1 Real-estate essential vocabulary: Introduction

Learn words and phrases that every non-native English speaker who works in the real estate industry (or needs to communicate about housing in English) should know.

When you click on any word (if you are logged in), you can see its meaning and all other necessary information.

You can use keyboard shortcuts, if you have a keyboard connected. Arrow keys and h, j, k, l keys can be used to move around. The keys b, r, g, and s put a star on a particular meaning (blue), pronunciation (red), word form (green), or sentence respectively. You can also move between word forms in the widget using the i and o keys and open the dictionary popup using the u key.

This course consists of 11 thematic sections with short overviews of words like the following:

single-family home – a standalone residential building meant for one family.

condominium or condo (informal) – an individual unit within a multi-unit building, with shared facilities.

townhouse – a multi-floor home sharing one or more walls with adjacent properties.

duplex – a building divided into two separate living units.

When you come across a meaning that you find surprising or cannot remember well, use the blue star to save the word for later. You can review and download all your saved words in the Vocabulary section in the left menu.

Of course, feel free to use the other stars too, if you are unsure about the pronunciation or grammar. Reviewing the saved words with example sentences really helps.

After finishing this course, you will have learned over 300 words and phrases related to real estate. If you master them all with the help of the Vocabulary section, good job! Your knowledge of English real estate vocabulary will be better than that of almost all non-native speakers.