Ministry Of Construction

Israel plans to introduce mandatory landlord reporting and long-term lease incentives to regulate the 50 billion NIS rental market, aiming to curb soaring prices and stabilize contracts for 2.5 million tenants.

Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to participate in the umbrella agreement ceremony in Sderot, but the event was cancelled due to the ban on holding political rallies before the elections. Bezalel Smotrich, Haim Katz, and Zeev Elkin were also scheduled to attend.

The Registrar of Contractors at the Ministry of Construction and Housing revoked the licenses of five contractors last week, after inspections raised suspicions that the engineering professional upon whose employment the license was granted is not actually employed by the companies.

60% of the winners in the 11th 'Discounted Apartment' lottery are reservists. The Ministry of Construction and Housing has begun notifying 7,922 winning households, with 4,734 reservists securing a win—a success rate of nearly 19% for that group.