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indice de ventas de viviendas de segunda mano

English translation: Existing-Home Sales Index

15:30 Oct 24, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Stockmarket report
Spanish term or phrase: indice de ventas de viviendas de segunda mano
In list of indicators like:
índice IFO de clima empresarial, CPI, etc.
MargaBBB
Local time: 05:50
English translation:Existing-Home Sales Index
Explanation:
Existing Home Sales (August) 6.30 million units*. Existing Home Median Price ... Oct. 25: September Existing-Home Sales Nov. 1: Pending Home Sales Index ...
www.realtor.org/research/index.html

"Second-hand" for houses sounds a little unusual to me.

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4 +4Existing-Home Sales Index
Benjamin Brinner
3index of second-hand housing sales
Dolores Vázquez


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index of second-hand housing sales


Explanation:
Una sugerencia.


    Reference: http://ec.europa.eu/eurodicautom/Controller
Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 31
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Existing-Home Sales Index


Explanation:
Existing Home Sales (August) 6.30 million units*. Existing Home Median Price ... Oct. 25: September Existing-Home Sales Nov. 1: Pending Home Sales Index ...
www.realtor.org/research/index.html

"Second-hand" for houses sounds a little unusual to me.

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-10-24 15:41:37 GMT)
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For more uses of this term:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=index "exi...

Benjamin Brinner
United States
Local time: 23:50
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Rynne: That's it
9 mins
  -> Thanks, John
agree  Matthew Smith: I'm sure you're right with the official term, and second-hand sounds strange to me too, at least in UK English
12 mins
  -> Thanks, Matthew
agree  María Marta Semberoiz: De acuerdo; ésta es la expresión que siempre veo en los informes financieros en inglés. Y también está el otro índice relacionado: New home sales index (índice de venta de viviendas a estrenar).
1 hr
  -> Gracias, María
agree  bigedsenior: Right on!
1 hr
  -> Thanks, bigedsenior!
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