estate agent
noun (British English)(North American English Realtor™, real estate agent)
a person whose job is to sell houses and land for people 房地产经纪人 CollocationsTopics Shoppingb2, Jobsb2, Houses and homesb2Moving house 搬家 Renting 租房子 - live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
住在租来的住所里 - rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
租用／合住／搬进配有家具的房屋／公寓 - rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
租一个单间公寓 - find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
找一个室友 - sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
签署／违反租约／租赁协议／合同 - extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
延长租赁期限；续签／终止租约 - afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
付得起／支付租金／账单／水电气等杂费 - (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
拖欠租金 - pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
支付／失去／退还损坏押金／保证金 - give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
提前一个月／两周发出／收到离开／腾空住房的通知
Being a landlord 做房东 - have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent
收取／增加／提高房租 - evict the existing tenants
赶走现有房客 - attract/find new/prospective tenants
吸引／寻找新的／可能的房客 - invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
投资购房用于出租
Buying 购买房子 - buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
购置一栋房子／一处房产／（一块）优质房地产 - call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
电话联系／联系／任用房地产经纪人 - make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
提供房子的报价 - put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
支付／存钱付房屋订金 - make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
支付／攒钱支付买房的首付金 - apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
申请／商定／取得按揭／住房贷款 - (struggle to) pay the mortgage
（竭力）支付按揭贷款 - make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
支付每月的按揭贷款 - (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权
Selling 出售房子 - put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
将房屋／房产投放市场／出售／拍卖 - increase/lower your price/the asking price
提高／降低价格／要价 - have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
持有／移交房屋、土地等契约
- live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property