Строительство

Israel's real estate sector faces severe strain as developers launch zero-equity and 10-year deferred payment promotions, while industry leaders urge the return of Palestinian workers.

Israel's real estate market faces severe challenges as housing inventory grows, rental prices surge, and industry leaders warn of deep structural and regulatory crises.

Winners of the Netanya affordable housing lottery are seeing construction progress after years of delays. Developers secured conditional permits for the Havatzelet ha-Sharon project.

Haim Meydan, chairman of the Boney Binyan Group and a veteran leader in Israel's construction industry, has passed away at the age of over five decades in the sector. He leaves behind a legacy of hundreds of completed projects across the country.

Tel Aviv's Atarim Square redevelopment plan receives final approval after 13 years, paving the way for demolition, new residential towers, hotel rooms, and a direct link to the sea.

Financial institutions and receivers petitioned the Supreme Court for an expanded rehearing on a ruling affecting homebuyer rights and closed construction financing in Bat Yam, warning of severe credit market impacts.

A Herzliya court ordered a developer to pay over 443,000 NIS in compensation for a 35-month delay in delivering a penthouse in Petah Tikva, rejecting claims that the war caused the setback.

Israel issues its first underground metro station construction permit for the Ariel Sharon Park station, marking a transition to execution for the 65 billion NIS M3 line.

Amid market stagnation and rising construction costs in Tel Aviv, developers and apartment owners are renegotiating urban renewal deals, cutting previously promised benefits to keep projects viable.

The Jerusalem District Committee approved a pinui-binui project by BY Jerusalem Homes Group near the U.S. Embassy site, featuring a 30-story tower and 100 new housing units.

A wave of contractor insolvencies in Israel's real estate sector leaves developers and buyers grappling with project delays, rising costs, and legal battles.

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.

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.

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.

Britain has enacted regulations expanding its sanction powers, potentially targeting entities involved in West Bank settlements, ahead of the E1 housing tender deadline.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New construction safety regulations in Israel take effect on October 16, expanding legal liability to developers, introducing safety controllers, and imposing new corporate compliance costs averaging 250,000 NIS annually.

An in-depth analysis of Israel's real estate market reveals that soaring figures of unsold apartments may be an optical illusion driven by extended construction timelines and CBS statistical definitions.

Modern office towers face rising gross-to-net ratios, climbing from 15% in the 1990s to 27% today, as developers incorporate extensive shared amenities to attract corporate tenants.

The collapse of veteran Israeli contractor Neta Lifshitz over a 79 million shekel debt highlights severe financial pressures and shrinking profit margins in the real estate sector, despite strong apartment sales.

BST Construction has won a 1.12 billion shekel tender to build the massive Vertical City project in Ramat Gan's Diamond Exchange district, transforming the business zone into a 24/7 mixed-use urban hub.

Three massive residential developments in Tel Aviv's Fourth District—DUO, Infinity, and Kikar HaMedina—are nearing completion, reshaping the local skyline amid shifting market sales and rising price per square meter rates.

BST Group's subsidiary Best Bneya wins the 1.12 billion NIS main contractor tender for Phase A of the massive Vertical City mixed-use project in Ramat Gan.

The Supreme Court ruled that banks completing failed construction projects must honor buyer delay compensation from liquidation funds before collecting their own share.

The Haifa District Planning Committee approved Neighborhood 14 in Caesaria, featuring 735 housing units, commercial spaces, and multi-family developments across 280 dunams.

NTA announced that 19 international consortia and 31 global companies have qualified for the NIS 65 billion Infra 1 tenders for the Tel Aviv Metro project.

Israel's real estate market adapts to post-October 7 realities, facing labor shortages, surging demand for protected spaces, and new central bank financing restrictions.

An analysis of Jerusalem's two abandoned hotel projects reveals contrasting futures. While the long-stalled HaLeom Hotel is finally advancing toward completion under a new management framework, the notorious Jerusalem Pearl remains trapped in a cycle of developer revisions, legal hurdles, and prolonged municipal neglect.

Foreign labor corporations criticize a ban on private recruitment of construction workers from India and Sri Lanka by January 2027, warning of potential severe labor shortages.

Housing prices in Holon rose by just 36% over the past decade, lagging behind national trends. A new 2,000-unit urban renewal project by Boni HaTichon aims to transform the city by 2029.

Israeli municipalities are reintroducing residential construction concessions through pre-approved master plans following the national abolition of the bureaucratic permitting mechanism.

Israel's state financial reports reveal that less than half of the 591,631 housing units in 46 umbrella agreements have been successfully marketed, showing mixed results across cities.

Veteran Jerusalem construction firm Neta Lipshitz has filed for financial restructuring and a temporary trustee amid debts exceeding 60 million shekels, citing severe fallout from the Iron Swords war.

Israel records around 85,000 unsold housing units, but CBS definitions distort the reality by including permits years from construction while dropping long-term unsold properties.

Data from Israel's Land Enforcement Authority shows 17 local planning committees have failed to conduct legally mandated construction violation surveys.

Tel Aviv's real estate market faces a 45% drop in transactions, with luxury sales keeping prices afloat amid high interest rates and unsold inventory.

Renovation costs in Israel have nearly doubled over two years due to acute labor shortages and import delays following the outbreak of war, hitting consumers and contractors hard.

Israeli real estate and construction stocks faced severe declines in July despite falling interest rates. Market uncertainty amid regional tensions and rising financing costs wiped out hundreds of millions of shekels in market value for major developers.

Aniv and Ashtrom Residences signed a 230 million NIS deal with Shikun & Binui Solel Boneh to build the 34-story Park Tower luxury project in Ramat Gan, slated for completion by January 2030.

A look back at the Israeli subsidized housing lottery of 2018-2019 reveals how winners in Ofakim and central cities doubled their property values, reaping massive profits as resale restrictions lift.

Media personality Lior Schleien is advancing plans to build a luxury private residence in northern Tel Aviv after purchasing a 510-square-meter plot for 13.7 million shekels.

The Israel Land Authority approved an exemption from construction extension fees for combat reservists in 2026, saving soldiers tens of thousands of shekels for delays caused by military service.

The Israel Land Authority announces new tenders for nearly 600 housing units in Tel Aviv's Ramat HaHayal, amid a broader decline in multi-family land marketing and high property prices.

Tel Aviv-Yafo is reinstating targeted building concessions for specific projects nearly two years after a blanket abolition, aiming to balance planning certainty with flexibility.

Leader Capital Markets released its weekly economic review, analyzing moderating core inflation, a tight labor market, housing starts, and potential interest rate cuts.