Development boom in southern Israel
"The survey also showed that buildings starts increased by 78% in the first half of the year in the southern district, compared with the corresponding period in 2014, 32% in the Haifa district, 17% in the northern district, and 9% in the Tel Aviv district. In the same period, housing starts were down 29% in the Jerusalem district and 16% in the central district."
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