It translates into what people can afford for rent.  

My major strength lies in data analysis and manipulating databases (SQL,R), thus analyzing trends and data is a strong skill of mine, which I am hoping will translate directly into REI.

This most probably translates into 25-35% of all adult Americans having enough assets to purchase an average priced home in any but the coasts without the need for a mortgage.

It will translate into more money in various ways even if that isn’t a higher monthly rent .

Whether that translates into a rent premium is what started this whole forum thread and still up for debate.Mathew

Translation - non-institutional. 

This translates to a cap rate of about 8.5% which is about twice the local going cap rate in this part of the City.

Leading indicators of rig count (now <500) and building permits (-31% Y/Y) have translated into current losses (updated 3/4/16) per http://www.houston.org/pdf/research/quickview/EconomicIndicators.pdf The 14.1% drop in retail sales Y/Y should be alarming.

There's an agent here who {over} uses the phrase "awaiting your decorating touches", which translates into "the shag carpet may be gone, but the appliances are still harvest gold and nothing else has been touched since 1978".  

For insurance that translates to presenting the right policy to meet their specific needs, and with real estate it can be any number of things (the right purchase price, closing quickly, etc).With both businesses, you have to be persistent & talk to lots of people in order to achieve success.