Economy

Matan Ahabia, 34, shares how he built a four-property real estate portfolio in Dimona, Ukraine, and Eilat over six years using creative leverage and minimal starting capital.

Recent Israeli court rulings address property and real estate disputes, including a Tel Aviv eviction order near Metzitzim Beach, a Jerusalem family court ruling on premarital property, and a Bat Yam contempt of court fine.

Madlan data reveals 2026 is a definitive buyer's market in Israel, with average transaction discounts surging to 4.8% as only 8.4% of homes sell at asking price.

An old 3-room apartment in Jerusalem's Katamon neighborhood was sold for 3.1 million shekels, driven by strong investor interest in a planned pinui-binui urban renewal project.

Delek Properties and Delek Israel acquired the historic Nachshon Junction gas station for 31.5 million NIS. The buyers plan to develop a commercial and dining complex.

Meet Miki and Carmit Naimi, the driving force behind Israel's massive Mesubim business park project, who built a real estate empire through bold decisions and unwavering Zionism.

Israeli real estate data shows affordable peripheral cities like Afula struggling to draw buyers, while central locations like Lod and Ramla offer surprisingly competitive apartment prices.

A comprehensive master plan in Israel takes an average of eight years to approve, hampering urban development and housing growth. The Planning Administration aims to cut this timeframe to three years.

A new study reveals that nearly half of Israel's urban renewal neighborhoods show under 10% implementation, highlighting a wide gap between planning and actual construction.

Israel's real estate market shows mixed trends with annual apartment prices down 1.8%, rising contractor sales, and political intervention stabilizing ILA leadership.

Israel's housing prices fell by 0.6% in July-August, bringing an annual decline of 1.8%, while rental prices climbed by 0.4% in September amid record inventory.

Carasso Real Estate CEO Dan Paran discussed housing market trends, emigration impacts, and foreign labor at a Globes event, advocating for institutional renting to ease affordability.

Amram Avraham reported selling 794 housing units and advancing 4,640 units under construction at a Tel Aviv investor conference, posting revenues of 774 million shekels.

Israel's real estate market remains sluggish with 7,532 apartments sold in August, a 1% year-on-year drop. Excluding government subsidies, free-market sales fell 5%, driven by a sharp decline in second-hand transactions and plunging developer cash flows.

Israel's real estate sector witnessed a significant wave of broker departures in 2026, with some 3,700 professionals failing to renew their licenses amid a stagnant secondhand housing market.

The Builders Association has demanded a delay to new safety regulations taking effect Sunday, citing missing online infrastructure, unanswered questions, and a severe shortage of safety officers.

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that financial backers taking over failed real estate projects must compensate apartment buyers for delivery delays, altering rescue project economics.

Recent CBS data reveals a recovery in the Israeli housing market, with 24,000 apartments sold between June and August—an 11.1% quarterly increase. Experts dismiss unsold inventory fears as an urban legend, noting few completed units remain.

A new analysis of Israeli real estate data reveals where buyers can still find apartments priced between 1.5 and 2 million NIS, highlighting stark regional disparities and the impact of older housing stock.

Netivot-based real estate firm Buskila Brothers has secured a 280 million shekel credit line from Menora Mivtachim and Reality Fund Finance to expand its business activities.

A building undergoing Tama 38 renovations collapsed in Tel Aviv this Wednesday. Experts warn that partial structural reinforcement of aging seaside buildings poses severe safety risks.

Recent real estate tenders in Ma'ale Adumim received no bids, while Tel Aviv advanced the Beit Romano preservation plan and Herzliya approved the new UAE embassy.

The Tel Aviv-Yafo Local Planning and Building Committee recommended transferring Beit Romano to full municipal ownership while expanding three towers by six to seven floors to increase housing and commerce.

Israeli planning committees have advanced major urban renewal, industrial, and academic projects nationwide, including a new Kiryat Shmona academic campus, Western Galilee employment hub, and major housing initiatives.

Three apartment buyers petitioned the Tel Aviv District Court to initiate insolvency proceedings against real estate developer Bney Ir Bisrael over an unpaid 340,000 shekel judgment.

CBS data for June-August 2026 shows a rise in new apartment sales, led by Kiryat Gat, while the broader housing market remains in a deep slump with 86,000 unsold units.

Rents in Israel are rising as state-backed long-term rental housing tenders face severe delays, with only a fraction of thousands of planned units moving forward.

Israeli real estate investors are eyeing the U.S. industrial and logistics boom in the South, guided by a new ENR contractor ranking highlighting firms like Tennessee's H&M.

Motslawi and Africa Israel Urban Renewal have secured a massive 1.8 billion NIS urban renewal project in Holon, replacing 330 units with 1,000 new apartments.

Abu Family Residential has agreed to purchase 50 housing units in Azorim's Netanya project for 120 million shekels, highlighting a broader trend of REITs acquiring unsold inventory at a discount amid a residential slowdown.

Israeli home upgraders facing strict tax deadlines are slashing apartment prices to avoid heavy penalties. With thousands failing to sell within statutory windows, many choose price cuts over steep purchase taxes.

The Jerusalem District Court ruled that apartment buyers cannot offset construction defect damages or late delivery penalties from the purchase price if contracts prohibit it.

The Israel Land Authority faces leadership vacancies and a failed tender in Tzipor Midbar due to soaring development costs, while political battles stall the strategic E1 construction project in Ma'ale Adumim ahead of elections.

Kfar Saba struggles with demographic decline and housing shortages, losing its status as a major Israeli city despite a recent surge in housing construction starts.

Tel Aviv City Engineer Oded Carmel revealed that the Azrieli Group dropped residential plans for the Spiral Tower, highlighting a growing trend of converting housing into office space.

The Tel Aviv District Committee approved a major urban renewal project in Bnei Brak, converting an industrial zone into 198 apartments, commercial spaces, and public buildings amid rising property values.

Mortgage volumes in Israel reached 10.9 billion shekels in August driven by a surge in refinancing amid falling interest rates. First International Bank offers the lowest average rates.

Abu Family Residences acquired 50 apartments in Netanya from Azorim for 120 million shekels, marking its third major rental housing deal this year.

A massive wave of corporate relocations to ultra-modern towers in Israel is leaving vacant spaces in older office buildings, creating new market challenges.

Israel's 182.5 billion shekel Gush Dan Metro project has accumulated 2.8 billion shekels, with the newly introduced metro tax yielding just 45 million shekels so far amid warnings of funding gaps.