Real estate

A boost for the tourism industry: Avia Magen joins Airport City to establish a hotel chain

The new chain will operate Eilat’s Princess Hotel after years of closure. Airport City will develop five luxury hotels with 1,100 rooms and NIS 1 billion investment.

The Princess Hotel.
Foreclosure properties offer opportunities to buy real estate below market value, but require careful evaluation of risks, legal processes, and costs.

A guide to finding foreclosure properties in 2026

Bank Hapoalim CEO Yadin Antebi at EY's annual real estate conference

Next Israeli gov't main issue will be controlling defense budget, Bank Hapoalim CEO told conference

House and calculator [Illustrative].

Lawyer claimed disability residency status to save NIS 450,000 on property taxes


The market awaits a drop: Will it happen in 2026?

Are Israeli housing prices falling as hoped, or in a slow correction before the next surge? Ofer Petersburg reviews a year of data, expectations, and market trends.

Housing Market.

2025: A decade-defining window in Israeli real estate

How foreign residents can move ahead of the recovery.

Israeli real estate market

Primark flagship to anchor G City’s Warsaw Promenada expansion

€10 million phase will add 6,000 sq.m. of retail space, including a 4,000 sq.m. Primark, with projected uplift of over €1m in annual NOI and 1.5 million extra visits.

G City, formerly Gazit-Globe, is a Tel Aviv-based real-estate group focused on urban, daily-needs shopping centers, with a significant share of assets in Europe.

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.

Tenting Market.

An avenue of innovation

How preserved buildings in South Tel Aviv became a reawakening investment

Buildings in South Tel Aviv

Between a rural dream and a profitable channel

The real estate opportunity of investing in agricultural homesteads in Israel.

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.

Urban Renewal.

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 Site.

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.

Construction Site.

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.

View of the Holy Land buildings next to old apartment buildings in the Gonen neighborhood of Jerusalem, on January 19, 2020.