Housing prices

Inflation and housing prices show continued declines in Israel

Housing prices declined 1.3% over the past year, oil prices fell following the Iran agreement, and the dollar recovered after an early drop.

Israeli real estate – construction site.
Housing in Israel.

Many young people don’t want to buy apartments

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Bubble alert: The report that proves housing prices around the world are out of control

Daily life in Tel Aviv. November 19, 2025.

How Tel Aviv’s 'safest investment' collapsed: Falling apartment prices wipe out millions - analysis


TikTok goes viral for pointing out this one obvious flaw in Israel

Want to move to Israel? Become a billionaire. That's the message this viral TikTok video has, pointing out the crisis of high cost of living in Israel.

 Milk for sale at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022.

‘Every citizen in Israel shall dwell’... on the price of homes

Rocketing housing prices are a hot election issue – but with each side blaming the other, whom should we believe?

 Building a sukkah in Mea She'arim

Want to find an apartment in Israel? Good luck, pal

The never-ending search for an apartment in Israel: Here are the herculean tasks you’ll need to complete

 DEMONSTRATORS SET UP tents across from the Knesset, to protest soaring housing prices, earlier this year. One of the signs reads: ‘We all deserve a home.’

How can you weather the storm of the housing crisis this Sukkot?

We need a voice that echoes throughout the land of Israel, strengthening the fragile sukkah dwelling, turning it into an affordable, permanent, dignified home for all.

 CHILDREN DECORATE a sukkah.

Why the economy is sidelined in this election campaign – again

If the economy ceases to be a central campaign issue, that then leaves the parties arguing about what they have argued about for the last three-and-a-half years: Netanyahu, yes or no.

Prime Minister Yair Lapid looming over several staple Israeli food brands

Israel’s inflation rate and Consumer Price Index both fell in August

The downward movement presents a glimmer of hope for Israelis, who have spent the last 12 months watching the country’s inflation rise by 5.2% since July of last year.

 SCENES FROM Tel Aviv: Shopping at the Carmel market.

Amid interest rate increase: Mortgage returns, overdraft spike by hundreds

Bank of Israel's 0.75% interest rate increase is the highest in the last 20 years. Here's what it means and why it's facing backlash.

 The Bank of Israel building is seen in Jerusalem June 16, 2020. Picture taken June 16, 2020.

BOI’s interest rate increase will cause problems for the housing market – experts

Following the rise of the Bank of Israel’s interest rate, experts predict trouble for the future of Israel’s real estate economy.

An Israeli flag flutters outside the Bank of Israel building in Jerusalem

Corruption, money laundering drive red-hot Baghdad property market

“Some areas are more expensive than Dubai and London,” real estate broker Mohsen al-Hamid said.

An agent talks to a client at a real estate office in Baghdad September 10, 2008.

Four reasons to believe Israel’s inflation has peaked

Inflation in Israel is still considerably lower than in other developed countries. Nevertheless, July’s inflation figure came as an unpleasant surprise.

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