real estate agent
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real estate agent
A person or company that professionally brokers the purchase, sale, or rental of real estate (houses, apartments, plots of land).
Wir haben einen Immobilienmakler beauftragt, um unsere Wohnung schneller zu verkaufen.
We hired a real estate agent to sell our apartment more quickly.
This word is made up of 'Immobilien' (plural of 'die Immobilie', meaning properties and buildings) and 'der Makler' (broker, agent). So it is literally an agent for real estate.
Ein guter Immobilienmakler kennt den lokalen Markt sehr genau.
A good real estate agent knows the local market very well.
The base word is 'der Makler' (broker/agent). The front part of the word, here 'Immobilien-' (real estate), only describes what the broker arranges. This pattern is also found in other job titles.
Der Makler hat uns mehrere Wohnungen zur Besichtigung vorgeschlagen.
The agent suggested several apartments for us to view.
Common verbs used with 'Immobilienmakler' (real estate agent) are 'einen Makler beauftragen' (to hire an agent), 'einen Makler einschalten' (to involve an agent), or 'über einen Makler verkaufen' (to sell through an agent).
Wir haben einen Immobilienmakler eingeschaltet, um ein Haus zu finden.
We involved a real estate agent to find a house.
broker
Der Makler (broker) professionally arranges various types of business, for example involving real estate, insurance, or securities. Der Immobilienmakler (real estate agent) is the more precise term for this work involving houses, apartments, or plots of land. When the subject is explicitly real estate, Immobilienmakler is more precise; Makler remains possible as a more general term.
Der Immobilienmakler vermittelte den Verkauf unseres Hauses.
The real estate agent arranged the sale of our house.
Der Makler vermittelt beruflich Verträge in verschiedenen Geschäftsbereichen.
The broker professionally arranges contracts in various business sectors.
