Housing in israel

Contractors save, workers pay: The new reform in the construction industry

The Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee approved a 50% increase in wage deductions from foreign workers for rent and housing expenses, reducing contractors' costs.

Eldad Nitzan.
 Residential buildings, Ashdod

They build where it’s easy, not where it’s needed: That’s where the housing crisis begins - opinion

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Ad 120 opens NIS 600 million senior living complex in Modi’in

“Israel’s housing market is slowing, yet mortgage volumes are rising due to delayed payments and higher financing needs.”

Bank of Israel reveals new data on Israel’s mortgage market


Dreaming of life in Ofakim? City adds thousands of apartments

The Israel Land Authority greenlights a 5,800-unit project in the southern city's new district, part of a larger plan for 12,000 homes, along with public, commercial, and employment areas.

 A MURAL IN the southern city of Ofakim illustrates how Israeli society has changed since the October 7 massacre.

Israeli city Nahariya to implement housing renewal plan

Good news for residents of Nahariya and great news for non-residents in search of a new home. 

 People enjoy a hot day at the beach in the Northern Israeli city of Naharia, on August 22, 2019.

Israel plans to bring in more foreign workers for construction sector - report

To supplement the shortage of manpower, Israel plans to bring in thousands of foreign workers to boost construction progress.

 Training at a construction site.

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The housing market in Israel

War as an engine for short-term rental hospitality

The moment civilians needed to evacuate from settlements and kibbutzim near the Gaza border, owners of short-term rentals all over the country offered them unconditional free housing. 

THE KADIMA AIRBNB Villa Remez in North Hasharon.

Gaza border towns to be nat'l priority with housing benefits

The construction and housing minister is updating list of national priority areas, including Gaza border communities and West Bank towns.

 IDF Soldiers, Kibbutz Beeri October 15, 2023

Israel's public housing to forego rent for families of hostages, displaced civilians

Residents of public housing who belong to these groups will be able to submit an application starting December 1 to have their rent canceled for the duration of the war.

 Israeli Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf is seen at an Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, Israel, on June 19, 2023.

The end of long-delayed urban renewal projects?

A new amendment empowers apartment owners to cancel stagnant urban renewal agreements, providing relief from years of delays and inadequate progress.


Rapid construction licensing reform underway

Construction industry news: Interior minister signs regulations to expedite plan and permit approval, aiming to shorten process by 1-4 years


Israel to build thousands more homes in northern Druze settlement

The building plan will see the development of two new neighborhoods and thousands of homes in the Druze settlement of Dalit El Carmel.

 View of the Druze town of Isfiya, Northern Israel. October 03, 2023.