housing

The National Subcommittee for Office Rezoning into Housing has halved the space allocated for offices in the southeastern section of the Elif complex in Rishon Lezion, allocating it instead to the construction of 113…

After nine consecutive months of rise in the housing price index, prices fell in the latest index for August-September 2024, published by the Central Bureau of Statistics last week. Despite the median price decline of…

The UK housing market showed unexpected resilience in October, with estate agents reporting an increase in sales, an increase in buyer inquiries and a brighter outlook following the Autumn Budget. Despite pre-Budget concerns, the…

The Israeli Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% in October, as expected, after falling 0.2% in September. In the 12 months to the end of October 2024, the inflation rate remained at 3.5%, the same level as at the end of…

In the third quarter of 2024, 24,350 homes were sold in Israel, an increase of 31.3% over the third quarter of 2023, according to Central Bureau of Statistics reports. In September 2024, 7,900 homes were sold, up 46% from…

Mortgage rates may remain stuck in a narrow range around current levels and will not decline sharply any time soon. Before the Fed cut interest rates, mortgage interest rates had dropped dramatically near what some considered the “magic…

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Supply is the heart of the housing problem—we’re missing millions of homes. Mortgage rates are also important, but not nearly enough. Nick Villa, an economist at Moody’s, has said that lowering interest rates won’t solve the housing crisis.…

Evacuating IDF bases, moving the Volcani Institute – the Agricultural Research Organization from its campus in Beit Dagan, and reducing the size of the Mikveh Israel Agricultural School are at the top of the government’s…

The least significant element in the CBS housing price figures is the annual rise between July-August 2023 and July-August 2024, the most recent period for which data is available. In that year, housing prices rose by…