Israel housing prices

The printer is already on the wall: The unexpected solution to the housing crisis - opinion

3D-printed construction technology presents a rare opportunity to change the rules of the game and bring Israel’s construction sector into the 21st century.

3D printing: transforming construction
Young family dreaming about moving into new house.

The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market

 Senior Housing Conference 2025

Israel’s senior housing revolution: meeting the needs of an aging population

People walk near a damaged residential building due to a direct-hit from a projectile, in northern Israel, August 25, 2024

War evacuees pushing up rents in Israel's North, Knesset research suggests


Cause for concern? Over half of Israelis struggle to meet mortgage repayments

For young couples, the goal of buying an apartment is getting further and further away, and some are considering investing in real estate abroad.

 A newly built residential neighborhood in Herzliya Oct 30, 2020.

Israel delays bill to freeze mortgage rates for first-time buyers

Gafni and Smotrich said they would meet with the banking regulator, which is part of the central bank, to come up with a solution for mortgage holders.

Real estate market

Netanyahu must keep promise to lower cost of living in Israel - editorial

Benjamin Netanyahu, the designated prime minister, said during his campaign that the cost of living would be one of the new government’s most important issues.

 Israelis protest against the soaring housing prices in Tel Aviv and cost of living, on July 2, 2022.

Incoming housing minister says he is unaware of housing crisis

Israel's presumptive next housing minister is hit with the realities of finding housing in Israel in the 2020s.

A HOUSING CONSTRUCTION project in Israel.

Housing prices soar in the short term; new housing starts signal future relief

More housing starts have been promoted by the government this year, which could lead to better prices in two to three years.

 Israelis protest against the soaring housing prices in Tel Aviv and cost of living, on July 2, 2022.

Will a new 64-floor rental apartment building solve Tel Aviv's housing crisis?

As the housing and renting market is burdening Israelis, the Tel Aviv Regional Planning Council is pushing for a new, radical solution.

 A simulated photo of the new 64-floor building in Givatayim.

Israel Elections: Israel has many issues, election campaigns avoid them

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Most of the candidates in Israel's elections are spending an inordinate amount of time on the unimportant, and barely talking about what genuinely matters

 SHOPPING FOR pomegranates in the Mahaneh Yehudah shuk. That even A stitch of solidarity remains in this country after five election campaigns in three-and-a-half years, campaigns that highlight and underline the country’s division, is a testament to this country’s overall internal strength.

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