Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Zustandsmerkmale
English translation:
(physical) characteristics
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Sep 3, 2008 17:34
16 yrs ago
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Zustandsmerkmal
German to English
Bus/Financial
Real Estate
From an appraisal of the market value of a property:
Die Bodenwertermittlung erfolgt deshalb durch Umrechnung des Bodenrichtwerts auf die allgemeinen wertverhaeltnisse zum wertermittlungsstichtag und die Zustandsmerkmale des Bewertungsobjekts.
Die Bodenwertermittlung erfolgt deshalb durch Umrechnung des Bodenrichtwerts auf die allgemeinen wertverhaeltnisse zum wertermittlungsstichtag und die Zustandsmerkmale des Bewertungsobjekts.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Sep 3, 2008 17:34: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Sep 4, 2008 07:05: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Finance (general)" to "Real Estate"
Sep 4, 2008 21:14: Lioba Multer Created KOG entry
Sep 7, 2008 14:13: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/133197">Lioba Multer's</a> old entry - "Zustandsmerkmal"" to ""physical characteristics""
Proposed translations
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Kaiya J. Diannen
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Physical characteristics
After reading Johanna's reference information, I came up with another potential solution.
See:
http://books.google.com/books?id=gJVMbDsfrQUC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA...
(The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being a Smart Landlord)
"Real estate is made up of both physical and economic characteristics. As a landlord, you should be aware of these characteristics because understanding them will help you determine how the real estate market in a specific area will perform"
http://hubpages.com/hub/How_Property_Values_are_Determined
"The process of determining the value of real estate may seem complex but it’s really just based on two things: basic economic forces and physical property characteristics."
http://www.indianalandvaluetax.org/endorsements/index_html?s...
"Unit value taxation assesses property based on physical characteristics such as the size of the lot."
http://www.nd.gov/tax/property/pubs/guide/conceptsresidentia...
"To use the sales comparison method to estimate market value, the assessor must have information about an adequate
number of properties that have recently sold. The properties must be reasonably similar in physical characteristics
and location. "
http://www.crawford-co.org/auditor/Values_for_2004/Property_...
"PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
· The age and condition of the structures.
· The square feet of living area.
· Whether the basements or attics are finished.
· The number of bathrooms or fireplaces.
· The property size, location and quality of building construction.
· The number, type, size and condition of other buildings on the property"
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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2008-09-05 04:09:07 GMT) Post-grading
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in re: comment below, should have been "easements and use (zoning)" instead of just easements, but there's only so much that fits.
I agree that this translation all by its lonesome might not fit all purposes, pass auf!
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Note added at 12 days (2008-09-15 20:03:53 GMT) Post-grading
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A question has been raised "What about characteristics of condition".
IMHO, this would absolutely not be appropriate, because the common understanding of the word "condition" in English in this (real estate) context would be the state of the property, i.e. whether it has been refurbished or modernized, whether it shows signs of wear, is in need of repair, is dilapidated, etc.
See:
http://books.google.com/books?id=gJVMbDsfrQUC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA...
(The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being a Smart Landlord)
"Real estate is made up of both physical and economic characteristics. As a landlord, you should be aware of these characteristics because understanding them will help you determine how the real estate market in a specific area will perform"
http://hubpages.com/hub/How_Property_Values_are_Determined
"The process of determining the value of real estate may seem complex but it’s really just based on two things: basic economic forces and physical property characteristics."
http://www.indianalandvaluetax.org/endorsements/index_html?s...
"Unit value taxation assesses property based on physical characteristics such as the size of the lot."
http://www.nd.gov/tax/property/pubs/guide/conceptsresidentia...
"To use the sales comparison method to estimate market value, the assessor must have information about an adequate
number of properties that have recently sold. The properties must be reasonably similar in physical characteristics
and location. "
http://www.crawford-co.org/auditor/Values_for_2004/Property_...
"PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
· The age and condition of the structures.
· The square feet of living area.
· Whether the basements or attics are finished.
· The number of bathrooms or fireplaces.
· The property size, location and quality of building construction.
· The number, type, size and condition of other buildings on the property"
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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2008-09-05 04:09:07 GMT) Post-grading
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in re: comment below, should have been "easements and use (zoning)" instead of just easements, but there's only so much that fits.
I agree that this translation all by its lonesome might not fit all purposes, pass auf!
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Note added at 12 days (2008-09-15 20:03:53 GMT) Post-grading
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A question has been raised "What about characteristics of condition".
IMHO, this would absolutely not be appropriate, because the common understanding of the word "condition" in English in this (real estate) context would be the state of the property, i.e. whether it has been refurbished or modernized, whether it shows signs of wear, is in need of repair, is dilapidated, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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alec_in_France
: According to WertV, it includes more than just physical characteristics - see my version with explanation
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I see your point, however interesting to note that in this link, the legal/economic characteristics of which you speak are specifically referred to as "weitere Zustandsmerkmale", dealing quite a bit w/easements, which can be viewed as related to physical
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Comment: "Thanks!"
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Jon Fedler
Native in English
Strong Law + Business+Tech Background
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Hebrew to English
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situational characteritics
literal translation
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indicators of the condition of...
or just "condition". the "Merkmale" would be the things you would measure to gauge the condition. See ppt linked below about building a motorway - gives a list of the "Zustandsmerkmale" used to plan maintenance.
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Kaiya J. Diannen
: Maybe something like "signs indicating the condition..."
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situation indicators
there are around 12,000 hits on "situation indicators" in Google. Seems to be pretty widespread.
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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characteristic condition
So says my German<>English property/real estate dictionary (Schulte, Lee, Paul):
Zustandsmerkmale (einer Immobilie) = characteristic conditions (of a property)
On a related note, "Bewertungsobjekt" translates as "subject property" (in the sense of the property [being] subject[ed] to [the] valuation [exercise]), so your translation of "Zustandsmerkmale des Bewertungsobjekts" should be "characteristic conditions of the subject property".
Zustandsmerkmale (einer Immobilie) = characteristic conditions (of a property)
On a related note, "Bewertungsobjekt" translates as "subject property" (in the sense of the property [being] subject[ed] to [the] valuation [exercise]), so your translation of "Zustandsmerkmale des Bewertungsobjekts" should be "characteristic conditions of the subject property".
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Kaiya J. Diannen
: I am hesitant to rain on your parade (and on your dictionary), but a) “the condition of”, “a condition of” and “conditions” have very distinct meanings, and b) “characteristic” as an adjective is not what is meant here (also different when used as a noun)
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As to your comment b), I can only add that there are many other cases in which the English is not a 1:1 equivalent to the German in terms of adjective = adjective and noun = noun. Your "physical characteristics" do sound good to me, though.
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alec_in_France
: Sorry Steffen (especially as I was nominally responsible for the incorrect dictionary entry, which I promise will be corrected in the forthcoming 4th edition!
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Thank you for this comment (and your added answer).
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alec_in_France
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German term (edited):
Zustandsmerkmale*
characteristics
This is a specialised use of the term (*plural only apparently) derived inter alia from WertV, the German valuation order.
It relates to all the features of the subject property: not just physical (e.g. size, location, buildings etc.) but also legal and planning.
Depending on context, "all the characteristics of..." would be an option.
Public apologies to Steffen - the entry in the dictionary is at best imprecise and will be amended in the 4th edition. I don't think it was one I compiled but I plead guilty to inadequate checking.
It relates to all the features of the subject property: not just physical (e.g. size, location, buildings etc.) but also legal and planning.
Depending on context, "all the characteristics of..." would be an option.
Public apologies to Steffen - the entry in the dictionary is at best imprecise and will be amended in the 4th edition. I don't think it was one I compiled but I plead guilty to inadequate checking.
Example sentence:
The valuation should take into account (all the) characteristics of the subject property.
Reference comments
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
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Reference:
Definition von “Zustandsmerkmale” laut folgendem “Mustergutachten”:
“Dieser Bodenrichtwert bezieht sich auf folgende
Zustandsmerkmale:
· Lage: Josef-Riemenschneider-Straße
· erschließungsbeitragsfrei
· reines Wohngebiet
· offene Bauweise
· GFZ 0,4
· Ein- und Zweifamilienhausgrundstück
· Grundstücksfläche 450 m²”
“Dieser Bodenrichtwert bezieht sich auf folgende
Zustandsmerkmale:
· Lage: Josef-Riemenschneider-Straße
· erschließungsbeitragsfrei
· reines Wohngebiet
· offene Bauweise
· GFZ 0,4
· Ein- und Zweifamilienhausgrundstück
· Grundstücksfläche 450 m²”
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Kaiya J. Diannen
: ahh, I don't know why I didn't see this before, this might change my view of "condition", perhaps some type of "characteristics" would fit best after all
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