Housing in israel

Israel is building homes, but not the homes Israelis need, Shoresh study warns

The study, published on Wednesday by Shoresh researcher Yael Mishly, argues that Israel’s housing market has a deeper problem than a simple shortage.

The French Hill – a project by Terra Real Estate and Rotshtein.
Senior officials from the Construction and Housing Ministry during a tour of the site of the fall in Beit Shemesh in March.

Hundreds of public housing units damaged by Iranian missiles, restoration in progress

 Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

Housing for lone soldiers is essential to Israel’s wartime resilience - opinion

A view from south to north, showing the entire neighborhood.

A real estate shift: Jaffa becomes an alternative to expensive Tel Aviv


Revolution in public housing: Eligible families to choose their own apartment

Amid the ongoing conflict and growing housing waitlist, a new program lets eligible families choose their own apartments - a major policy shift. Inbar Mazuz-Shor from the Housing Ministry explains.

A couple with a daughter in a new apartment.

Government approves new ultra-Orthodox city in the northern Negev, addressing housing crisis

The Israeli government approved "Tila," a new city in northern Negev for ultra-Orthodox Israelis, aiming to address housing shortages and encourage regional development.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest an Israeli Supreme Court ruling that requires the state to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to the military, in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem, June 30, 2024.

New olim to see less housing financial support upon arrival to Israel

The Immigration Committee debated a reform cutting housing aid for new immigrants by 50%, sparking criticism from lawmakers concerned about integration and fairness.

 Jewish immigrants fleeing the war in Ukraine, on a rescue flight sponosred by Keren Hayesod, arrive at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on March 9, 2022.

Malha: Jerusalem’s regenerated jewel

Neighborhood Corner: The name of the neighborhood is a distortion of the name of the Arab village al-Malha, upon the ruins of which the neighborhood was established.

Malha with stadium and mall included

Romema: Jerusalem's uplifting neighborhood

Neighborhood Corner: Romema serves as Jerusalem’s transportation hub, featuring the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, Chords Bridge, and a high-speed railway terminus.

 Romema and its surroundings in Jerusalem.

Ghost apartments: How empty homes haunt Jerusalem's housing landscape

The term “ghost apartments” remain unoccupied for extended periods, often year-round. This is how they profoundly impact the housing market in Israel's capital.

 A view of the luxury apartments and tall buildings in downtown Jerusalem, on October 27, 2015. Most of the luxury apartments are owned by foreign residents or by Israelis who use them as vacation homes. The city with the largest number of phantom apartments is Jerusalem.

The difference between macro/micro inflation during the war in Israel

Despite inflation and government-controlled prices increasing on May 1st, Israel’s microeconomy should be stable. However, Israel’s macroeconomy will face the consequences of the war for a few years.

VARIOUS ISRAELI banknotes are displayed for an illustrative photo. The economy is well on its way to the pre-pandemic standards of budgetary discipline.

Savion intersection to host dozens of apartments: Minimum land purchase price revealed

Israel Land Authority launches tender for 2.5 dunams in Savion Junction, Kiryat Ono, part of a 1,315-unit diverse housing project. What's the minimum bid?


Despite setbacks, demand for housing in Israel remains, including from foreign residents

While Israel has been rocked by the judicial reform protests and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Israel's housing market still faces demand, both from Israelis and foreigners.

 Dafna Landau, (center) Head of the Construction & Real Estate sub-division in Bank Leumi’s Business Division, speaks with Yaakov Quint, Director-General of the Israel Land Authority (left) and journalist Danielle Roth Avneri at the Maariv Economic Conference in Tel Aviv.

Surprisingly, not Tel Aviv: The unexpected city with the most renters in Israel

As of 2023, there were 2.9 apartments and residential units in Israel, of which 2.05 million apartments were owned. Tel Aviv and Givatayim rank high, but which city has the most renters?

 View from the newest city in Israel, Harish, located in the North. April 10, 2023.