soft costs

German translation: weiche Kosten

07:47 Oct 21, 2000
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
English term or phrase: soft costs
The mechanism for cost control within the overall budget, including management of maximum expenditure on soft costs with variables such as professional fees.
Dr. Sahib Bleher
Local time: 19:27
German translation:weiche Kosten
Explanation:
The term "soft costs" appears to be "weiche Kosten" in German. Costs that cannot be easily or accurately estimated in advance. See below:

http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/nf/0,1518,75280,00.html

Besonders geschlossene Immobilienfonds erwiesen sich als Geldvernichtungsmaschinen, weil dort so genannte weiche Kosten in Millionenhöhe für Konzeption oder Vertrieb versteckt werden können.

http://www.aerger-ev.de/wwwforum/messages/1931.html

Es wird sogar behauptet das die weichen kosten auf die laufzeit aufgeteilt werden.

http://www.compaq.ch/reseller/finance/faqfinance.htm

Viele Banken finanzieren Teilkosten wie Installation, Training und andere "soft costs" nicht.

http://www.onlinecap.com/programs/201M1.htm

For qualified borrower, the loan amount may include certain "soft costs" such as costs for architect fees, building permits, inspections, draw fees, and an interest reserve.

- HTH - Dan
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Dan McCrosky (X)
Local time: 20:27
Grading comment
It's kind of funny how half the time the simple straight translation produces the correct term, but one can of course not take the risk.
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weiche Kosten


Explanation:
The term "soft costs" appears to be "weiche Kosten" in German. Costs that cannot be easily or accurately estimated in advance. See below:

http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/nf/0,1518,75280,00.html

Besonders geschlossene Immobilienfonds erwiesen sich als Geldvernichtungsmaschinen, weil dort so genannte weiche Kosten in Millionenhöhe für Konzeption oder Vertrieb versteckt werden können.

http://www.aerger-ev.de/wwwforum/messages/1931.html

Es wird sogar behauptet das die weichen kosten auf die laufzeit aufgeteilt werden.

http://www.compaq.ch/reseller/finance/faqfinance.htm

Viele Banken finanzieren Teilkosten wie Installation, Training und andere "soft costs" nicht.

http://www.onlinecap.com/programs/201M1.htm

For qualified borrower, the loan amount may include certain "soft costs" such as costs for architect fees, building permits, inspections, draw fees, and an interest reserve.

- HTH - Dan


Dan McCrosky (X)
Local time: 20:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 390
Grading comment
It's kind of funny how half the time the simple straight translation produces the correct term, but one can of course not take the risk.
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