The tax hike, effective January 2014, will apply to flats that are empty nine months a year.
by Nimrod Bousso 2 comments
Outgoing Housing Minister Ariel Atias set criteria for housing assistance specifically for Haredim, going against the Trajtenberg Committee’s recommendations.
by Meirav Arlosoroff 3 comments
Just months before his return to the United States, Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer is scrambling to protect the banks should the housing bubble burst and wash over us all.
by Sami Peretz 1 comments
Yizhak Aharonvitch defended the practice in response to questions by Labor MKs Stav Shaffir and Merav Michaeli about the tactics police use against social justice protestors.
by Jonathan Lis 1 comments
Evidence brought forward by Tel Aviv police shows tracking of social media activity, including screen shots of Daphni Leef's Facebook page, apparently as part of a hunt for evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
by Ilan Lior 4 comments
The social protest considered apartment towers as a symbol of corruption and inequality, but they may actually be the way to create affordable housing.
by Keshet Rosenblum 5 comments
Barring a catastrophe along the lines of war or deep recession, high housing prices are here to stay.
by Arik Mirovsky 2 comments
Sources say Haredi committee's 'premature' attempts to secure homes in northern city of Harish, near Wadi Ara, stalled construction.
by Ranit Nahum-Halevy 2 comments
For nearly 20 years, Knesset members have been trying, and failing, to pass a law that spells out and guarantees Israel's essential social rights. They have been voted down every time.
by Or Kashti 0 comments
International housing affordability confirms what Israelis already know – it's hard to afford a home here.
by Dafna Maor 4 comments
