Inspections Prior to Purchasing an Apartment

Environment Information Services for Purchasers of Apartments

Essential Inspections Prior to Purchasing an Apartment.

For most people, purchasing an apartment is the single most important economic step in their lives. At present, considerations for purchasing an apartment are not restricted to the apartment’s size and financial worth, since an apartment is far more than the sum of its four walls … The rise in the standard of living and an increasing awareness of housing culture and one's quality of life both in the apartment and in its residential environment have all prepared the ground for the establishing of the first project of its kind in Israel – “Bedek Bayit.” This unique information service provides a highly important tool that assists in the decision-making process prior to concluding a transaction. The real-estate investigation and information must be accompanied by a series of quality inspections relating to the nature of the asset, the local housing culture and the environmental standards. From now on, instead of having to rely on partial information lacking objectivity from sellers or estate agents, it will be possible to obtain professional, reliable and independent information, including comprehensive specification data, on the relevant apartment, building and neighborhood.

Nowadays, there is an increasing awareness of the importance of pre-purchase inspections. Until recently, there have been only a few small companies engaged in engineering inspection, providing merely appraisal. Without a doubt, the development of the real estate market and the introduction of a range of services aimed at assisting in the successful and efficient purchase assets, will lead to a noticeable trend amongst consumers towards a demand for meticulous investigation and inspection processes.

Now, for the first time in Israel, “Bedek Bayit” is offering a range of information and inspection services that include characterization and inspection of full and detailed parameters about apartments, buildings, contractor companies and neighborhood environments – providing a "seal of approval" for concluding a sales/purchase transaction for both new and second hand assets.

Tsachi Bardugo, CEO of “Bedek Bayit” stresses that “These services are of crucial importance in real estate transactions. In the same manner that one doesn’t buy a second hand car without a check-up at an authorized, professional and neutral institution, we expect a trend in the market that will guide real estate buyers into requesting professional inspection and investigation. In a developing market with a thirst for inventiveness, a situation resulting in heavy financial losses for couples, families or real estate investors buying apartments, occurring only because no proper inspection took place, is unthinkable. A timely exposure of all defects and problems could prevent serious damage to the quality of life. This is in addition to the strong bargaining position while negotiating with the seller.”

Bedek Bayit has extensive and diversified sources of information, including: a database with a unique reservoir of information, a comprehensive tour of the area of the apartment and the neighborhood by specially trained researchers, telephone surveys amongst the residents in the building and neighborhood, personal interviews and regular contact with the local authorities, regional building committees, government offices, the police and so on. The data is crosschecked and verified prior to delivery to the client, while preserving the right of privacy.

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Characterization of the Neighbors and Residential Neighborhood – Second-hand apartments

A unique and reliable report that includes detailed information on the residents, building and residential environment. The report contains dozens of parameters that contribute towards making a purchase decision:

· Complaints and conflicts
· Nature of the residents
· House committee functioning
· Payment morality with respect to house committee taxes
· The building’s housing culture
· Rented out apartments
· Apartments used for other than residential purposes
· Pets
· Noise factors
· Odors
· Sanitation
· Behavioral patterns and exceptional phenomena
· Age spread


This type of report is intended for the buyers of second hand houses and apartments and long-term rentals.

Neighborhood Profile

This is a comprehensive characterization including detailed statistical data on the relevant neighborhood including inter alia:


· Demographic, urban and socioeconomic variables
· Transport
· Crime
· Education
· Resident complaints
· Culture and religion
· Noise and odor sources
· Shopping centers
· Community services
· Traffic congestion
· Parking
· Traffic accidents
· Environmental quality
· A survey on the residents’ satisfaction with the neighborhood
· Resident complaints



This report is intended for all purchasers of real estate in Israel including neighborhood businesses and contractors and is ideally suited to the initial stages of apartment-hunting and the process of deciding between a number of options in various neighborhoods.

Research into the Construction Company
This is a survey into the satisfaction and criticisms on the part of clients concerning previous projects of the contracting company, such as:

· Criticism
· Frequent complaints and emphases
· Building standards
· Service provided
· Punctuality according to time schedules
· Finishing standards
· The contractor’s responsibility



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