Efrat vs. other Gush communities

amother

↑ Tiffanyblue ↓

Yesterday at 10:51 am

amother Pansy wrote:

Tell us your price range and bedroom needs and we can tell you. In neve daniel almost no homes to rent. Just granny flat type places.

Efrat currently has a mix of large houses ($$$) and granny flats to rent. Most people who move, though, do so in summer, so I'd expect to see more varied listings up starting after Pesach.

amother

↑ Tiffanyblue ↓

Yesterday at 1:00 pm

amother OP wrote:

Got it, how do home rental size/availability/costs compare between the quieter parts of Efrat, Elazar, and Neve Daniel? Also, are there community events in any of these for families and/or couples where we will get to meet people? We have no friends or family so that is important to us. Thank you!

Efrat definitely has for olim, and other good places to meet people are playgrounds (especially Shabbat afternoon), school orientation, and shiurim.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Yesterday at 3:45 pm

amother Tiffanyblue wrote:

Efrat currently has a mix of large houses ($$$) and granny flats to rent. Most people who move, though, do so in summer, so I'd expect to see more varied listings up starting after Pesach.

Lol what is a granny flat??
We would love 4-5 bedrooms, not sure how realistic that is for this area though.
We’re open to buying too if necessary.

Elfrida

Yesterday at 3:47 pm

amother OP wrote:

Lol what is a granny flat??
We would love 4-5 bedrooms, not sure how realistic that is for this area though.
We’re open to buying too if necessary.

In israeli terms, a yechidah.

A small seperate apartment, often attached to the main apartment, where your elderly Granny can live independently while being close to her family. Or which can be rented to a young couple.

amother

↑ OP

Yesterday at 6:23 pm

justforfun87 wrote:

Hey! I would think I wrote this. I didn't think too many Efrat women would be on imamother. Just finished a pilot trip and leaning towards Efrat. We toured the Gush as well.
Feel free to PM me.

Thanks will PM you!

amother

↑ Tiffanyblue

Today at 2:58 am

amother OP wrote:

Lol what is a granny flat??
We would love 4-5 bedrooms, not sure how realistic that is for this area though.
We’re open to buying too if necessary.

4 bedrooms is not uncommon. Houses/apartments here are listed as having a particular number of rooms, rather than bedrooms. 'Rooms' exclude kitchens and bathrooms, so a three-bedroom apartment will be listed as a four-room apartment because the living room is included. When you get into bigger numbers than that, there's the possibility of a second room that isn't suitable as a bedroom; that's more likely to come up if there's more than one floor.

I'd guess all 4- and 5-room rentals, and probably many 6-rooms, are currently occupied because they're the most popular size with families and it's relatively uncommon to move during the school year. As to apartments listed for sale, I ran a search on a popular site for second-hand real estate:

https://www.yad2.co.il/realest.....=4--1

Ignore the ones that have an address on זית שמן, especially the higher numbers; that's the most urban street in town. The ones at 18 and 19 Zeit Shemen look quieter, though, and one has a yard so I don't know where to place that as far as urban vs suburban in feel.