Re: a potential that the value of the house will increase

Originally Posted by
GoodTaste
How do you native speakers express something like "a potential that the value of the house will increase"? In direction translation from Chinese, it is put as "the space of increasing value" (Google translates it as "appreciation space" and Microsoft Bing translates it into "room for appreciation". I am not sure they are correct.)
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Do you want to buy a house in this city? It's unlikely that house prices here will appreciate in the near future. So my suggest is: Don't buy it if a value uptick is among your expectations.
Source: English speaking practice by me.
You're right, GoodTaste. Those translations are all a little bit off.
Last edited by Charlie Bernstein; 01-Mar-2021 at 04:28.
I'm not a teacher. I speak American English. I've tutored writing at the University of Southern Maine and have done a good deal of copy editing and writing, occasionally for publication.