New arrivals will get cash to help pay rent for a year, on top of the existing benefits provided to those who move to the country

Ministry offers funding packages to cover renovation costs on existing older properties as it seeks solutions for thousands arriving from Eastern Europe

First batch of apartments to be raffled in 31 cities, with overall plan to see 30,000 affordable dwellings marketed by end of year; registration site briefly crashes

First batch of 10,000 units will available to eligible buyers under lottery system by April, says Housing Ministry

To resolve housing crisis, government will reward 12 high-demand municipalities with cash for each apartment approved; project could add 30,000 new units in the next three years

Municipal resistance to more homes, lack of infrastructure, and unaffordable prices must all be addressed to make a dent in the market, analysts say

Program aims to start construction of 280,000 homes and approve 500,000 more in 2022-2025; will cost more than $5 billion

Announcement comes amid reports 3,000 settler homes will be okayed this week in the West Bank alongside 1,300 Palestinian homes; Jordan, PA, Meretz party condemn decision

Prices have risen by over 12% so far in 2021, and are only set to soar further without real government-initiated solutions, researchers say

PM's office says it wasn't notified before Housing Ministry placed controversial construction project on docket for early-stage approval