Real estate
It only gets worse: How can construction time in Israel be shortened?
CBS data shows that in 2025, building an apartment in Israel takes 34.3 months on average, excluding planning and permits. Attorney Alkalay says many delays start with the developer.
The market awaits a drop: Will it happen in 2026?
2025: A decade-defining window in Israeli real estate
Primark flagship to anchor G City’s Warsaw Promenada expansion
Enough with the slogans: How can Israel truly jump-start the long-term rental market?
Despite years of government plans, the rental market barely moves. Uri Paz of Michlol Financing pinpoints the core issue and proposes a financing solution to enable large-scale long-term rentals.
An avenue of innovation
How preserved buildings in South Tel Aviv became a reawakening investment
Between a rural dream and a profitable channel
The real estate opportunity of investing in agricultural homesteads in Israel.
2026 in urban renewal: Less magic, more depth
Is the urban renewal sector maturing, or filtering out those who don’t grasp new rules? Attorney Keren Blacharski highlights key trends shaping the industry’s future.
Festive tenders: Thousands of apartments on the way - Ma'ale Adumim in focus
Three real estate firms won ILA tenders for 1,100+ units, mostly in Ma'ale Adumim, which has seen little new construction, plus an extra project in Be'er Ya'akov.
Construction starts surge, transactions stall: More declines ahead?
Transactions stagnate, unsold apartment inventory rises, and prices fell 2% this year – CBS reports a 31.5% surge in construction starts, with over 81,000 apartments begun.
Editor's Notes: Diaspora Jews are buying homes in Israel, and it is not just real estate
In Jerusalem, a real estate transaction is rarely just a transaction. It is also a statement about belonging.
Nice presentations, less reality: Supervision in urban renewal under criticism
Promises abound, but poor standards in inspector selection pose risks in urban renewal. Experience shown often differs from actual execution, warn industry sources.
Crisis, stagnation, stabilization: The Israeli real estate market of 2025 - opinion
Looking ahead to 2026, the real estate market is not expected to experience a sharp breakthrough but rather a gradual stabilization.
Beersheba’s southern command to be vacated and transformed into a residential and leisure complex
The Subcommittee for Planning and Construction in the Beersheba Municipality has recommended depositing the plan “The Command Compound – Heart of the Old City.” The next hot spot in Beersheba.
12 years of missed opportunity: Hundreds of thousands of residents unprotected in the next war
Is it time to update the "decisive year" for urban renewal from 1980 to 1992, so buildings without a reinforced safe room (Mamad) aren’t left out? Ariela Gutenberg Yariv explains why.
