How Semerenko Group Gets Paid
Money should be clear before you rely on us.
Semerenko Group is a real estate technology platform built around English-speaking demand for Israel. We help English speakers understand the market, clarify what they need, and move toward the right professionals, projects, properties, or services.
This page explains how we are compensated, so the relationship is clear from the beginning.
What we are
Semerenko Group provides information, technology, client intake, market guidance, professional introductions, developer marketing, and real estate services for English speakers in Israel and abroad.
We are not only a listing page or a referral directory. We operate as a demand, data, and routing layer for Israeli real estate.
That means we may help you understand a city or neighborhood, compare options, clarify your budget, speak with agents, source opportunities, evaluate next steps, or connect with licensed professionals such as real estate agents, lawyers, mortgage brokers, property managers, developers, inspectors, or other service providers.
Semerenko Group provides real estate brokerage services under the professional supervision of licensed Israeli real estate broker Pinhas Menachem Reiss, license no. 324150.
Unless explicitly stated, Semerenko Group is not the owner of a listing and is not the licensed listing broker.
Semerenko Group does not provide legal, tax, mortgage, investment, or financial advice. For those areas, you should speak with the appropriate licensed professionals.
How we make money
Semerenko Group earns revenue in several ways.
We may be paid directly by a client.
We may receive a brokerage fee.
We may receive a referral share from a licensed agent or brokerage.
We may be paid by a developer for marketing, advertising, project promotion, lead generation, or sales support.
We may receive compensation from a professional or service provider when we introduce a client.
We may create a specific written arrangement for a buyer, seller, investor, developer, or project.
When we introduce you to a lawyer, we do not receive any payment, referral fee, or commission for that introduction. Israeli legal ethics rules do not allow a lawyer to share fees with a non-lawyer, and we follow that. Any compensation we receive from other professionals or service providers is only where that profession’s own rules allow it.
The exact structure depends on the deal, the property, the professional involved, and the written arrangement in place.
Our standard approach is to explain the money flow clearly before a client moves forward.
Standard fees
These are our general standard fees. They are listed for transparency and may vary by deal, partner, project, or written agreement. Fees are quoted plus VAT.
Brokerage fees apply only when a signed written brokerage agreement is in place before the brokerage work begins. Under Israeli law, a real estate broker is entitled to a fee only if the client signed a written request for brokerage services. Without that signed agreement, no brokerage fee is owed.
Selling
For selling a property, the standard fee is 2% of the sale price.
Buying
For buying a property, the standard fee is 2% of the purchase price.
Buyer referred to another broker
When a buyer is referred to a licensed broker or brokerage, Semerenko Group typically receives 25% of the buyer-side commission from that broker or brokerage.
In some cases, a different written arrangement may apply.
Investor purchases
For investor purchases, the standard fee is 2% of the purchase price, unless a different written arrangement is made for that specific deal.
Some investment opportunities may involve additional structures, project-specific terms, or professional fees, which should be reviewed before moving forward.
Long-term rentals
For long-term rentals, the standard fee is one month of rent.
When the rental goes through another broker, Semerenko Group usually receives 25% to 50% of the broker’s commission, depending on the arrangement.
Short-term rentals
For short-term rentals under 6 months, the standard fee is 15% of the total value of the stay.
A rental of 6 months or more is generally treated as a regular long-term rental, with a standard fee of one month of rent.
Developers and new projects
For developers and new projects, compensation depends on the project and the written arrangement.
Semerenko Group may be paid for marketing, advertising, landing pages, English-language positioning, lead generation, project promotion, CRM setup, sales-team support, or qualified buyer introductions.
In some cases, the developer pays Semerenko Group directly. In other cases, compensation may be connected to successful sales, introductions, marketing retainers, advertising budgets, management fees, or another agreed structure.
The purpose is to help developers reach English-speaking buyers, olim, diaspora families, foreign investors, and other serious clients they are often not built to reach on their own.
How we work with buyers and renters
For buyers and renters, Semerenko Group helps clarify what you need before you waste time.
We may help you understand locations, compare cities and neighborhoods, review available options, search public sources, use our own network, speak with agents, check fit, ask better questions, and move toward the right next step.
When needed, we introduce you to licensed agents, brokerages, lawyers, mortgage brokers, property managers, inspectors, or other professionals.
We do not take any payment or referral fee for introducing you to a lawyer.
Our role is to reduce confusion, organize the process, and help you move forward with the right people.
How we work with sellers
For sellers, Semerenko Group helps connect the property to English-speaking demand.
That may include positioning, English-language content, buyer routing, agent coordination, international exposure, and introductions to serious buyers or licensed professionals.
If we are involved in a sale, the fee structure should be confirmed before the process moves forward.
How we work with investors
For investors, Semerenko Group helps organize the search and connect interest to the right professionals, projects, or opportunities.
Some opportunities may be publicly listed. Others may come through agents, developers, private sourcing, or partner relationships.
We may help with market context, project discovery, professional introductions, and next-step coordination.
We do not provide investment advice, financial advice, legal advice, tax advice, or mortgage advice. Investors should always review any transaction with their own licensed lawyer, tax advisor, mortgage professional, and financial advisor before making a decision.
How we work with developers and service providers
Semerenko Group is built around English-speaking real estate demand for Israel.
Developers, agents, brokerages, and service providers may work with us because we reach an audience they are often not structured to reach on their own.
This may include English-speaking buyers, renters, investors, olim, diaspora families, foreign owners, and people planning a future move to Israel.
When we work with a developer or service provider, compensation may come through marketing fees, advertising budgets, project retainers, success fees, referral fees, lead-generation agreements, or other written arrangements.
What you should still do
You should always use your own judgment and your own licensed professionals before signing anything.
Before buying, selling, renting, investing, or entering a project, you should speak with the appropriate real estate lawyer, tax advisor, mortgage professional, and any other licensed expert relevant to the transaction.
Semerenko Group’s role is to make the process clearer, organize the demand, provide information, route you to the right professionals, and help the transaction move more efficiently.
Our work does not replace independent legal, tax, mortgage, financial, or professional advice.
The standard
The standard is transparency.
You should know when Semerenko Group is being paid, who is paying, and what role we are playing.
Some clients pay us directly. Some professionals share commission with us. Some developers pay us for marketing or project support. Some arrangements are success-based. Some are project-specific.
The structure can vary, but the principle does not.
The money flow should be clear before you rely on the relationship.
