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$1 million over asking: Who is driving Silicon Valley’s housing frenzy?

San Francisco-area homes are selling for millions above asking, with many deals driven by AI company employees; some buyers are even acquiring properties through stock swaps with homeowners

News Agencies | 07.13.26

'We live above a shopping center taken over by pigeons': Meet the Lazarof-Lavi family

Lior and Daniel met on a dating app while living on opposite ends of the same Tel Aviv street; they now share a slightly over-budget rental overlooking Jaffa’s Greek Market while pursuing careers in cybersecurity, dance and independent art

Asi Haim | 07.11.26

The Tel Aviv property dilemma: Why Bat Yam is emerging as a strategic alternative

When Tel Aviv’s prices no longer matched the dream, one international buyer changed the question: not 'How do we buy in Tel Aviv?' but 'How do we create options for the future?'

Noah Sander | 07.11.26

Jerusalem's construction surge is transforming the city into a modern metropolis

Jerusalem is undergoing unprecedented growth, with record construction, urban renewal, expanding employment hubs and a growing light rail network reshaping the capital into a modern metropolitan center and drawing young families back to the city

Ori Chudy | 07.10.26

Pools, sea views and chef menus: Israel’s senior living market turns into luxury real estate

Real estate giants are pouring billions into upscale retirement complexes with spas, restaurants, fitness classes and smart health tracking; But with multimillion-shekel deposits and five-figure monthly fees, the new model remains largely reserved for Israel’s wealthiest seniors

Navit Zomer | 07.07.26

מתחם אירוח באילת של יובל רפאל ששיכן מפונים

He opened 200 Airbnb apartments to war evacuees for free. Now he owes 49 million shekels

Yuval Raphael says his short-term rental business collapsed after October 7, when he housed about 1,000 evacuees at no cost and later faced the shutdown of foreign tourism, flight cancellations and mounting personal guarantees

Lital Dubrovitsky | 07.06.26

Home prices slip again: what apartments sold for across Israel

Recent housing data and transactions reveal wide gaps between peripheral cities and central Israel, as CBS index shows a 1.3% annual decline

Hila Tsion | 07.05.26

Why Israel’s luxury real estate plays by different rules

Despite a cooling housing market, Israel’s luxury real estate in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Herzliya remains resilient, driven by selective demand for rare, high-end properties viewed as long-term assets of wealth, privacy and status

Lee Ziv | 07.03.26

More than 65,000 homes planned as Israel advances major housing deals

Kfar Yona signs its first roof agreement, a NIS 2 billion plan for over 10,000 homes; Holon signs a NIS 3 billion deal for more than 8,000, while 47,000 more units advance through urban renewal and new construction

Hila Tsion | 06.30.26

Buying property in Israel: why lifestyle matters more than bedrooms and budget

In Israeli real estate, buyers often focus on bedrooms and budget while overlooking a key factor: lifestyle; The right neighborhood and life needs matter more than the apartment itself for long-term satisfaction

Noah Sander | 06.24.26

Weak dollar may push Americans to secondhand Jerusalem homes, official says

Finance Ministry official Galit Ben Naim tells a Jerusalem urban renewal conference that exchange rates are likely to curb US purchases and shift buyers to secondhand apartments

ynet Global | 06.22.26

Israel jumps to No. 8 in US commercial real estate investment after $1B surge

JLL report shows Israeli capital returned sharply to the US market in 2025, with commercial real estate investment more than doubling to $1.06 billion, while Europe remained a major destination with $1.93 billion in deals

Hila Tsion | 06.21.26

Luxury home sales fall in Israel, but price per meter hits record high

New data show only 20 deals above 15M shekels were reported in the first quarter of 2026, the lowest in four years, but demand has shifted from large villas to premium apartments in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, sending prices per square meter up 22%

Hila Tsion | 06.17.26

Luxury real estate slows down, but buyers still want one thing: quiet

As Israel’s broader housing market cools, the high-end segment remains resilient, but designer Arik Ben Simhon says luxury buyers are moving away from showy spaces and toward privacy, warmth and homes that feel genuinely livable

ynet Global | 06.16.26

The one thing about Israel that still surprises me

After missile nights and shelter runs, Israel’s strength is found in ordinary people who reopen cafés, return to work and keep building lives, businesses and futures

Noah Sander | 06.14.26