Three-room apartment starts rose to 2,726 in 2011 from 1,914 in 2010 according to figures released from the Central Bureau of Statistics
The largest change in housing starts for small apartments was in Haifa, with a 170% increase, from 34 apartments in 2010 to 92 in 2011. In Jerusalem, it rose 138% from 115 in 2010 to 274 in 2011 and In Tel Aviv, it rose almost 50% to 660 apartments in 2011( from 442 in 2010)
The idea of building smaller apartments is to comply with the heavy demand by first home buyers and to make them more affordable.
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