| Rahmen (m), freier (fin) | indefinite limit (fin) |
| Rahmenbedingung(en) (f/pl) | general terms/condition(s) |
| Rampe (f) | ramp |
| Randgebiet (n) / Randzone (f) | fringe |
| Randlage (f) | outskirts / peripheral location |
| Rang (m) (z.B. einer Hypothek) | rank |
| Rangordnung (f) der beabsichtigten Verpfändung | ranking of intended hypothecation |
| Rangrücktrittsvereinbarung (f) | subordination agreement |
| Rassendiskriminierung (f) | racial discrimination |
| Rat (m) | advice |
| Rate (f) (Wachstums-) | rate |
| Ratenkauf (m) | purchase by installments / installments purchase |
| Ratenzahlung(en) (f/pl) | payment by insta(l)lments |
| Rathaus (n) | town/city hall |
| Ratschlag (m) | advice |
| Rauchfang (m) | chimney |
| Raum (m) | space / room |
| Raumaufteilung (f) | floor plan / room layout |
| räumen | evict, to / clear, to |
| Raumhöhe (f) | headroom / floor-to-ceiling height |
| Raumordnungsplan (m) | regional development plan / regional policy plan |
| Raumteiler (m) | room divider |
| Räumung (f) | eviction (zwangsweise) / vacating / clearance |
| Räumungsaufforderung (f) | notice seeking possession |
| Räumungsklage (f) | eviction order |
| Realisierbarkeit (f) | feasibility |
| Reallast (f) | land charge (imposing certain recurring obligations in favor of the holder of the charge) |
| Rechenschaft (f) | accountability |
| Rechnung (f) | invoice |
| Rechnungskreis (m) | accounting entity |
| Rechnungslegung (f) | invoicing |
| Rechnungsprüfung (f) | auditing |
| rechtlich | legal |
| rechtliche Hindernisse (pl) | legal obstacles / legal restrictions |
| rechtmäßig | lawful / legitimate / rightful |
| Rechtsanspruch (m) | legal claim / legal title / entitlement |
| Rechtsanwalt (m) | lawyer / solicitor / attorney (at law) |
| Rechtsform (f) | legal form/structure / form of organization |
| Rechtsgeschäftsgebühr (f) | legal transaction fee |
| Rechtsinhaber (m) | entitled person / holder of rights |
| Rechtskraft (f) | legal effect |
| Rechtsnachfolger (m/pl) | successor(s) in title |
| Rechtsstreit (m) | litigation (jur) |
| Rechtsverfolgung (f) | legal prosecution |
| Rechtsvorgänger (m/pl) | predecessor(s) in title |
| reduzieren | decrease, to / reduce, to / lower, to |
| Referent (m) | specialist |
| Referenz (f) | reference |
| Referenzprojekt (n) | reference project |
| Refinanzierung (f) | refinancing |
| regelmäßig | periodical / regular |
| Regenrinne (f) | gutter |
| regional | regional |
| Regionalkommission (f) | regional committee |
| Regress (m) | recourse / regress |
| Regulierung (f) | regulation |
| Reihenhaus (n) | row house / town house / terraced house (BE) |
| Reihenhausanlage (f) | row house complex |
| Reihenhaussiedlung (f) | estate of terraced houses (BE) |
| Reinertrag (m) | net income / net yield |
| Reinigung (f) | cleaning |
| Reinigungspersonal (n) | cleaner / janitor |
| Reklamation (f) | complaint |
| Rendite (f) | rate of return / yield / return on investment (ROI) |
| renditesicher | secured yield |
| renovieren | renovate, to |
| Renovierung (f) | refurbishment / renovation |
| Rentabilität (f) | profitability / rate of return |
| Reparaturarbeiten (pl), allgemeine | general repair |
| Reparaturdienst (m) für alte Bewohner (England) | care and repair |
| Reparaturen (pl) / Reparaturarbeiten (pl) | repair (works) |
| Reparaturfonds (m) | maintenance fund / repair fund |
| Reparaturreserve (f) / Reparaturrücklage (f) | maintenance reserve / sinking fund |
| reparieren | repair, to |
| repräsentativ | prestigious |
| Reprivatisierung (f) von Grundstücken | restitution/reprivatization of property |
| restaurieren | restore, to |
| Restlaufzeit (f) | remaining life / remaining time to maturity (of a loan) |
| Restnutzungsdauer (f) | residual life |
| Restwert (m) | residual value |
| Restwertmethode (f) | residual value approach |
| Revision (f) | audit / internal audit |
| Reziprozität (f) | reciprocity |
| Richtfest (n) | topping out ceremony |
| Richtkosten (pl), jährlich verlautbarte (England) | total indicative costs (TICs) |
| Richtlinie(n) (f/pl) | guideline(s) / regulation(s) |
| Richtwert (m) | benchmark / guide(line) value / indicatory value / recommended value |
| Richtwertmiete (f) (A) | benchmark rent |
| Risikobeteiligung (f) | risk participation |
| Risikozuschlag (m) | risk premium |
| Riss (m) | crack |
| Rodung (f) | land clearing / clearing (woodland) |
| Rohbau (m) | shell of a/the house / building envelope |
| rohbaufertig | topped-out |
| Rohertrag (m) | gross income / gross yield |
| Rohmaterial (n) | raw material |
| Rohputz (m) | render |
| Rollladen (m) | roller shutter |
| Rolltreppe (f) | escalator |
| rostfrei | stainless |
| Rückabwicklung (f) | restitution / annulment / rescission |
| Rückansicht (f) | rear view / rear elevation |
| Rückerstattung (f) | payback / reimbursement |
| Rückführung (f) | repatriation / repayment |
| Rückgang (m) des Zinsniveaus | decline in interest rates |
| Rückkaufoption (f) | buy-back option / repurchase option |
| Rücklage(n) (f/pl) | reserve(s) |
| Rücklagenbildung (f) | accumulation of reserves |
| Rücksicht (f) / R. nehmen auf | consideration / to be considerate of |
| Rückstellung(en) (f/pl) | provision(s) / accrual(s) |
| Rücktritt (m) | rescission / cancellation |
| Rücktritt (m) (Vertrags-) | rescission / cancellation / withdrawal (of a contract) |
| Rücktrittsklausel (f) | escape clause |
| Rücktrittsrecht (n) | right of withdrawal |
| Rückzahlung (f), vorzeitig | early / premature repayment |
| ruhig | quiet |