Real estate
BHI extends $88m bridge loan for Midtown Manhattan tower acquisition
Bank Hapoalim’s US arm said the financing will support Idan Ofer’s real estate arm and Metro Loft in the acquisition and conversion of 845 Third Avenue into a 529-unit rental property.
Bank Hapoalim’s US arm funds $203m Manhattan housing conversion
Ben Zion Suky on navigating New York’s stressed real estate market
Concrete abstracts: Meet the Israeli woman using AI to reinvent the real estate industry
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.
Newly built or second-hand? What homebuyers need to know
There are several key considerations that every buyer must weigh before deciding what to buy
Plan approved: Giant neighborhood of approximately 3,000 apartments to be built in this city
It’s all about the timing
Why now is the perfect window of opportunity for property acquisition.
