Housing prices
Many young people don’t want to buy apartments
“Gen Z wants fast money, not mortgages.” Bank Jerusalem’s CEO says young people now prefer the capital market, and foreign buyers are heading for a new wave of purchases.
Bubble alert: The report that proves housing prices around the world are out of control
How Tel Aviv’s 'safest investment' collapsed: Falling apartment prices wipe out millions - analysis
Israel's Consumer Price Index up 0.5% in October, while home prices fall again
Apartment sales by receivers drop 5% between 2020 and 2021
During this period, just over 1,400 apartments were offered for sale, compared to 1,500 apartments sold in 2020.
Purchase tax on second homes to rise to 8%
An 8% purchase tax on second apartments intended for investment was signed into law on Tuesday, in an effort to cool down the red-hot housing market.
This week in Jerusalem: Let's build
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Israeli home prices up 9.2% over past year
Economists are generally in agreement that housing prices will continue to rise in the coming years, due to high demand and the lack of supply in the housing market.
Tel Aviv housing is overpriced, approaching bubble risk - UBS
Housing in Tel Aviv is overpriced and starting to approach bubble risk territory.
Let’s make housing affordable
The provision of decent affordable housing for rent is an essential element, and its introduction will have a downward influence on rents and house prices countrywide.
Can the new government slow rising housing prices?
"The problem is a lack of supply in the housing market," said the co-founder of First Israel Mortgages. "The only way to bring down prices is to build more homes."
Amid housing shortage, Apartments in Israel ‘flying off shelves’
Israel’s red-hot real estate market has been booming over the last several months, with demand for housing far outpacing supply.
Tel Aviv's penthouses prices are already in the clouds
Data from the Bank of Israel for the first quarter of 2021 shows that the rise in house prices is at an annual rate of about 10 percent.
‘Coronavirus, war in Gaza could lead to housing crisis’
The government must immediately approve bringing in 30,000 foreign workers to prevent the collapse of the construction industry and a rise in housing prices.
