forced sale
- noun
- Formal
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venta forzada
- The court ordered a forced sale of the property to pay off the outstanding debt.
- forced sale of a property
- forced sale market
- estate forced sale
Examples
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By Italian law, if an individual or a company fails to pay their debts, their property may be foreclosed and liable to a forced sale.
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A robust evaluation of the listing price is fundamental in determining the outcome of the forced sale procedure.
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The forced sale market is a particular channel for real estate transactions.
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The analysis made it possible to identify the characteristics of Italian properties' forced sale and their reference market.
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The aim of the present study is therefore to analyze the Italian real estate forced sale auction market.
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A comparison is drawn between valuation theory and Italian real estate forced sales.
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We finally identified the determinants of the Italian forced sales market and compared it to other countries' markets.
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An effort has been made to improve the visibility and to prolong the marketing time of real estate forced sales.
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In this paper, we analyze the concept of forced sale value (FV) and investigate the Italian real estate forced sale market.
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In Italy, forced sales are scarcely advertised; therefore, a small number of potential bidders take part in the 'bidding game.'
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Synonyms
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A public event where a local officer called a sheriff sells property to pay a debt
A sale of property that a court orders to pay a debt
A public sale of a person's property ordered by a court to pay a debt
Antonyms
How Compulsory
- Formal
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: a 'sale' that is 'forced' — a sale carried out under compulsion. While the legal detail (court-ordered to satisfy a debt) is a specialized nuance, the basic meaning 'sale under compulsion' is directly inferable by a B1 learner who knows both words and is cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
The phrase forced sale paints a clear picture: someone is made to sell their property—forced into a sale—because they cannot pay what they owe, often when a court or bank orders it. So, it means 'a sale to pay a debt'.