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The year 2021 culminated in a record mortgage takeover: homebuyers received NIS 116 billion from banks, a sum that skyrocketed demand and apartment prices to unprecedented highs. This is an increase of 149% compared to 2020, which was also a record year in real estate, in which the banks marketed NIS 78.1 billion in mortgages. And a jump of 11% compared to the previous month, November 2021. The total number of new mortgages granted by banks in Israel in November is NIS 10.98 billion, an increase of 2.5% compared to NIS 10.7 billion in October

The Supervisor of Banks is promoting a new outline for deferring debts in respect of consumer loans and mortgages. In the current situation a borrower who was interested in a deferral received it from the banks automatically with the help of principal payments of the debt in respect of consumer loans and mortgages. According to the outline, it appears that there will be no sweeping postponement of payments - and from now on it will be done differentially

The Israel Postal Company begins their first cooperation with Swiss Post, which aims to identify technological solutions to the common challenges facing postal companies worldwide in the field of online commerce and logistics. The company is currently inviting start-ups and Israeli enterprises to offer advanced technological solutions that will meet the needs of both postal companies. This move is led by Maya Calderon, VP of Innovation & Business Development, Israel Postal Company, as part of the strategy to promote technological solutions, local business development and embracement of...

The Bank of Israel announced Sunday a number of measures that ostensibly signal an increase in credit risks in the real estate market. The possible significance of this step could be the rise in interest rates that banks will charge on loans to purchase high-leveraged land. The Supervisor of Banks, Yair Avidan, said that "in light of the increase in risk appetite and the banking system's exposure to the construction and real estate industry, we have recently instructed the banks to hold appropriate discussions on the matter with their boards of directors and management

The big party of the gay community: The 23rd Pride Parade in Tel Aviv was launched at noon (Friday) from the gathering stage at Sportek North in the city. More than 80,000 people attended the event. "We are here each and every one of us to celebrate our colorfulness, to demand our right to security in the public space, to show ourselves and our right to full equality of rights in the State of Israel," said Tel Aviv-Yafo Mayor Ron Huldai, who launched the parade with Hila Peer, Yu. R. Partner of the Association for the LGBT. The parade passes through Rokach Boulevard and will reach the show...

Encouraging data on the acceleration in the pace of apartment construction. Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics published today (Monday) show that the first quarter of 2022 was a record quarter in the rate of construction starts. The number of dwellings that began to be built in the quarter was 19,943 - an increase of 3% compared to the previous quarter and a jump of 40% compared to the corresponding quarter last year. This is the second consecutive quarter in which apartments are being built at a rate approaching 80,000 apartments per year, a record of 20 years

Yotpo has announced its acquisition of SMSBump, the most complete SMS marketing solution designed for eCommerce brands, it was announced by Omri Cohen, COO & Cofounder, Yotpo. With this acquisition, Yotpo is the only eCommerce marketing platform to provide integrated solutions for reviews, visual UGC, loyalty, referrals, and SMS in one place, giving brands the unique ability to engage customers with smarter, cohesive, and higher-converting experiences across channels. The single-platform approach meets brands' growing desire to manage their direct-to-consumer (D2C) marketing activities...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed today that it has decided to freeze the reserve service of Lt. Col. (res.) Ron Sharf, one of the leaders of the "Brothers in Arms" organization, until July 2025. The decision comes in the wake of Sharf’s vocal opposition to the government's judicial overhaul plan, which has been at the heart of political protests across Israel

A 68% jump in the number of new dwellings sold in September this year, which stood at 3,459 compared to 2,050 sold last September; This emerges from data from the annoying bureau of statistics published on Thursday. According to the data in total in the third quarter of 2020 (July-September 2020), 10,140 new apartments were sold - a jump of about 19% compared to the corresponding quarter last year, in which 8,467 new apartments were sold. The CBS data is similar to the analysis of the chief economist at the Ministry of Finance, Shira Greenberg, published on Sunday. According to Greenberg,...