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Real Estate in Tzfat
Scroll down to the bottom of the page for recent postings about
houses to rent or sell which have been listed on the local English Tzfat
listserves.
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Tzfat's Old Jewish Quarter is different. As is the case with a select few other
areas of
This is one reason that there are so many unclaimed properties which have
fallen into ruin in Tzfat's
People have, however, managed to research ownership of properties and buy them,
and slowly, more and more properties are being bought and renovated.
One well-known story in Tzfat concerns a young man who, upon completing a stint
of volunteering in the city, located an abandoned property in the Jewish
Quarter with one story visible. In the days before emails and internet, he
spent months and years tracking down the dozens of descendents of the original
owners, and one by one, succeeded in purchasing each one's percentage of
ownership.
Once ownership was ascertained (more than 20 years later, he is still
attempting to locate the owners of the last few percentages), he began to
excavate the property. Centuries of landslides caused by earthquakes, and
subsequent disintegration due to neglect had created a property which was almost
totally buried under dirt and rubble, and when excavated, was shown to be a
massive 3-story house with more rooms still to be excavated which are presently
underground.
A second story, equally famous in Tzfat's modern history, concerns a buyer who
had almost despaired of locating the owners of a property that he wished to
buy. Just as he was about to give up, he heard about a family wedding that would
be taking place in Tel Aviv for one of the descendents of the original owner.
The prospective buyer went to the wedding and mingled among the guests,
gathering names and addresses - after the wedding, he was able to complete the
sale.
Different Neighborhoods
Real Estate in Tzfat is divided, more of less, into neighborhoods: " Old
City/Artist Quarter - Old stone houses, each built differently than its
neighbors. Some are renovated, some are not. Some are damp, some are not.
Prices in this area tend to be among the most expensive in the city. "
Darom/Cana'an - neighborhoods built in the '50s, '60s and '70s. Mostly
apartments. Generally the least expensive properties in Tzfat. Many of these
neighborhoods are the "Haredi" (Ultra Orthodox) neighborhoods of Tzfat,
including Meor Chaim and Kiryat Chabad, though religious and Haredi residents
live throughout these areas. Although these are "cheaper" areas, and
often the residents are low-income, there is no problem of increased crime or
"undesirable elements" in these neighborhoods - people are friendly
and family-oriented. " Northern and Southern neighborhoods - called
"B'nei Beitcha, Neve Oranim, Menachem Begin and Ramat Razim, to name a
few. Mostly detached homes or duplexes, suburban-looking. These are generally
the more expensive areas, outside the Old City/Artist Quarter. Mostly families.
Real Estate Agents in Tzfat:
Following is a list of SOME real estate agents in Tzfat. Phone numbers are
given as if calling within
TzfatRealEstate www.tzfatrealestate.com
Speaks fluent english
Aviva and Eliyahu Shachar, Tivuch Yashir (054)431-3394 Fluent in Hebrew
and English
Ya'akov
Hadad (050)8577790
Yigal Realator 972-52 5-323-070
specializing in Old City/Artist Quarter. Speaks english.
Doron Tzur (04)6922207
Tivuch HaGefen (04)6921031
Tivuch
Ya'akov (specializes in Old City/Artist Quarter) speaks english
Tivuch HaGalil
Yad2 This is not a real estate agency - people advertise
here privately and there is no fee for finding an apartment
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