Finding the Right Community
Our community research department is an important benefit of membership in Kehillot
Tehilla. Our communities department and our pilot trip program, has been the
recognized standard for the industry for many years. It is a resource utilized
by organizations and individuals in Israel and throughout the world.
Whether you are looking for the right neighborhood in the cities of Israel or smaller communities from the Golan to the Negev, Kehillot Tehilla can help. In conjunction with our communities department/pilot trip division, we help member families with community research to enable you to decide on the right region, community, schools and neighborhood for your family. Once you have made your decision on this, then we move on to the nuts and bolts of purchasing that home.
New Construction
We investigate new housing projects that show a potential value for our
members and become involved as early in the building process as possible
to increase the potential for savings. Our projects must meet a demanding
set of criteria before we will offer them to our members. We have secured
agreements with some of Israel’s leading builders and developers for
significant discounts ranging from 2% to 8% of the purchase price including
better terms, upgrades and inclusions offered only to Kehillot Tehilla
members.
Second Hand Properties
Real estate agencies offer the best service for choosing second hand
properties and sometimes new construction as well. There are many reasons
for using a real estate agent that is proven and accomplished in his/her
field. We help you to locate such professionals. The general fee for
a real estate agent in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and most cities in Israel
is 2% of the purchase price plus the VAT. In smaller cities and in
the periphery of the country these fees can be as low as 1% plus VAT.
In general, we are able to secure 25% reductions of these fees for
our members.
Legal Services
Real estate law in Israel is the largest single body of law in Israel
and can be quite complicated. Over 90% of the land in Israel is owned
by the government of Israel and is administered by the Israel Land
Authority. We strongly advise that you use lawyers who
are real estate specialists.
The fees for legal services on a purchase of a home in Israel range from about .5% to 2% (or more) of the purchase price + VAT. The fees for Real Estate Specialists are normally in the range of 1% - 1.5% of the purchase price plus VAT. The most important factor in choosing your lawyer must remain the knowledge, experience, and dependability of your lawyer. We help provide this service. You can purchase a home in Israel without a real estate agent but you can not purchase a home in Israel without a lawyer that you trust. On average, our lawyers reduce their fees for our members approximately .5%.
Mortgages
Mortgages are a center piece of our program. We monitor interest rates
and negotiate with leading banks to help our members access the lowest
interest rates and terms available while reducing bank fees. Rates
may differ from person to person based on each person’s economic situation,
location of purchase, and amount of purchase. We can not guarantee
rates but we work very hard to achieve the best mortgage package possible
for our members and we have been very successful.
There are many details in a search for each individual family and the process can be one with many ups and downs. The way to get your search really started is to join Kehillot Tehilla now. The earlier you join the more benefits you will secure. Our goal is to place you in the strongest possible negotiating position and to transform a cumbersome system into something more manageable and "user friendly". Our goal is to help you find the home for your family at a price that is subject to the group dynamics Kehillot Tehilla is creating.
Support us in our work as we support you in your search for a home in Israel.