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Tel Aviv credit: Shutterstock Sharp jump in mortgage taking by foreign residents

At the same time there was record mortgage taking for homes worth over NIS 5m, suggesting that foreign residents are buying expensive homes.

Kenyon Hazahav Mall, Rishon LeZion  credit: Vlad Kovaliov Melisron cancels deal to buy control of Kenyon Hazahav

The Competition Authority indicated to Melisron that its purchase of 51% of the shopping mall from Migdal would probably not be approved.

EdgeConneX credit: Company website Israeli institutions invest $1b in data centers co EdgeConneX

Migdal, More Investments, Meitav and Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings have all invested in the US company.

Israeli apartments Credit: Shutterstock Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Yehud, Shoham, Haifa, and Beersheva.

Tel Aviv  credit: Shutterstock Tel Aviv, Jerusalem lead home price falls

Home prices have fallen 2% over the past year with far bigger price falls in Israel’s two largest cities.

Inflation credit: Shutterstock Inflation in Israel falls to five-year low

The Consumer Price Index was unchanged in June as home prices fell sharply.

65-floor high-rise approved for Haifa credit: Lavers Tivoni London and Gil Halamish architects Urban renewal plan includes Haifa's tallest building

The Gateway Project in Kiryat Eliezer will include a 65 floor building.

Israeli apartments Credit: Shutterstock Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel in Jerusalem, Beitar Illit, Kiryat Motzkin, Migdal Ha’emek, Ofakim, and Eilat.

Glilot Interchange credit: Albatross Land contamination threatens thousands of new homes

In addition to Sde Dov, potentially contaminated sites include Herzliya Airport, the Sirkin IDF base in Petah Tikva, and the Glilot area, lands on which thousands of apartments are planned for the coming years.

Danna Azrieli credit: Eric Sultan Azrieli selling stake in data centers unit Green Mountain

The Israeli income producing real estate company has hired Goldman Sachs to find a partner to invest €1 billion in Green Mountain at a valuation of €4-5 billion.

New construction in Jerusalem credit: Shutterstock Strong shekel hits home purchases by foreign residents

The strength of the shekel has dampened demand from Americans buying homes in Jerusalem, which already has the most unsold new homes in the country.

Residential construction in Tel Aviv  credit: Shlomi Yosef Central Tel Aviv home construction costs rise steeply

The Real Estate Appraisers Association in Israel today published the latest estimate for the costs of building new homes in June 2026.

David and Michael Shabsels  credit: Gil Gibli How two brothers from New York fleeced Israeli financiers

Simad Holdings owners Michael and David Shabsels came across as successful businesspeople and generous donors. But they were drowning in debt.

Israeli apartments Credit: Shutterstock Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Tel Aviv, Rishon Lezion, Kiryat Ata, Shimshit, Kiryat Malakhi, and Kiryat Gat.

Chaim Katzman  credit: Arik Sultan Chaim Katzman sells control of G City

In a huge deal in Israel’s income producing real estate sector, Tzachi Abu’s Ari Real Estate has acquired 26% of G City, at a company valuation of NIS 2.55 billion.

Doron and Guy Levy  credit: Micha Loubaton Migdal invests in real estate co Guy & Doron Levy

Insurance company Migdal is buying 14% of the company at a post-money valuation of NIS 2.325 billion.

Tidhar CEO Uri Levin credit: Tal Goldstein Tidhar CEO: Home prices down 20% in 4 years

Uri Levin told the EY Israel real estate conference, "We are in one of the most challenging periods for the real estate market ever, but the Israeli market is one of the strongest in the world.”

Kenyon Hazahav mall Rishon LeZion  credit: Eyal Izhar Why is Israel's largest shopping mall valued so low?

Migdal is buying out the Gindi family from the Kenyon Hazahav mall at a valuation of just NIS 2 billion. Moshe Gindi: It's a good deal for both sides.

Ashtrom project in Tel Aviv Mishtala neighborhood  credit: All In Migdal buys 20% of Ashtrom rental housing unit

The insurance company is paying an estimated NIS 451 million for 20% of Ashtrom Residences for Rent Limited Partnership.

Kenyon Hazahav Mall, Rishon LeZion  credit: Vlad Kovaliov Migdal buying Gindi family's stake in Kenyon Hazahav

Brothers Moshe and Yigal Gindi built the successful mall in Rishon LeZion in the 1990s.

Alon Yariv credit: Jonathan Bloom Crusoe to invest $10b in data centers in Israel

The US neocloud giant has leased an additional 100 megawatts of data center space at three sites across Israel, bringing its total investments here to $10 billion, for 10-15 years, “Globes” has learned.

Israeli apartments Credit: Shutterstock Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Givat Shmuel, Hod Hasharon, Haifa, Beit Shean, Dimona and Mitzpeh Ramon.

New construction in Israel credit: Shutterstock Comptroller warns Israel's mortgage market at high risk

The State Comptroller compares the state of the housing loans market to the subprime crisis in the US. Bank of Israel: The report is unprofessional and methodologically wrong.

Herzl 47 Nahariya credit: Studio IKO Despite war Nahariya penthouse fetches NIS 5m

Two apartments have been sold in a new project being built by Sela Construction at 47 Herzl Street in Nahariya in northern Israel.

Israeli apartments Credit: Shutterstock Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Tel Aviv, Holon, Ramla, Gedera, Migdal Ha’emek, and Kiryat Ata.

Mortgage burden illustration: Gil Gibli Falling bond yields herald lower mortgage interest rates

In many cases, the anchor rate for a mortgage loan is the yield on a government bond.

French businessman buys 8 Jerusalem apartments

The businessman is paying NIS 24 million for the apartments in the RAYK Borochov project in Kiryat Yovel.

Israeli apartments Credit: Shutterstock Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Jerusalem, Givatayim, Rehovot, Binyamina, Shlomi, and Yerucham.

Impression of new Ben Gurion Airport hotel  credit: Ami Shinar Architects Hotel approved for Ben Gurion Airport

The eight-floor hotel will be constructed on top of a new hold baggage screening building next to Terminal 3.

Tel Aviv  credit: Shutterstock Home purchases by foreign residents fall

Despite talk of foreign residents rushing to buy homes in Israel amid rising antisemitism abroad, purchases by foreign residents amounted to just 77 apartments in April, according to the Ministry of Finance chief economist.

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