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adminee
  6/1/2011 09:40 EST

June is popular time to move to Israel. Many expats temporarily settle in furnished rentals giving them time to look for the right place to rent or buy.

Finding a good real estate agent or agency can be key! Do you have an individual or agency to recommend? Please take a minute to post the name and website for your favorite agent or agency.

If expats in your area find housing themselves -- without the help of agents, what suggestions would you have for someone starting their search? How do they find the best places?

Thanks!

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avital
  6/19/2011 07:57 EST

Hi,

If possible I suggest not going to agents to buy or rent as their fees are usually very high. There are many classification sites for people that speak Hebrew such as www.yad2.co.il.

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davidnahmani
  8/24/2011 05:04 EST

If you are looking by yourself than of course the best 2 web sites are Yad2 & Homeless. The main problem with this 2 websites are that they are published only in Hebrew and the competition over the market is hard the demanding is huge and the supply of assets is short.
The reason to go to an agency is not only for saving time, a good agency will have a supply of assets that would not appear anywhere else I think it is much better (it cost money but it worth it ) just for the fact that there are so many apartments published and more than half of them are uninhabitable so don’t waste your time and try to find a reliable agent.
A friend recommended me of TLV2GO few years ago when I needed a place to stay in Tel Aviv just for a couple of days they have a nice variety of furnished apartments in Tel Aviv for short term rental that were an ideal solution for me while I was looking for an apartment for long term and they actually helped me with that also, one of the partners on the company is a real estate broker and they are giving a full real estate service for foreigners.
The website is www.tlv2go.com and they are quick with the email [email protected]
I hope I helped
Regards
David

evdominiquemoore
  9/8/2011 18:54 EST

My Husband and I are hoping to move to Tel Aviv soon, do you know of any low cost apartments ?

davidnahmani
  9/11/2011 04:05 EST

Hi,

low cost in Tel Aviv is hardly exist regarding any thing :)

i can recommend of a small company named TLV2GO for you that do short term rentals in Tel Aviv and they are giving brokerage service for foreigners for finding real estate in Tel Aviv

they are good not to expansive and reliable.

http://www.tlv2go.com
+972-737971117
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AlessaFlores
  11/13/2012 11:31 EST

Hi, I'm moving to Israel in a few months and I would like to know what areas in Tel Aviv are the upscale or affluent ones and the more affordable ones? I would really love to have a grasp of their market prices, and which are suited to mine. Thank you.

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zglennie
  11/15/2012 06:14 EST

Hi Alessa, ----

Good luck with your move. I am currently living in Ramat Aviv, and the costs here are pretty high (equivalent to nicer areas around Boston, where I lived before). ----

I agree with the above commenters who said that your best bet is to have a local, Hebrew-speaking person help you with your search. Certainly there will be brokers and agents who can facilitate rentals, but the more you are able to do through friends, the more money you will save. ----

Here are a couple of things I've learned about real estate here that have not been mentioned yet in this thread: ----

1. Rent is not paid monthly, but instead is paid every THREE months. ----

2. Electricity is EXPENSIVE. Your electrical bill may be double or triple what it is in America, even if you are not running the air conditioner all the time. ----

3. In addition to your rent, you will be paying "maintenance" (Hebrew: "Va'ad Byet"), every 4 months, and "municipal tax" -- "Arnona," every 2 months. These are calculated as a percentage of your rent, and add about 5% to the total cost. ----

Good luck! Please check out my blog, http://zglen.com, for other questions about long-term visits to Israel. ----

Zack

matangold
  10/15/2015 03:11 EST

If you are looking for apartment rental in tel aviv you can contact me http://luxurioustay.com/
i have some apartment

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