More than twenty settlements in Israel are named after individuals who sacrificed their lives for the defense of the Jewish Yishuv in the pre-State era or during the later wars for the establishment and defense of the State of Israel. In honor of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s annual Remembrance Day, Buyitinisrael shares some of the heroic...

Find out everything you need to know about Israel’s latest discounted housing plan, including how to participate, how to increase your chances of winning, where the savings are valued at more than NIS 1.5 million, and whether or not we can expect Israel’s residential real estate to drop. The government lottery for 10,000 affordable housing...

The Golan Heights is one of the most beloved regions in Israel – but mainly for getaways and hiking trips, as few Israelis would consider establishing their homes there. Today, the area has a population of 53,000 residents, only half of whom are Jewish. A new development plan presented by the Israeli government aims to...

According to a new master plan, one of Israel’s most popular cities is expected to multiply its current population by two hundred and fifty percent within the next two decades. In addition to increasing the population, a new business center will be established in the northern part of the city, which will include a medical...

Against the background of the general housing crisis, the shortage of housing for the ultra-Orthodox public is intensified by high fertility rates, low-income levels and the need for homogeneous housing complexes. The city of Kasif, planned in the south of the country for this sector, is considered by many to be a bad solution, but...

After a freeze of several years, the Jerusalem Municipality is once again pushing a plan to build 9,000 apartments for Haredi residents in the east of the city, in the area of the former ​​Atarot Airport. If approved, the plan would provoke strong international opposition, due to its proximity to many Palestinian neighborhoods. In the...

Last week, the government announced how it plans to deal with the housing crisis in Israel. The plan includes measures anticipated by the public, such as increasing the purchase tax for real estate investors, as well as some surprises, like a ban on short-term vacation rentals and exorbitant benefits for private homeowners. Just before the...

A new bill proposed would allow developers to convert up to 30% of the built-up area in some office buildings into residential apartments. The government hopes that this move will address the urgent need to increase apartment supply while making use of the enormous surplus of approved office plans. The initiative, which fits into the...

Over the last fifteen years, Be’er Ya’akov has tripled its population and evolved from a remote town with a poor reputation to one of the places in central Israel with the highest number of active construction projects. With a new business district and plans to be connected to a convenient metro network, the brand new...

A new government comes with a new subsidized housing program: last week, Minister of Housing, Ze’ev Elkin, announced the renewal of the Target Price plan (mechir matara), which was briefly implemented in 2014. As part of the program, thousands of apartments are expected to be sold each year at a 20% discount relative to the...