registered as having some property rights at building in capital, though he claims to have transferred ownership
By ToI Staff
United Torah Judaism leader Yitzchak Goldknopf at a conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 7, 2022, 5:04 pm
Expected incoming housing minister: I don’t know if there is a housing crisis
‘From what I see, there is construction all around,’ United Torah Judaism leader Yitzhak Goldknopf says, with annual rise in home prices at highest level in recent memory
By ToI Staff
A sign for a Pinui V'Binui (evacuate and rebuild) urban renewal project in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on January 26, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
September 6, 2022, 4:19 am
How to make urban renewal smoother: Keep developers and homeowners on the same side
Government office hopes to streamline process of rebuilding by requiring a consultant for each project, who will keep confused or disenchanted homeowners informed and involved
By Danielle Nagler
This aerial view shows Katzrin, an Israeli town in the Golan Heights, on December 26, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
June 29, 2022, 9:12 pm
Support for urban renewal moves out to Israel’s periphery
Government offers dedicated funding to back population centers that attract fewer private developers
By Danielle Nagler
Minister of Housing and Construction Ze'ev Elkin attends a conference in Modi'in, December 5, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
June 1, 2022, 10:57 am
Housing minister promises law change that benefits homebuyers
Elkin to introduce limits on extra costs, prohibit buyer from being compelled to bankroll sellers’ lawyer fees
By Danielle Nagler
A view of the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on August 4, 2021. (Nati Shohat/ Flash90)
May 9, 2022, 10:51 pm
Over 10,000 lucky housing lottery winners get good news by text
Housing Ministry notifies families in Mehir Matara scheme of eligibility to purchase apartments at 20% below market prices
By Danielle Nagler
An aerial view of a construction site in Israel where a residential building is being built, October 2021. Illustrative. (photovs via iStock by Getty Images)
May 2, 2022, 3:08 pm
New tech sought in construction as ministry offers grants, pilot programs
Financial support to be available to companies developing tech for better, smarter construction as part of new project with Israel Innovation Authority
By Danielle Nagler
An ariel view of Haifa, January 17, 2021. Illustrative. (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
April 12, 2022, 12:37 pm
Cities across Israel sign half-billion-shekel deal to fund urban renewal
Housing Ministry to finance infrastructure development — the streets, schools, services needed to serve a bigger population — in Ashdod, Jerusalem, Lod, Haifa and more
By Danielle Nagler
Jewish immigrants fleeing from war zones in the Ukraine arrive at the immigration and absorption office, at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, on March 15, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 10, 2022, 5:16 pm
Ministers approve emergency housing assistance for new immigrants fleeing Ukraine
New arrivals will get cash to help pay rent for a year, on top of the existing benefits provided to those who move to the country
By ToI Staff
New immigrants fleeing from Ukraine arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on March 15, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 4, 2022, 2:46 am
Israeli cities offered money for renovating buildings to house Ukrainian migrants
Housing Ministry arranges funding packages to cover renovation costs on existing older properties, as it seeks solutions for thousands arriving from Eastern Europe
By Danielle Nagler
A construction site in the central Israeli city of Be'er Ya'akov where new housing is being built, February 22, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90
March 20, 2022, 4:25 pm
As prices soar, Israel offers 10,000 discounted housing units in new lottery program
First batch of apartments being raffled in 31 cities, with overall plan to see 30,000 affordable dwellings marketed by end of year; registration site briefly crashes
By Danielle Nagler
A view of new apartment buildings in the city of Yavne, in central Israel, on January 31, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 17, 2022, 8:17 pm
Israel to market 30,000 affordable housing units in 2022
First batch of 10,000 units will available to eligible buyers under lottery system by April, says Housing Ministry
By Adina Cooper
Cranes working at sunset on a construction site in Jerusalem, September 1, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 31, 2022, 2:13 pm
New plan aims to entice cities to construct housing with NIS 60 million bait
To resolve housing crisis, government will reward 12 high-demand municipalities with cash for each apartment approved; project could add 30,000 new units in the next three years
By ToI Staff
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