Yad 2 Guide

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Yad2 is a website where you can find all sorts of second-hand things; apartments, cars and even pets!
In order to search for second-hand apartments, you’ll have to click on the tab נדל”ן (Real Estate) on the top right corner of the page, next to the Yad2 logo.
You will see that 9 categories come up- they are as follows (right column first):

  • Apartments for Sale
  • Apartment Rentals
  • Roommates
  • Business
  • Map Search
  • Official Receiver
  • Real Estate Index
  • Yad1: New Apartments
  • Valuation of Assets

The remaining 7 tabs at the top of the page are as follows (from right to left):

  • Cars
  • Second Hand (Electronics, Furniture, Phones etc..)
  • Jobs (Looking for jobs, Posting jobs, Help writing a Resume etc..)
  • Business (Offices for rent, Businesses for sale, Equipment for your business etc…)
  • Pets
  • Professionals (Plumbers, Electricians, Cleaning companies etc…)
  • More…

In this guide, we’re going to be focusing on the Real Estate ( נדל”ן) aspect of Yad2; Buying and Renting apartments.

Buying

If you click on the Apartments for Sale (דירות למכירה) option in the Real Estate menu, you will be led to the following page:

Keep in mind there are a lot of pop-up ads on this website, which can sometimes be a bit distracting and confusing.

Search Bar:

You will see a white box at the top of the page asking you what kind of property you are looking for. There are 4 categories you can fill out in order to begin your search, and they are as follows (from right to left):

1. Area/ City/ Neighborhood/ Street

Start typing (in Hebrew) the specific area, city, neighborhood or street you’re interested in and you will see the options coming up below, similar to this image.

You’ll have to select which one you are referring to, since many street names can also be the names of cities/ towns and vice versa.

2. Type of Property

These are the options that will come up once you click on the arrow:

  • Apartment
  • Garden Apartment
  • Private House/ Cottage
  • Rooftop Apartment/ Penthouse
  • Land lot
  • Duplex

If you click on the orange text below that says “םיגוס דוע” (More types), the following will come up with an additional 3 columns:

The remaining options are as follows (starting from the second column):

  • Two Family Home
  • Basement/ Ground Level
  • Triplex
  • Living Unit
  • Agricultural Land/ Estate
  • Farming Area
  • Assisted Living Facility
  • Building
  • Studio/ Loft
  • Storage Space
  • Parking
  • Purchase Group/ Right to Property
  • General

3. Number of Rooms

The following box will come up once you click on the arrow by the word “םירדח”. The right part is the minimum number of rooms you’d like to have and the left part, the maximum. You’ll have to click on the arrows to select the number you want.

4. Price Range(in Shekel)

Similar to the section above, the

right part is where you can type in your minimum price, and in the left part, your maximum price.

After you have filled in the categories, you will see there are 2 different buttons:

If you click on the orange “Search” button, you will be led directly to the list of properties that apply to your filters. However, if you click on the grey “Advanced Search” button, you will have a selection of additional filters you can use to narrow down the options:

In the first section, you can filter by the features you’d like your apartment to have. The options are as follows (starting from the right column):

  • Pandoor brand Doors
  • Mamad (Safe Room)
  • Furnished
  • Parking Space
  • Bars (on the windows)
  • Exclusive
  • Elevator
  • Storage Room
  • Air Conditioning
  • Accessible
  • Balcony
  • Renovated

In the second section, you can filter by an additional 3 options (right to left):

● Floor
The box on the right is the lowest floor and the box on the left is the highest floor you’d like to live in. Click on the arrow to select a number (there will also be an option for the Basement- מרתף)
● Apartment Size (in Square Meters)
Type into the box on the right the minimum size of the apartment you’d like to live in and in the box on the left, the maximum size.
● Date of Entry
Once you press on this box, a calendar will come up for you to select a date. You’ll see there’s a checkbox to the left; click on it if you’d like to enter into the apartment immediately.

The last section is an open search where you can type whatever you’d like.
You’ll see there’s another checkbox to the left; click on this one if you’d like to search for properties only in Moshavim (settlements) and Kibbutzim.

Once you have chosen all your filters, click on the orange “Search” button at the bottom.
If you’d like to clear you filters, click on the text in the bottom left corner that says “נקה”.

Apartments for Sale:

In this section, you will see all the apartments that apply to the filters you set. At the top, there are usually 3 boxes, advertising new buildings (these don’t necessarily apply to your filters). You have the address (ex: 4 רמז) and the city/ town (ex: קרית מוצקין) of the new project. If you’re interested, click on any of the 3 boxes.

The part below is where you can see the full list of apartments. You can filter the results additionally by clicking on the arrow that appears on the box to the right that’s titled “מיין לפי” (Filter by).

You can choose to filter by:
1. Date apartment was added
2. Price (Lowest to Highest)
3. Price (Highest to Lowest)

You can also click on the box that says “עם מחיר” if you want to only be shown the options that have a price listed. Or on the box that says “עם תמונה” if you want to only be shown the options that have an image.

You’ll see some results appear in a white box and some in a yellow box- yellow just means that the post was updated on that very day.

Let’s say you’ve found an apartment you like and you want to find out more. Simply click on the post and the following will come up:

On the top right corner, you have the address of the apartment (you can click on the orange map icon next to it to see it on a map).
Under that, you have the type of property (ex: דירה= apartment), the neighborhood (ex: כרם התימנים) and finally, the city (ex: תל אביב).

Below, there are three numbers. Starting from the right, the first one is the number of rooms, the second one is the floor the apartment is in and the last one is the area in square meters.

Where it says “משרד התיווך”, you have the name of the real estate company in charge of this apartment (ex: ליר דלישטור אסטייט= Rothschild Real Estate).

On the top left corner, you have the price in shekel. The orange text underneath is just an ad.

The green box shows you the contact details for the real estate company (not all apartments will have a box like this one). You’ll see there are 3 boxes underneath- the first one is the name of the contact person, the second one will give you the phone number once you click on it, and the third one is the link to the company’s website.

If we go back to the right hand side, you’ll see there’s a short description of the apartment and below, 3 lines with more information.

They are as follows:

  • Property Condition (New/ Renovated etc…)
  • Date of Entry (in this post, for example, it says that it hasn’t been determined yet)
  • Number of balconies (this information also appears on the second line)
  • Number of floors in the building
  • Does it have a parking spot? (this information also appears on the third line)

Underneath, there’s a list of the possible features in a property- the ones in bold are the ones the apartment you are viewing has.

The list of features is as follows (starting from the right column):

  • Exclusive property
  • Accessible
  • Pandoor brand Doors
  • Air Conditioning
  • Mamad (Safe Room)
  • Tadiran brand Air Conditioners
  • Bars (on the windows)
  • Renovated
  • Furnished
  • Elevator
  • Storage Room

The last part is the rating of the neighborhood (by other Yad2 users).

To the right, you’ll see a circle- the number that appears inside is the general score of the neighborhood out of 5. To the left, there’s ratings for more specific factors in the neighborhood. They are as follows (from top to bottom):

  • Level of peace and quiet
  • Number of parking spots
  • Proximity to commercial areas
  • Accessibility to public transportation

In some posts, you can also see a history of the transactions made in the area. It will look similar to this:

The columns of the table are as follows (from right to left):

  • Date of Purchase
  • Address
  • Number of Rooms
  • Price

If you’d like to see the full list, click on the orange text at the top. You’ll see that to the right, the same circle as before appears.

Sidebar:

On the left hand side of the screen, you’ll see a sidebar similar to this one:

The green box at the top will take you to the “Map Search” section, once you click on it.

Underneath, you have the apartments that were sold recently. Each white box is a different apartment and on each one you can see the price (ex: ₪ 2,085,00) and the address (ex: ,160בני ברק רבי עקיבא) at the top.

In smaller grey writing, you have the number of rooms (ex: 6 חדרים), the floor the apartment is on (ex: 3 המוק) and the area in square meters (ex: 75 מ”ר).

The last line is the date it was sold (ex: 02.07.20 נמכר ב).

If you keep scrolling down, you’ll see a list of Real Estate companies affiliated with Yad2 (similar to the image to the right):

If you click on any one of them, you’ll be led to a page similar to this one:

At the top, you have their opening hours and a description. Underneath, you have a list of the properties they are selling.
If you’d like to contact them, all you have to do is click on the orange box on the left side to see their phone number.

Renting

If you click on the Apartment Rentals (דירות להשכרה) option in the Real Estate menu, you will be led to the following page:

THE SECTIONS & LAYOUT ARE IDENTICAL TO THE BUYING PAGE

Map Search

If you click on the Map Search (חיפוש על גבי מפה) option in the Real Estate menu, you will be led to the following page with a map on the left side and the properties on the right:

Search Bar:

At the top of the page, you’ll see a search bar similar to the one on the Buying and Renting pages. There are 5 categories you can fill out in order to begin your search, and they are as follows (from right to left):

1. What I’m Searching For

The options that come up once you click the arrow are as follows:

  • Apartments for Sale
  • Apartment Rentals
  • Roommates
  • Business

The remaining 4 categories are identical to the ones explained in the “Search Bar” section in the Buying page.

On the map, you can zoom into any area to view what properties are available. Once you select an area, you will see something similar to this:

As the key on the bottom right corner states, the properties with a grey border are Private, the ones with an orange border are held by Real Estate companies and the blue icons mean it’s a new building.

If you see one you’re interested, click on it to receive more information about the property. The layout is identical to the “Apartment Details” section below.
If you see a box saying “נכסים מרובים” instead of a price, it means there are a lot of properties available in that specific area. Click on the box to receive a full list.

To the left of the map, you’ll see a vertical menu where you can select specific features to appear on the map. They are as follows (top to bottom):

1. Education

The options are:
– Higher Education
– Schools
– Kindergartens

2. Light Rail

The options are:
– Stations
– Lines
– Construction Areas

3. Bus Stops

4. Train Stations

5. Health/ Medical

The options are:
– Health Maintenance Organizations
(Kupot Cholim)
– Hospitals

6. Other Categories

The options are:

– Parks
– Dog Parks
– Sport
– Bicycle Trails

Apartment Details

Once you’ve found an apartment you’re interested in (either through the filters you set on the Search Bar on through the Map), something similar to this will come up:

On the left side, you will see the address of the property in bold, followed by the name of the neighborhood and the city. Below, there are three numbers. Starting from the right, the first one is the number of rooms, the second one is the floor the apartment is in and the last one is the area in square meters. Under that, you have the price for the apartment.

The information below is organized into 5 tabs:

1. About the Property


On the left hand side, you’ll see a white box that shows you the contact details for the real estate company (not all apartments will have a box like this one). At the top, you have the name of the contact person (ex: דקל), and underneath, a green box that will show you the phone number once you click on it. The black text that says “המשרד לאתר” will take you to the company’s website once you click on it.

On the right hand side of the page, there’s a short description of the apartment and below, 2 lines with more information.

They are as follows:
– Property Condition (New/ Renovated etc…)
– Date of Entry (in this post, for example, it says that it hasn’t been determined yet)

Underneath, there’s a list of the possible features in a property- the ones in bold are the ones the apartment you are viewing has. The list of features is as follows (starting from the right column):

  • Exclusive property
  • Accessible
  • Pandoor brand Doors
  • Air Conditioning
  • Mamad (Safe Room)
  • Tadiran brand Air Conditioners
  • Bars (on the windows)
  • Renovated
  • Furnished
  • Elevator
  • Storage Room

The third and last section gives you a few more details- they are as follows (right column first):

  • Property Condition (New/ Renovated etc…)
  • Number of balconies
  • Does it have a parking spot?
  • Date of Entry (in this post, for example, it says that it hasn’t been determined yet)
  • Number of floors in the building

2. Neighborhood

If you keep scrolling down, you’ll see this next section, giving you more details about it is

At the top, you have a rating of the neighborhood out of 5 stars as voted by other Yad2 users.

The are 4 categories- they are as follows (right column first):

  • Level of peace and quiet (right- loud/ left- quiet)
  • Proximity to commercial areas (right- far/ left- near)
  • Number of parking spots (right- many/ left- few)
  • Accessibility to public transportation (right- not accessible/ left- accessible)

3. Level of Education

In this section, you can learn more about the schools and kindergartens in the area. First, you have a table on the schools:
You can filter the table by clicking on any of the 3 boxes at the top (from right to left):

  • Only Elementary Schools- יסודי בלבד
  • Middle Schools & High Schools- חט”ב + עליונה
  • Only High Schools- עליונה בלבד

The columns on the table are as follows (from right to left):

  • Distance from Property
  • Name of School
  • Grades
    • Elementary- ידוסי
    • Middle School- ב”טח
    • High School- הנוילע
  • Religious Affiliation
    • Haredi (Ultra Orthodox)- יסודי
    • Mamlachti (Secular – Public)- ממלכתי
    • Mamlachti-Dati (Religious-Public)- ממלכתי דתי
    • Mamlachti–Dati-Torani (Religious – Public – Torani)- ממלכתי דתי תורני
    • Chardal (abbreviation for: Haredi Dati-Leumi)- חרד”ל
  • Number of Students in a Class
  • Yad2 Ranking (Out of 100)

If you keep scrolling down, you’ll see a similar table for the kindergartens in the area. You can also filter this table by clicking on any of the 3 boxes at the top (from right to left):

  • Mamlachti (Secular – Public)- יתכלממ
  • Haredi (Ultra Orthodox)- ידרח
  • Mamlachti-Dati (Religious-Public)- יתד יתכלממ

The columns on the table are as follows (from right to left):

  • Distance from Property
  • Name of Kindergarten
  • Religious Affiliation (see above for all options)
  • Address

4. Neighbors

Here, you can learn a bit more about the age, education, salary etc… of the people in the city.

In the box on the top right corner, you have the percentages of people in each age group.
The 4 boxes in the left tell you about the level of education your neighbors have (right column first):

  • Academic Level
  • Holders of Matriculation Certificate (Bagrut)
  • High School Graduates
  • Do Not Hold Matriculation Certificate (Bagrut)

Underneath, you will see 3 boxes (right to left):

  • Average Monthly Salary
  • Minimum Wage
    • Light blue: percentage of people below minimum wage
    • Dark blue: percentage of people above minimum wage
  • Unemployed

5. Public Transportation

In this last section, you can see what bus lines and bus stations you have in the area.

Word Bank

English Hebrew Transliteration
Accessible םיכנל שיגנ Nagish LeNechim
Address תבותכ Ktovet
Air Conditioning ריווא גוזימ Mizug Avir
Apartment הריד Dira
Architect לכירדא Adrichal
Area רוזיא Eizor
Balcony תספרמ Mirpeset
Bars (on windows) םיגרוס Sorgim
Building (Noun) ןיינב Binyan
Building (Verb) הינב Bniyah
Buying הינק Kniya
Contractor ןלבק Kablan
Date ךיראת Ta’arich
Elevator תילעמ Ma’alit
Floor המוק Koma
Furniture טוהיר Rihut
Garden הניג Gina
Homeowner Association תיב דעו Va’ad Bayit
House יטרפ תיב Bayit Prati
Intermediator ךוותמ /ךווית Tivuch/ Metavech
Kindergarten םידלי ןג Gan Yeladim
Neighborhood הנוכש Shchunah
New שדח Chadash
Parking היינח Chanaya
Penthouse זואהטנפ Penthauz
Price ריחמ Mechir
Property םכנ Neches
Property Tax הנונרא Arnona
Renovated ץפושמ Meshupatz
Rental הרכשה Haskarah
Roof גג Gag
Room רדח Cheder
Safe Room ד”ממ Mamad
School רפס תיב Beit Sefer
Second-hand הינש די Yad Shniyah
Storage Room ןסחמ Machsan
Surface Area חטש Shetach
Surroundings/ Environment הביבס Svivah
Transaction הקסע Iskah