Online Sites for Apartment Listings

You are interested in buying an apartment in Ashkelon and want to start your search? You can start your search online or go straight to an agent to look for you. The online resources let you reach sellers directly and avoid paying the agents fee, but real estate agents can help ensure that what may be the largest investment of your life is handled to your satisfaction. Consult the real estate section of the Ashkelon Business Directory of Ashkelon real estate agents.

When it comes to sellers setting their own prices, without the advice of real estate agents, prices might be much higher than the market value. The reason for this is that there is no MLS service in Israel and an individual owner might not be aware of the comparative selling prices in the area.  This creates a situation where owners, not knowing how to price their units, and not having the advice of a real estate agent, look at the published lists of units for sale and ask similarly inflated prices as their neighbors. After attempting to sell at an unrealistic price the asking price may drop, the owner might remove the property from the market or may turn to an Ashkelon real estate agent. If you are there at the right time with the right offer the apartment can be yours. Remember, you are not in the US anymore, anything can happen.

Currently (Autumn 2020) Ashkelon is a buyers market. Don’t expect to pay the asking price.

Yad2.co.il

Yad2 is the “go to website for advertising properties. Many agents buy ads for their portfolio of properties as well as development companies that are selling their properties direct to the public. The site can be overwhelming with the amount of properties, but it is worthwhile checking out. Try setting different search parameters and then see if you are finding what you are looking for. Every Time you do a search, the website remembers your last few searches, so that when you return to look at more properties, you can go into their menu and select previous searches. If you tweak the search, always go back to your last search. Keep in mind that when you print a listing, the phone number is hidden and you need to click on it before it will print.

Ad.co.il

Another very popular website for locating apartments in Ashkelon is ad.co.il. This site amalgamates ads from different websites and enables you to customize your search with their availble tool.

You can choose to see property listing from owner, agents or all. Once you choose the room numbers, floor range and price range, you can click the different checkboxes if you want to seen only properties with parking, elevators, balconies, mamads (safe rooms), storage lockers and if the unit has been renovated. Your selection can be all of Ashkelon or just a single neighborhood. In the example here the search is for apartments for sale in Afridar, Ashkelon.

Once you are shown the results, you can bookmark the page and come back to check to see if any new properties were added.

The site is not refreshed as quickly as Yad2, so the listings might not be as fresh. The site also seems to keep listings that may have already sold, so it can actually be helpful in your research.

Ashkelon Real Estate Agents Sites

Some agents also post properties to their company websites. Remax, for instance, has a comprehensive website with many available properties.

Additional Real Estate Sites

www.homeless.co.il
www.homely.co.il
www.homeseek.co.il
www.winwin.co.il/