Unlock Success: Real Estate and Housing Vocabulary in Spanish
Crucial Spanish vocabulary for real estate!
Here is a comprehensive list of important real estate and housing vocabulary in Spanish, with English translations, covering terms commonly used in buying, selling, renting, and owning property:
- Bienes Raíces — Real Estate
- Inmueble / Propiedad — Property
- Casa — House
- Casita — Small detached house or guest house
- Apartamento / Piso — Apartment
- Edificio — Building
- Alquiler — Rent
- Venta — Sale
- Hipoteca — Mortgage
- Inquilino — Tenant
- Propietario / Dueño — Owner / Landlord
- Agencia Inmobiliaria — Real Estate Agency
- Contrato de Arrendamiento — Lease Contract
- Valor de Mercado — Market Value
- Acometida — Utility connection (water, electricity)
- Adosado — Semi-detached or terraced house
- Aire acondicionado — Air conditioning
- Albañil — Bricklayer
- Alcantarillado — Sewage system
- Amueblada — Furnished
- Aparcamiento — Parking
- Ático — Penthouse or top floor apartment
- Azotea — Roof terrace
- Jardín — Garden
- Lavadero — Laundry room
- Mantenimiento — Maintenance
- Metros cuadrados — Square meters
- Mudanza — Move (to a new house)
- Seguro de hogar — Home insurance
- Solar — Plot of land
- Sótano — Basement
- Urbanización — Housing estate or development
- Vivienda — Dwelling or housing
- Vecindad — Neighborhood
- Ventana — Window
These terms reflect a neutral Spanish useful across countries and common in real estate transactions and housing discussions. 2, 3, 4
If more specific vocabulary is needed (e.g., rooms, furniture, actions in the house), that can be provided as well.