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Real Estate in English: Advanced Vocabulary
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appraisal
[əˈpreɪzl]
valuation
[ˌvæljuˈeɪʃn]
market value
[ˈmɑːkɪt ˈvæljuː]
cap rate
[kæp reɪt]
yield
[jiːld]
cash flow
[kæʃ fləʊ]
investment property
[ɪnˈvestmənt ˈprɒpəti]
mortgage
[ˈmɔːgɪʤ]
interest rate
[ˈɪntrəst reɪt]
loan-to-value
[ləʊn tuː ˈvæljuː]
amortization
[əˌmɔːtɪˈzeɪʃn]
escrow
[ˈeskroʊ]
title
[ˈtaɪtl]
title search
[ˈtaɪtl sɜːʧ]
closing
[ˈkləʊzɪŋ]
closing costs
[ˈkləʊzɪŋ kɒsts]
due diligence
[djuː ˈdɪlɪʤəns]
purchase agreement
[ˈpɜːʧəs əˈgriːmənt]
lease
[liːs]
leaseback
[ˈliːsˌbæk]
tenant
[ˈtenənt]
occupancy
[ˈɒkjʊpənsi]
vacancy
[ˈveɪkənsi]
rent roll
[rent rəʊl]
lease term
[liːs tɜːm]
net lease
[net liːs]
gross lease
[grəʊs liːs]
triple net
[ˈtrɪpl net]
property management
[ˈprɒpəti ˈmænɪʤmənt]
operating expenses
[ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ ɪksˈpensɪz]
capex
[ˈkæpeks]
maintenance
[ˈmeɪntənəns]
renovation
[ˌrenəˈveɪʃn]
development
[dɪˈveləpmənt]
zoning
[ˈzəʊnɪŋ]
land use
[lænd juːs]
planning permit
[ˈplænɪŋ ˈpɜːmɪt]
construction cost
[kənˈstrʌkʃn kɒst]
property tax
[ˈprɒpəti tæks]
insurance
[ɪnˈʃʊərəns]
hazard risk
[ˈhæzəd rɪsk]
cash-on-cash
[kæʃ ɒn kæʃ]
equity
[ˈekwɪti]
leverage
[ˈliːvərɪʤ]
debt service
[det ˈsɜːvɪs]
exit strategy
[ˈeksɪt ˈstrætəʤi]
hold period
[həʊld ˈpɪəriəd]
asset management
[ˈæset ˈmænɪʤmənt]
portfolio
[pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ]
broker
[ˈbrəʊkə]
listing agent
[ˈlɪstɪŋ ˈeɪʤənt]
buyer representation
[ˈbaɪə ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn]
market analysis
[ˈmɑːkɪt əˈnæləsɪs]
comparable sales
[ˈkɒmpərəbl seɪlz]
title insurance
[ˈtaɪtl ɪnˈʃʊərəns]
deed
[diːd]
encumbrance
[ɪnˈkʌmbrəns]
lien
[liːn]
foreclosure
[fɔːˈkləʊʒə]
tenant default
[ˈtenənt dɪˈfɔːlt]
rent collection
[rent kəˈlekʃn]
property appraisal
[ˈprɒpəti əˈpreɪzl]
capex budget
[ˈkæpeks ˈbʌʤɪt]
operating budget
[ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ ˈbʌʤɪt]
capitalization rate
[ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn reɪt]
gross yield
[grəʊs jiːld]
net yield
[net jiːld]
cash-on-cash return
[kæʃ ɒn kæʃ rɪˈtɜːn]
loan commitment
[ləʊn kəˈmɪtmənt]
debt service coverage
[det ˈsɜːvɪs ˈkʌvərɪʤ]
operating income
[ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ ˈɪnkʌm]
operating expenses
[ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ ɪksˈpensɪz]
rent escalation
[rent ˌeskəˈleɪʃn]
lease rollover
[liːs ˈrəʊləʊvə]
tenant mix
[ˈtenənt mɪks]
property portfolio
[ˈprɒpəti pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ]
asset class
[ˈæset klɑːs]
exit cap rate
[ˈeksɪt kæp reɪt]
stabilized NOI
[ˈsteɪbəlaɪzd ˌen əʊ ˈaɪ]
underwriting
[ˈʌndəˌraɪtɪŋ]
sponsor
[ˈspɒnsə]
general partner
[ˈʤenrəl ˈpɑːtnə]
limited partner
[ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈpɑːtnə]
waterfall
[ˈwɔːtəfɔːl]
preferred return
[prɪˈfɜːd rɪˈtɜːn]
asset allocation
[ˈæset ˌæləˈkeɪʃn]
market absorption
[ˈmɑːkɪt əbˈsɔːpʃn]
pipeline
[ˈpaɪplaɪn]
development pipeline
[dɪˈveləpmənt ˈpaɪplaɪn]
entitlement
[ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt]
ground lease
[graʊnd liːs]
lease abstract
[liːs ˈæbstrækt]
subordination
[səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn]
title defect
[ˈtaɪtl ˈdiːfekt]
environmental report
[ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentl rɪˈpɔːt]
contingency
[kənˈtɪnʤənsi]
capital call
[ˈkæpɪtl kɔːl]
disposition
[ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn]
cash distribution
[kæʃ ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn]
leasing commission
[ˈliːsɪŋ kəˈmɪʃn]
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