實際價值查詢
Jessica and Stewart are a couple. They are talking about selling their home.
潔西卡和史都華是一對夫妻。他們在討論賣房子的事。
Jessica: Hey, sweetie. How much was our home listed for?
潔西卡：嘿，親愛的。我們的房子預估售價是多少？
list(v.)定出售價
Stewart: Our real estate agent priced it at $100,000 per square meter.
史都華：房仲上次推估每平方公尺是10萬元。
price sth. at 將某物定價為坪(ping)=3.31平方公尺
Jessica: It’s lower than I thought it would be. For a property located in a downtown area like ours, I was estimating a selling price of at least $180,000 per square meter.
潔西卡：比我想的還低呢。像我們這種坐落在市區的房子，我原本預估每平方公尺至少可以賣到18萬元。
be located in or at 坐落於estimate(v.)估計、估算、估價
Stewart: Why don’t we get an appraisal of our home? An appraiser will carry out an evaluation to determine our home’s value, which might work in our favor. After all, we don’t want to undersell it.
史都華：我們何不尋求房產鑑定呢？估價師會進行評估來決定房子的價值，這可能會對我們有利，畢竟我們不想以低價出售啊。
evaluation(n.)評估evaluate(v.)評估in one’s favor 對某人有利
Jessica: You’re right. There’s no harm in asking for a second opinion.
潔西卡：你說得對。尋求另一方的意見也是好的。
Stewart: After the evaluation, we will get an appraisal report that includes information related to our property, such as nearby comparable sales, market sales data, public land records, and property tax records. These will help to set a fair price for our home.
史都華：經過鑑定後，我們會收到鑑定報告，內容包含附近的物業售價、市售數據、公有土地紀錄與物業稅紀錄。這些都將有助於估算房子的行情價。
be related to 跟～有關
Jessica: That way, we can find out how much our home is actually worth based on its condition, location and features.
潔西卡：如此一來，我們就可以依據屋況、地點和特徵來查出房子的實際價值了。
worth(adj.)(n.)值～錢的；價值net worth 淨值、身價
Stewart: Yup. And if the appraisal value is lower than expected, the transaction can be delayed or even canceled.
史都華：是啊。若預估售價低於預期，還可以延後交易，甚至是取消呢。
transaction(n.)交易delay(v.)延後