El negocio inmobiliario
Property vocabulary from the agent's side rather than the tenant's: describing what you are selling, showing it, handling the objection and closing. The terms marked Peru are the ones a listing in Lima will actually use.
Qué se vende
el inmueblemnoun
the property
The formal cover-all term. La propiedad is the everyday one.
el departamentomnoun
the flat
El piso in Spain. In Peru el piso is the storey.
el terrenomnoun
the plot of land
el local comercialmnoun
the commercial unit
la cocherafnoun
the parking space
Sold separately in most Lima buildings, and worth pricing on its own.
el dúplexmnoun
the two-floor flat
a estrenar
brand new
Departamento a estrenar. · Never-lived-in flat.
en planos
off-plan
Cheaper, and the buyer waits. Comprar en planos is standard in Lima.
Cómo se describe
el área techadafnoun
the built area
Ochenta metros de área techada. · Eighty square metres of built area.
Peru: the roofed square metres. Separate from el área libre, the open part.
el área librefnoun
the open area
el dormitoriomnoun
the bedroom
Listings say dorm.: 3 dorm. means three bedrooms.
el baño completomnoun
the full bathroom
Medio baño is a toilet and basin with no shower.
la sala-comedorfnoun
the living-dining room
la lavanderíafnoun
the utility area
Not a laundrette here: the space for the washing machine.
el closetmnoun
the built-in wardrobe
From English. El armario empotrado is the neutral term.
estrenarverb
to be the first to use
Nadie lo ha estrenado. · Nobody has lived in it.
la orientaciónfnoun
which way it faces
A selling point in Lima: north-facing gets the winter sun.
Mostrar la propiedad
la visitafnoun
the viewing
Tengo tres visitas el sábado. · I have three viewings on Saturday.
mostrar el inmueble
to show the property
el cliente potencialmnoun
the prospective buyer
la fichafnoun
the property sheet
Le hago llegar la ficha. · I'll send you the details.
Hacer llegar is the polite way to say you will send something.
resaltarverb
to highlight
Resalto la vista y la cochera. · I point up the view and the parking.
la objeciónfnoun
the objection
hacer seguimiento
to follow up
What separates an agent who closes from one who does not. Very common in Peruvian business Spanish.
Negociar y cerrar
la tasaciónfnoun
the valuation
el precio de listamnoun
the asking price
la contraofertafnoun
the counter-offer
la separaciónfnoun
the reservation payment
Peru: a small sum that takes the property off the market while the paperwork runs.
las arrasfnoun
the earnest money
Always plural. A larger deposit with legal consequences if either side pulls out.
la exclusividadfnoun
the sole agency
Trabajo con exclusividad. · I work on a sole-agency basis.
la comisiónfnoun
the commission
La comisión es del tres por ciento. · The commission is three per cent.
cerrar la venta
to close the sale
la entregafnoun
the handover
La entrega es a fin de mes. · Handover is at the end of the month.