English-Spanish Real Estate Dictionary [Paperback]

Nora Gutierrez-Olmos (Author), Charles J. Jacobus (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0324222742 | ISBN-13: 978-0324222746 | Publication Date: April 30, 2004 | Edition: 1

Olmos/Jacobus' quick-reference dictionary provides nearly 2,000 terms in BOTH English and Spanish covering all the essential areas for real estate. Comprehensive coverage, easy-to-find definitions, simple explanations, terminology used on licensing examinations, and numerous illustrations make this a handy reference tool. This up-to-date bi-lingual dictionary is a "must have" for any practicing real estate agent and especially for those preparing to become a real estate agent - as well as consumers looking to become more knowledgeable in the real estate field.

Editorial Reviews

Review

As an attorney with many years of practicing law with a heavy concentration of Spanish - speaking clients, I found this book to be the most comprehensive reference dictionary that I have come across. Although exhaustive and thorough, it is easy to use for practical situations.

Hopefully all professionals involved in real estate matters will always have this dictionary available and at their client's disposal which will serve as a measure for peace of mind and familiarity with its constant use to avoid deceit and fraud to protect those affected by lack of information. [Raul Sicilia Salgado, Attorney At Law; Former Mayor of the City of Tula, Former Congressman of the Mexican Republic]

A long awaited complete dictionary that will greatly help English and Spanish speaking real estate professionals and students.

About the Author

Nora Olmos graduated with a B.A. from the Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, México, and an M.A. from the University of Houston. She has exercised multiple careers by working as a translator and a teacher for twenty-five years and has retired from law enforcement after twenty-one years. She has taught at Houston Baptist University, Houston Community College and San Jacinto Community College. Nora also has seventeen years experience in real estate and mortgage lending with fifteen years as a real estate broker and eight months as a mortgage broker. She owns Mortgage Capital and is the designated broker of Commercial Real Estate of Texas, L.L.C.

Product Details

• Paperback: 381 pages
• Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub; 1 edition (April 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324222742
• ISBN-13: 978-0324222746
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #488,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Education & Reference > Encyclopedias > Business

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay if you only need only a few real estate terms., May 13, 2006

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Business Translator (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: English-Spanish Real Estate Dictionary (Paperback)

In reality, any dealings in real estate also require terms in related fields, such as finance, taxes, accounting, banking, law, and more. This dictionary provides about 2,000 entries. A decent selection of terms pertaining to some areas of real estate. Realistically, a bilingual dictionary in real estate would need many more entries to properly cover this and related fields.

There are complete business dictionaries which cost about the same as this one. The Oxford Spanish Business Dictionary provides about 50,000 translations, and Webster's New World English-Spanish/Spanish-English Business Dictionary has over 100,000. That means that for each term in this dictionary there are 50 in Webster's New World English-Spanish/Spanish-English Business Dictionary.

If you buy one of these two you get thousands of real estate terms plus many thousands of terms that you are likely to need anyway if you work in real estate or related fields. Therefore, I recommend buying The Oxford Spanish Business Dictionary or Webster's New World English-Spanish/Spanish-English Business Dictionary instead of this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected. A disapointment. Almost a liability, July 5, 2010

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leo cortez (Porterville, CA, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: English-Spanish Real Estate Dictionary (Paperback)

I am Spanish speaking in real estate for 12 years now. At one time I was a Esglish/Spanish verbal court interpreter. One of the bigest problems is creating a Spanish word from a Eglish word, or using a sentence to decribe what a word means because you don't know the word or want to focus on the meaning intead of the word.

A "Realtist" is a member of the association of Black real estate profesionals
this book translates the word into the Spanish word.. "Realista" which means a Realist ( person who focuses on reality)

Recourse financing.. is explained as: "the investor is personaly obigated to pay"

In Spanish it is translated as

finaciamiento de recurso.. which literaly means finacing a resource.

RECOURSE AND RESOURCE ARE TWO DIFFERENT WORDS.

I can make up my own words and phrases, and so can my bilingual associates. A lot of non Spanish speaking realtors will mislead clients with this book.

There are too many other bad expamples on this book..to list here.. someone really needs to "look" at it before it causes a problem to some one.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb resource for real estate salesmen, August 13, 2004

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This review is from: English-Spanish Real Estate Dictionary (Paperback)

English-Spanish Real Estate Dictionary is a handy compilation of 2,000 real estate terms and definitions for quick translation from English to Spanish or Spanish to English. For maximum convenience, each English and Spanish definition is listed side by side; the first half of the book organizes the entries in English alphabetical order, the second half in Spanish alphabetical order. A superb resource for real estate salesmen, home owners, prospective home owners, and anyone seeking to pass the real estate licensing exam.