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28% of homebuyers unveil defects in purchased homes
Posted on 12. Sep, 2010 by DebbieG.
Only a third of home-buyers of second-hand homes in Israel are having professional checks done before purchasing a home, according to a survey conducted by Nest Value. The survey revealed that 28 percent of buyers of second-hand homes in Israel when moving into the home discovered problems and defects in the home that they did not know and were found only after signing a purchase agreement. About 90 percent of the unveiled problems are related to construction and building defects in need of repairing and 10 percent are related to problems of environment.
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Choosing the right type of kitchen countertop
Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by DebbieG.
In recent years, an array of choices of countertops (collectively known as shayish) have become available in Israel, from granite, wood, engineered stone to glass. The majority of products are brands imported from major companies around the world, while some products are ‘home-grown”or manufactured in Israel. The types of countertops available for kitchen and bathroom tops, can be divided into six main groups which are granite, engineered stone, synthetic, wood, stainless steel and glass countertop products.
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Keeping in Touch: Internet Access and Telephone Options in Homes in Israel
Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by DebbieG.
One of the questions many people ask when viewing a property in Israel relates to the telephone and Internet access in the home. Generally, the Kablan prepares the infrastructure for a telephone line and cable service, and the owner or renter of the house has to handle contracting and connecting to the provider/s of his [...]
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The Hidden Costs of Buying a Home in Israel: Refiguring the Budget.
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by DebbieG.
Don’t forget to take into account all the extra costs and fees that you will incur in the process of buying your home in Israel. This could reduce your purchase budget by at least 5-10%. Learn more about the real cost of buying real estate in Israel.
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Working with real estate agents in Israel
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by DebbieG.
Should I use a real estate agent when buying a home in Israel? How much commission should I expect to pay and what am I signing on the commission agreement? Who can be a real estate agent in Israel? Read the in’s and out’s of working with real estate agents in Israel.
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10 Factors to Consider when Buying into a New Project in Israel
Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by DebbieG.
You’ve decided to buy a property in Israel, and you even know where in Israel you want to buy. You checked out the various new projects that are being marketed and narrowed down the search to three or four developments. Each one sounds pretty much the same as the other, “5 rooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, balcony, storage room and two covered parking spaces”, so how in the world do you decide which new project in Israel is right for you?
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No multiple-listing in Israel? How Israel real estate agents get properties to list
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by DebbieG.
In certain countries like the US, a multiple listing service is available to brokers to share information about properties with other brokers who may represent potential buyers or to cooperate with a seller’s broker in finding a buyer for the property. In the Israel real estate industry, no such service exists, so aside from referrals [...]
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Property in Israel: The types of homes available in Israel
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by DebbieG.
When buying property in Israel, one should bear in mind that there is a wide range of names given to the different types of homes which reflect both their form of structure and their degree of privacy.
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What’s the Square Footage of this Place? Measurements & Dimensions of Homes in Israel
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by DebbieG.
When dealing with real estate in Israel, the metric system is the standard system of measurement. The size of a property is recorded as either bruto (gross area) or netto (net area). The bruto includes common space such as elevator shaft, stairwell and area beneath walls. Netto is the actual living space of the property and does not include storage room (machsan), balcony (mirpeset), garden, parking area or garbage room.
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