With Remote Work, More and More Israelis Are Finally Leaving Tel Aviv
In terms of encouraging people to move to Israel's northern and southern peripheries, the coronavirus has succeeded where decades of government policy have failed
Gili Melnitcki
How Do You Say 'Urban Renewal' in Arabic? In Israel, You Don't
A collapsing infrastructure is a starting point in most Arab cities, and the government is not managing to find the means or cultural sensitivity to address it, new study finds
Coronavirus Turns Collective Living Into Business Model for Real Estate Firms
Coronavirus hasn’t killed the collective – it has turned it into a business model. Amid the pandemic, ‘co-living’ gains momentum in center of country
Tired of Tel Aviv, Affluent Israelis Set Their Sights on a New Suburban Dream
'Wake up to an ocean view, walk to the beach barefoot and play tennis in the backyard': Massive homes with few neighbors are turning Haifa's coastal communities into prime real estate
Critics Call Israeli Parliament Renovation Plan Excessive and Wasteful
Plan to majorly expand office space, parking, and conference rooms slammed by environmental groups and Jerusalem activists
This Israeli App May Help Solve Coworking Spaces' Coronavirus Problem
As clients flee to work from home, the shared office space industry is trying to adjust its model ■ A new service allows employers to compare prices and rent offices by the hour
Liquid Asset: Israel's Marinas Provide a Good Life at Low Cost for a Select Few
A dearth of rules and regulations made it all possible. Meanwhile, a black market for mooring spots has developed amid soaring demand
Israel Fated to Suffer Another Wave of Housing Price Increases
Government neglect is creating severe supply bottlenecks, slowing the pace of construction. Industry sources call it a ‘catastrophe’
A Generation of Israelis Despairs of Ever Owning a Home of Their Own
They did everything by the book – military service, a degree and a career. But many say no matter what they do, they’ll never be able to buy a house
Tel Aviv Kicks Parking Spots to the Curb, Driving Values Up and City Residents Mad
Municipality's moves to eliminate parking spaces in the city have driven them to cost as much as a small apartment in the periphery ■ Without daily public transportation, city residents are livid
Safed: A Real Estate Diamond in the Rough?
That’s what the heavily Haredi city’s new mayor hopes to prove as he embarks on massive urban renewal after years of neglect and poor planning
The Future of Urban Living in the Post-pandemic Era
Dynamic designs for new needs: rooftop agriculture, movable walls and putting communal building areas to greater use ■ ‘Things won’t go back to they way they were,’ says architect Avner Yashar
Israel Finance Ministry Drafting Plan to Compensate Businesses
Plan would compensate businesses that do not put their workers on unpaid leave ■ To date, some 1.8 billion shekels has been paid out to employers who took workers back after putting them on unpaid leave
Consumer Prices in Israel Unexpectedly Fell in May, but Home Prices Keep Rising
The coronavirus lockdown brought home sales to their lowest rate in years
Coronavirus Threatens an Exodus of Tel Aviv’s Young
Crisis-driven joblessness has hit the under-35s particularly hard, making the city’s high living costs no longer bearable
40% Can’t Pay Their Tel Aviv Rent as Unemployment Grows Amid Coronavirus, Survey Shows
The coronavirus crisis has hit Israel’s labor market hard, with unemployment now hitting 20%, up from an all-time historic low of 3.4% in February
Tel Aviv Municipality Mulls Measures to Regulate Airbnb Use
Airbnb rentals are pushing up prices for locals and putting pressure on hotels, leading the municipality to consider capping them at 90 days a year
Sixty-five WeWork Employees Receive Notice as Layoffs Reach Israel
Cutbacks are in financially troubled office-share company’s R&D operations
Secular Israelis Flock to West Bank Settlements in Search of Good, Cheap Life
Who wouldn’t want a great house and a nice backyard for only a million shekels? This is how Karnei Shomron, Beit Arye, Ariel and Kiryat Arba became legitimate real estate attractions for young – and secular – Israeli families
Israeli Government's Disputed Residential Construction Program Extended
Mehir Lamishtaken, aimed at helping first-time home buyers, has been criticized for not reducing costs and distorting the housing market
Israel's Quake-proofing Program Now Slated to End in 2022
The National Planning Council deemed the program, Tama 38, a failure and considered ending it next year
Can This Israeli Startup Fight Alienation and Loneliness and Turn a Profit in the Process?
Venn establishes non-virtual communities for a fee, and its business model includes inflating property values in low-income neighborhoods. Is this the right way to build community?
Jewish Residents Allege Illegal Construction by Neighboring Arab Town, in Bid to Keep It at a Distance
Israel advancing a plan to add 4,000 housing units to Arara ■ Town’s mayor says illegal construction halted as precondition
Ending Earthquake Proofing Program Leaves 1 Million Israeli Homes at Risk
Tama 38 did not accomplish what it was set up in 2005 to do, but the government has not proposed an alternative
Israel Ending Program to Quake-proof Buildings Next Year
National Planning Administration says program created more problems than it solved – but critics say this will leave buildings unprotected and raise housing prices
Hard Times for Mega-luxury Home Market
Higher taxes and a crackdown on tax evasion has damped demand by foreign residents for the most high-end properties. Further downmarket, wealthy Israelis are still buying
Israeli Startups Set Their Sights on Real Estate
A WeWork Labs-Livestone collaboration is latest entrant in emerging ‘proptech’ sector
Defense Ministry Threatens to Pave Paradise, Put Up an Army College in Jerusalem's Ein Karem
Locals are used to fighting real estate developers, but this time it’s the Israeli army ■ The plan calls for a complex covering 10 acres of open land
Israel Weighing Plan to Scrap Realty Licensing
Move aims to cut regulation but many in industry oppose it
Israeli Neglect Slows Housing Construction in Arab Towns, Watchdog Says
A deputy attorney general admitted that this 'might be a mistake that we in the Justice Ministry are responsible for'