Apartment sales rising year-on-year * ToI’s sales and rentals review * Mobileye founder unveils human-like AI robot doing household chores * Shadow over ’Jerusalem Burj’

[Times of Israel]( [Real Estate Israel]( Thursday, April 25, 2024 Presented by [Sea One Private Club]( [Apartment sales increased 19% in February despite ongoing Gaza war, new figures show]( By Sharon Wrobel Housing market records 7,511 sales in month, led by new homes sold by contractors on the free market offering special deals, Finance Ministry report shows [Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel in April]( By Shoshanna Solomon The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now Promoted Project [Sea One Private Club: Your seafront home in Israel]( Sea One Private Club is a new kind of luxury resort-living experience for discerning residents of over 60, both from Israel and abroad. [Inflation edges higher as housing costs and travel prices rise]( By Sharon Wrobel Consumer prices rose by an annual 2.7% in March, from 2.5% in February, reducing the odds that the central bank will lower already high borrowing costs for consumers in May [Mobileye founder gives sneak peek into human-like AI robot doing household chores]( By Sharon Wrobel Israeli startup Mentee Robotics debuts prototype of general-purpose robot that can move everywhere, clean dishes, do the laundry, work in warehouses… and learns on the fly Analysis Sharon Wrobel [Turkey’s ban on exports to Israel deals fresh blow to war-battered building industry]( As fears mount that other countries could follow Ankara’s lead, Israeli experts urge greater investment in local manufacturing to reduce dependence on imports [Planned ‘Jerusalem Burj’ skyscraper draws opposition over proximity to landmarks]( By Sue Surkes 200 objections lodged against plans for 200-meter tower, designed by Burj Khalifa architect’s firm, to overlook Yad Vashem and Mount Herzl military cemetery; would be capital’s tallest building [Franciscans petition court over Jerusalem Old City cable car project]( By Sue Surkes [Government approves framework for NIS 19 billion plan to rehabilitate area near Gaza]( By Canaan Lidor 5-year roadmap, which aims to upgrade and restore area affected by Oct. 7 onslaught, is ‘a historic’ move toward prosperity, says project head [Nature org urges opposition to ‘draconian’ proposals for rebuilding Gaza border area]( By Sue Surkes [Police revive plan to build complex on beloved Jerusalem hill, angering residents]( By Sue Surkes Activists ask why law enforcement waited until day after municipal elections to inform court that examination of alternative sites had come up with nothing [Shortage of Palestinian workers at Israeli building sites leaves hole on both sides]( By Reuters and ToI Staff With almost half of construction sites shut, workers from West Bank are likely to return under tight security, following general ban in wake of Hamas’s October 7 onslaught [Real Estate Israel]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved