Central bank hikes interest rates to 3.75%, highest since 2008* Jerusalem’s ‘home therapist’ tidies rooms into a well-ordered life * Israel’s housing market in 2023

[Times of Israel]( [Real Estate Israel]( Friday, January 6, 2023 Presented by [Start-Up Nation Central]( [Clean slate: Jerusalem’s ‘home therapist’ tidies rooms into a well-ordered life]( By Danielle Nagler Psychotherapist Naomi Zelwer finds having people focus on the things they really love while minimizing excess baggage can re-energize clients and their homes sponsored content [Innovation Diplomacy: Bringing Israel’s Start-Up Nation Story to the World]( Yariv Becher, VP of Innovation Diplomacy at Startup-Nation Central, explains how innovation and business collaboration are the key to greater prosperity in the Middle East. [First of Zion: Rishon is Israel’s best city to live in, statistics bureau finds]( By Danielle Nagler Data shows highest quality life is available in the cities of central Israel [Bank of Israel hikes interest rates to 3.75%, highest since 2008]( By Sharon Wrobel Central bank governor warns new government about budget demands in coalition deals, calls for responsible fiscal policy [Bank Hapoalim to halt mortgage rate hikes for over 10,000 first-time homeowners]( By Sharon Wrobel [New year brings rash of price hikes in electricity, gasoline, water and property tax]( By TOI staff Newly installed government reportedly looking at ways to soften blow; increases could lead to rising consumer prices as businesses seek to cover their own higher bills [New tourism minister Haim Katz vows to invest in West Bank, ‘Israel’s Tuscany’]( By Michael Horovitz Likud politician says he aims to expand accommodation options to enable all Israelis to afford a vacation; outgoing minister Razvozov says he leaves behind ‘functioning ministry’ [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 © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved