Housing prices
CBS: Apartment prices in sharp decline, rent skyrockets
The CPI for June remained unchanged, completing a moderate annual increase of 1.6%. Concurrently, overall home prices recorded a sharp monthly decline of a full percent and an annual drop of 2%.
Contractors save, workers pay: The new reform in the construction industry
Inflation and housing prices show continued declines in Israel
Many young people don’t want to buy apartments
US rent inflation hits new high, led by Miami with 39% rate
All indicators show that the renting market is heating up, as would-be buyers of houses increasingly turn to rentals because they can’t find — and can’t afford — their dream houses.
Israeli homeowners enjoy high returns but not from rent
Returns on real estate for investment include two components: the rise in value of the property and the rent received.
Technology helps offer 3D-printed homes as an option for ownership
Several 3D-printed homes are being built in the US as communities cope with housing shortages and experiment with options.
Apartment sales by receivers drop 5% between 2020 and 2021
During this period, just over 1,400 apartments were offered for sale, compared to 1,500 apartments sold in 2020.
Purchase tax on second homes to rise to 8%
An 8% purchase tax on second apartments intended for investment was signed into law on Tuesday, in an effort to cool down the red-hot housing market.
This week in Jerusalem: Let's build
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Israeli home prices up 9.2% over past year
Economists are generally in agreement that housing prices will continue to rise in the coming years, due to high demand and the lack of supply in the housing market.
Tel Aviv housing is overpriced, approaching bubble risk - UBS
Housing in Tel Aviv is overpriced and starting to approach bubble risk territory.
Let’s make housing affordable
The provision of decent affordable housing for rent is an essential element, and its introduction will have a downward influence on rents and house prices countrywide.
Can the new government slow rising housing prices?
"The problem is a lack of supply in the housing market," said the co-founder of First Israel Mortgages. "The only way to bring down prices is to build more homes."
