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Baufinanzierung

English translation: (construction) mortgage (loan / repayment)

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German term or phrase:	Baufinanzierung
English translation:	(construction) mortgage (loan / repayment)
Entered by:	Nadia Martin

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20:07 Feb 10, 2007

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German term or phrase: Baufinanzierung

¿Is it the same as mortgage loan?

Nadia Martin KudoZ activity Questions: 25 (none open) Answers: 24 Spain
Local time: 23:06

mortgage (loan / repayment)

Explanation:
Quite sure about that one, never heard anything else in the UK

Selected response from:

xxxPetra Raspel
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:06

Grading comment

Thanks for your help. I think although it is more than a simple mortgage, the best option is to use that word as it is what a non-German would understand.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

mortgage (loan / repayment)

xxxPetra Raspel

2 +4

construction financing

Jonathan MacKerron

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

mortgage (loan / repayment)

Explanation:
Quite sure about that one, never heard anything else in the UK

xxxPetra Raspel
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks for your help. I think although it is more than a simple mortgage, the best option is to use that word as it is what a non-German would understand.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

David Moore

3 mins

agree

SwissTell

5 mins

agree

Ingeborg Gowans

2 hrs

neutral

Kim Metzger: But Baufinanzierung is not just any mortgage, it's a construction mortgage. But maybe you're right.

19 hrs

-> I'd disagree on that, since it's something to do with the completely different real estate market in Germany and other countries. In Germany (and German), the term "Baufinanzierung" is normally exactly used like the English "mortgage". Context would help.

agree

Andrew Swift

1 day1 hr

agree

Carl Carter: British banks generally refer to "mortgages" in this context, even though a mortgage may not be intended for a building project; it's what you apply for to be able to buy a property. The German term's more specific.

362 days

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

construction financing

Explanation:
likely consisting of various mortgages and other financing schemes

Jonathan MacKerron
Germany
Local time: 23:06
Native speaker of: