Real transaction prices: how to check an apartment through the Nadlan state registry
The advertised price in a developer's brochure and the price at which apartments in the same building are actually sold are two different numbers. The good news: in Israel, the second number is not a secret. Every real estate transaction is registered by the state, and any buyer can view real prices — for free.
What is the Nadlan state registry
Nadlan (נדל"ן — "real estate") is the state transaction database of the Israeli Tax Authority. When an apartment is sold and the transaction is registered, an entry appears in the registry: address, date, area, floor, number of rooms, and actual sale price.
These are not appraisals or "asking prices" from classified boards — this is the money the buyer actually paid.
Why this matters to a new construction buyer
- Check the price of a specific project. If sales have already taken place in the building, you'll see what neighbors actually paid — and can compare it with what's being offered to you.
- Understand the neighborhood level. The average price per square meter based on transactions in the neighborhood is a reference point for any negotiation.
- See the dynamics. Whether prices are rising, staying flat, or falling in the neighborhood is visible from transaction dates.
How to view the data
- Open the Nadlan transaction registry (interface in Hebrew; your browser can auto-translate).
- Enter the address, street name, or neighborhood.
- In the transaction table, pay attention to date, area, and price — from these you can easily calculate the price per square meter: price ÷ area.
- Compare like with like: new construction with new construction, 4-room with 4-room.
If you don't want to calculate manually
On the APPartment platform, Nadlan data for Bat Yam is already collected and calculated: the table of real prices across 16 city neighborhoods is updated and shows the price per meter based on actual transactions — displayed next to catalog projects so comparison takes minutes, not hours.
Conclusion
Real transaction prices are public data, and anyone can check them. Fifteen minutes with the Nadlan registry (or one page of APPartment analytics) gives you what no advertising brochure will: a solid reference point for deciding on the largest purchase of your life.