property speculation

UK: ˈprɒpəti ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n

Definition

Definition of property speculation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

Rare

buying real estate mainly to resell for expected price gains

Rare

The city blamed rising rents partly on aggressive property speculation.
The government introduced taxes to discourage reckless property speculation.
Property speculation surged after interest rates dropped dramatically.

demolish

dismantle

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Expressions with property

property ladder

series of steps moving to more valuable homes

He moved up the property ladder after his promotion.

hot property

something highly desired or valuable

The new smartphone model is hot property among tech enthusiasts.

property is theft

exp.

used to challenge systems of ownership and inequality

In debate, he repeated that property is theft.

property manager

person who looks after rented buildings for the owner

The property manager handled tenant complaints quickly and professionally.

church property

land or buildings owned by a church

The church property includes a large garden and a parking lot.

lost property

items left behind by someone and found by others

The lost property office was full of umbrellas and scarves..

Expressions with speculation

speculation is rife

exp.

widespread guessing without firm evidence

Speculation is rife about the company's new product launch.

spark speculation

cause people to start guessing or discussing possible reasons

The announcement sparked speculation about a new product launch.

wild speculation

guess without evidence or basis

His claim about aliens was just wild speculation.

idle speculation

unfounded conjecture or assumption

The rumor was nothing more than idle speculation.

land speculation

activity of buying land mainly to resell later for higher prices

Rapid land speculation drove up property prices around the new highway.

pure speculation

idea or guess made without any real evidence

His theory about aliens is pure speculation.

bear speculation

engage in risky financial transactions for profit

Investors bear speculation to gain from market changes.

currency speculation

act of trading foreign money to gain profit from exchange rate changes

Heavy currency speculation caused sharp swings in the country's exchange rate.

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French:spéculation immobilière, ...
German:Immobilienspekulation, ...
Italian:speculazione immobiliare, ...
Spanish:especulación inmobiliaria, ...
Portuguese:especulação imobiliária, ...
Chinese:房地产投机, ...
Japanese:不動産投機, ...
Arabic:مُضارَبَة عَقارِيّة, ...
Hebrew:סְפֶּקוּלַצְיָה בְּנַדְלָן, ...
Russian:спекуляция недвижимостью, ...
Ukrainian:спекуляція нерухомістю, ...
Hindi:संपत्ति सट्टेबाज़ी, ...
Bengali:সম্পত্তি জল্পনা, ...
Catalan:especulació immobiliària, ...
Czech:spekulace s nemovitostmi, ...
Danish:ejendomsspekulation, ...
Dutch:vastgoedspeculatie, ...
Greek:κερδοσκοπία ακινήτων, ...
Hungarian:ingatlanspekuláció, ...
Khmer:ការប៉ាន់ស្មានតម្លៃអចលនទ្រព្យ, ...
Korean:부동산 투기, ...
Persian:سفته‌بازی ملکی, ...
Polish:spekulacja nieruchomościami, ...
Portuguese (BR):especulação imobiliária, ...
Romanian:speculă imobiliară, ...
Swedish:fastighetsspekulation, ...
Thai:การเก็งกำไรอสังหาริมทรัพย์, ...
Turkish:emlak spekülasyonu, ...
Vietnamese:đầu cơ bất động sản, ...

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