Renting 租房子

• live in a rented/ (especially NAmE) rental property 住在租来的住所里
• rent/share/move into a furnished house/ (BrE) flat/ (especially NAmE) apartment 租用/合住/搬进配有家具的房屋/公寓
• rent a studio/ (BrE) a studio flat/ (especially NAmE) a studio apartment/ (BrE) a bedsit 租一个单间公寓
• find/get a housemate/ (BrE) a flatmate/ (NAmE) a roommate 找一个室友
• sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract 签署/违反租约/租赁协议/合同
• extend/renew/terminate the lease/ (BrE) tenancy 延长租赁期限；续签/终止租约
• afford/pay the rent/the bills/ (NAmE) the utilities 付得起/支付租金/账单/水电气等杂费
• (especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent 拖欠租金
• pay/lose/return a damage deposit/ (NAmE) security deposit 支付/失去/退还损坏押金/保证金
• give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property 提前一个月/两周发出/收到离开/腾空住房的通知

Being a landlord 做房东

• have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/ (especially NAmE) for rent 有一间公寓/一个房间要出租
• rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property 出租/转租公寓/房屋/房产
• collect/increase/raise the rent 收取/增加/提高房租
• evict the existing tenants 赶走现有房客
• attract/find new/prospective tenants 吸引/寻找新的/可能的房客
• invest in rental property/ (BrE) property to let/ (BrE) the buy-to-let market 投资购房用于出租

Buying 购买房子

• buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/ (especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate 购置一栋房子/一处房产/（一块）优质房地产
• call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/ (NAmE) a Realtor™/ (NAmE) a real estate agent/broker 电话联系/联系/任用房地产经纪人
• make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house 提供房子的报价
• put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house 支付/存钱付房屋订金
• make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home 支付/攒钱支付买房的首付金
• apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan 申请/商定/取得按揭/住房贷款
• (struggle to) pay the mortgage （竭力）支付按揭贷款
• make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/ (BrE also) repayments 支付每月的按揭贷款
• (BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house 收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权

Selling 出售房子

• put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction 将房屋/房产投放市场/出售/拍卖
• increase/lower your price/the asking price 提高/降低价格/要价
• have/hold/hand over the deed/ (especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. 持有/移交房屋、土地等契约