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%.

Apartment prices continue to fall.
Eldad Nitzan.

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

Israeli real estate – construction site.

Inflation and housing prices show continued declines in Israel

Housing in Israel.

Many young people don’t want to buy apartments


Israeli judicial reform strife will harm the housing market - opinion

This would result in constitutional chaos, a surge in rental market prices, and a significant halt in real estate transactions until the legal situation is clarified.

 CONSTRUCTION OF new housing takes place in Safed, in June.

Israeli bill targets rental income tax exemption

The bill is meant to reduce tax evasion and increase Israel’s tax revenue, but opponents say it will result in increased costs for renters.

House and calculator [Illustrative].

Is Israel’s notorious cost of living really that high?

A slew of economic factors have landed the Jewish state in a fairly expensive position – but how does it compare to other countries?

 ‘In nearly every category, Israelis can buy a lot less with their incomes than the average person in the OECD’

Israel must continue to build to thrive, whether in hi-tech, classrooms, or cities - opinion

When Israel makes announcements about new building projects, they aren’t just headlines that draw world attention, they are a sign of Israeli growth.

 THE SUN sets over Mitzpe Yericho, as seen from the center of the community.

What goes up, must come down, even housing prices

On June 11, it was announced that a two-decade low was recorded in the number of real estate transactions throughout Israel.

 Graph showing recession economy

Record number of public complaints about civil service -State Comptroller

87% of complaints were filed by Jews, and only 7% by Muslims. The proportion of haredi complainants increased by around 53%. 

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.

Israel's Consumer Price Index rises by 0.2%, lower than forecast

The Central Bureau of Statistics did observe a staggering 11% rise in prices of fresh fruit, while prices of vegetables dropped 2.9%.

 Fruit and vegetables in a supermarket.

Netanyahu convenes 'preliminary' cabinet meeting on high cost of living

The sides discussed the "urgent steps" necessary to fight the high cost of living.

 Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich during a Knesset vote this week.

Bank of Israel Governor: 'Coalition funds will not encourage Haredim to work'

Prof. Amir Yaron also discusses the banks' response to interest rates, bank profits, and the housing crisis.

Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron speaks during a press conference at the Bank of Israel offices in Jerusalem, on January 2, 2022.

Jerusalem Day: Mayor Moshe Lion talks issues plaguing Israel's capital

Asking Mayor Moshe Lion the tough questions – on the eve of the 56th Jerusalem Day and five months before elections.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.