While Tel Aviv weakens, Jerusalem’s luxury market soars due to foreign buyers, boutique projects, and rich Jewish history - driving prices up to NIS 75,000 per sqm. Special review with Oren Cohen.
Housing Cabinet OKs plan by Housing Minister to set 5-year targets for marketing homes. A new government team will tackle 400,000 blocked units. Budget needed: NIS 3B.
Neighborhood Corner: Kiryat Shmuel is shaped by religious leadership, urban planning under the British Mandate, and the trials of Israel’s early statehood.
The bank offers reservists a loan of up to NIS 100,000 as part of a mortgage, without interest or linkage and without opening fees. Conditions: 90 days of service and the status of being homeless
Oron Real Estate began razing old buildings on Derech HaShalom for HELLO Tel Aviv, a project with 600 units. Residents cheered as 59 yellow balloons rose in support of the hostages.
Beit Shemesh starts urban renewal with Ramat Lechi’s first phase: demolishing two buildings and building 400 units, focusing on public housing and community infrastructure for the general public.
The ministry of housing and urban renewal authority signed a deal with Or Yehuda to fund infrastructure. Coming soon: permits for 2,720 units and plans for nearly 13,000 more.
"Geshem Lamishtaken" is promoting Sunrise Residences, a new housing project in Dimona featuring a commercial floor, community services, and a link to the adjacent “Nof Bereshit” neighborhood.
Digital content company “Icon Israel”, owned by entrepreneur and media figure Erez Fishler, recently relocated to a new office space in Herzliya Pituach spanning approximately 430 square meters.
The District Committee approved 370 new units to replace 5 old buildings. The local council objected but was overruled. The projected revenue is approximately 881 million shekels.
755 apartments, commercial spaces, and public areas will be built in the market area. Rothschild Street will become a pedestrian-only promenade, and historic building facades will be preserved.
VATMAL discussed a major urban renewal near “Ha'Atzmaut” station with 4,600 new homes, commerce, jobs, bike paths, and public spaces. Around 1,600 existing units will be vacated for the project.
To mark Israel’s 77th Independence Day, the Israel Land Authority offers 900 plots to IDF reservists and disabled veterans under special terms. Find out if you're eligible and how to apply.
Neveh Ya’acov endures as a microcosm of Jerusalem’s broader struggles, balancing tradition and modernity, isolation and integration, conflict and coexistence on the city’s northern frontier.
Mivne Real Estate raised NIS 700 million through a bond and commercial paper issuance. CEO Uzi Levy: "Confidence in the capital market, we continue our plan to increase NOI to NIS 1.25 b. by 2028."
The local committee in Be'er Ya'akov approved the first phase of the Herzl Street project. Managed by Enav and Almog, construction is expected to start in about a year.
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After years of stagnation, two plans with 8,600 units were approved in S. Or Yehuda, including jobs & green space. A national plan with solutions for airport limits and special government funding.
Urban renewal hit a record in 2024: 30% of new builds were Tama 38 or evacuation-reconstruction. For the first time, both permit types were equal. Top cities: Jerusalem, Ramla, Netanya.
Geshem Holdings’ Acre project includes 159 office units, with 140 already sold. Occupancy is set for 2025. Buyers get a 6% fixed interest loan from Discount Bank, starting two years after move-in.