Mickaël Benarous
Co-founder & Writer
Biography
Co-founder of IsraelStart, Mickaël Benarous guides international and Israeli buyers through Israel's new-build real estate market.
Published articles
- Investors in Israel: Nearly One in Two Resold at a Loss in 2025
- Tel Aviv-Jaffa: 6 new pinui-binui zones declared, 1,459 net additional homes
- Stock of Completed Unsold Apartments in Israel: Up 31% in Four Months
- Luxury Real Estate in Israel: 150,000 ₪/m² in Tel Aviv, Rents Hitting 100,000 ₪ a Month
- Haifa: Nearly 1,200 urban renewal homes in Neve Shaanan, 4-room apartment sells for 1.25M₪
- Urban Renewal: Scaled-Back Perks, What's That Promised New Apartment Really Worth?
- Contaminated soils in Israel: what Sde Dov and Taas HaSharon teach buyers
- Falling Listed Prices in Israel: How to Negotiate Your Purchase
- Ashdod: a shopping center transformed into a neighborhood with 1,800 homes
- Construction Reliefs: Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan and Yavne Reopen the Door
- Improvement Tax in Israel: The Lesson from Kikar HaMedina's 45 M₪
- Roof agreements in Israel: 591,631 homes promised, 43% marketed
- Changing Homes in Israel: Should You Buy or Sell First?
- Raanana aims for 135,000 inhabitants: what the new master plan prepares
- Jerusalem: The Tramway Drives Up Prices in Neve Yaakov
- Real Estate Market in Israel: Weekly Review Early October 2026
- Developer promotions in Israel: 431 sales in one quarter, 89% discounted
- Transaction Prices in Israel: Access to Official Data Tightens
- Gush Dan Metro: 65 BILS₪ of Works Planned, What Impact on Real Estate?
- Netanya: 1,300 Housing Units Under Urban Renewal and Buyers from Abroad
- Haifa: 417 homes in Neve David and 2-room apartments from ₪350,000 to ₪2M
- Holon East: 2,084 Housing Units and Towers up to 40 Floors in Urban Renewal
- Jerusalem: a 25-story tower in Kiryat HaYovel, battle in Ein Karem
- Tel Aviv: Atarim Square approved on appeal, 401 high-rise apartments near Bloomfield Stadium
- Mortgages in Israel: Arrears Climb Back Up to NIS 4.23B in September
- Renting in Israel: 2026 Rents, Yield and Taxation
- Mamad and Building Regulations in Israel: What Will Change
- Building permits in Israel: when actual use is not enough
- Buyer clubs in Israel: displayed discounts, how to verify
- Haifa: Bat Galim and Ramot Remez, the real estate revival of the coastline
- Luxury Real Estate in Israel: Penthouses Slow Down
- Urban Renewal in Israel: City Rankings for the First Half of 2026
- Mortgage Credit in Israel: 14% Volume Increase in 2026 Driven by Larger Loans
- Real Estate Market in Israel: Weekly Review End of September 2026
- Ramat Gan: 10 towers up to 100 floors in the Bourse district
- Southern Israel: Unsold New Housing Stock Opens Negotiation
- Bank of Israel Rate at 3.25%: What Impact on Your Monthly Payments?
- Land Auctions in Israel: 62% Drop in 2026, What Impact on Prices?
- Tel Aviv Reintroduces Building Exemptions: What Changes for Projects and Buyers
- Urban Renovation in Israel in 2026: Construction Sites Declining, Favorable Decisions for Homeowners
- Holon signs its first framework agreement: 3.1 billion shekels and 11,000 new homes
- Unsold homes: why Israeli developers rent instead of lowering prices
- Municipal Satisfaction: Petah Tikva, Rishon and Tel Aviv Leading, Ashdod at the Bottom
- Luxury tower stalled, disputes between developer and builder: how to protect yourself when buying off-plan
- Rental Investment in Israel: Rents Now Cover Loan Interest Again in 11 out of 13 Cities
- Mashkanta: average rate of 4.38%, Prime at 24%, and indexed below 10% — what summer 2026 loans reveal
- Tel Aviv: Sde Dov, Northwest, Jaffa… the Major Projects That Will Reshape the City
- Shell apartment and acquisition tax in Israel: an unfinished new property is still a dwelling
- Bitzaron, the Tel Aviv neighborhood up to 23% cheaper than the city average
- Where is the most construction in Israel? Tel Aviv overtakes Jerusalem again in 2026