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Real Estate
- 10/1 ARM
- 2/28 adjustable-rate mortgage
- 4 Point Inspection
- Abstract of Title
- Actual Cash Value
- Ad Valorem Tax
- Addendum
- Ademption
- Adjusted Basis
- Administrator’s Deed
- Agreement of Sale
- Appraisal
- Appraised Value
- Appreciation
- Architectural Fees
- ASHRAE
- Asking Price
- Assessment
- Assessment Roll
- Bargain and Sale Deed
- Bargain Sale
- Base Flood Elevation
- Bathroom 1/2
- Bathroom 3/4
- Bathroom Full
- Bill of Sale
- Blanket Insurance
- Board of Equalization
- Breach of Contract
- Breach of Covenant
- Breach of Warranty
- Broker
- Building Code
- Building Inspector
- Building Permit
- Bundle of Rights
- Buyer Broker
- Buyer’s Agent
- Buyer’s Market
- Bylaws
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Compliant
- Capital Gains
- Capital Improvement
- Capitalization
- Capitalization Rate
- Casualty and Theft Loss
- Certificate of Occupancy
- Certificate of Sale
- Certificate of Title
- Chain of Title
- Change Order
- Chapter 13
- Clear Title
- Closing
- Closing Costs
- Closing Statement
- Cloud on Title
- Co-housing
- COA
- Collateral
- Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio
- Commercial Real Estate
- Commission
- Common Area Assessment
- Common Areas
- Common-interest Development
- Community Apartment
- Community Development District
- Community Development Tax
- Comp Value
- Comparable Value
- Comparables (Comps)
- Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
- Condemnation
- Condensation
- Condominium
- Condominium Conversion
- Consideration
- Constitutions and Bylaws
- Construction Budget
- Contiguous Lots
- Contract
- Contract for Deed
- Contractual Lien
- Conveyance Tax
- Cooperative
- Corrective Work
- Cost Basis
- Cost-plus Contract
- Counteroffer
- County Property Report
- Court Order Deed
- Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
- Custom Builder
- Custom Home
- Days on the Market
- Declaration of Restrictions
- Declarations Page
- Deductible
- Deed
- Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
- Deed of Trust
- Depreciation
- Designated Agency
- Disaster Loss
- Disclosed Dual Agency
- Double Wide
- Down Payment
- Dual Agency
- Earnest Money
- Effective Year
- Engineering Plan
- Equity
- Erosion
- Escrow
- Escrow Company
- Exclusive Listing
- Executor’s Deed
- Fair Housing Act
- Fair Market Value
- Fee Simple
- Fee Simple Defeasible
- Fiduciary Deed
- Fiduciary Duty
- Finders Fee
- Finished Attic
- Firm Panel
- Flat Fee
- Flood Elevation Certificate
- Flood Insurance
- Flood Map (FEMA)
- Flood Plain
- Flood Zone Code
- Fractional Ownership
- Gift Deed
- Gift Tax
- Grant Deed
- Grantor
- Heir
- Historic Preservation
- HOA
- HOA Master Insurance Policy
- Home Inspection
- Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
- Home Warranty
- Homeowner Insurance Declarations Page
- Homeowner Maintenance
- Homeowners Association
- Homeowners Insurance Policy
- Homestead Exemption
- Housing Discrimination
- HUD-1 Statement
- Impact Fees
- Income Property
- Inheritance
- Inheritance Tax
- Inspection Report
- Installment Contract
- Insurance
- Insurance Agent
- Insurance Binder
- ISO PPC Rating
- Joint Tenancy
- Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship
- Judgment Lien
- Judicial Foreclosure
- Latitude
- Lease
- Lease Option
- Leased Equipment
- Leasehold Estate
- Legal Description
- Lessee
- Lessor
- Letter of Intent
- Lien
- List Price
- Listing
- Lockoff
- Longitude
- Lot Size
- Maintenance (Grounds)
- Major Encroachment
- Market Conditions
- Master Deed
- Master-planned Community
- Master’s Deed
- Mechanics Lien
- Mildew
- Minor Encroachment
- MLS
- National Housing Act
- Necessity Easement
- Notice of Rescission
- Open House
- Open Listing
- Parcel Number
- Personal Property
- Personal Property Taxes
- Pest Inspection
- Planned Development
- POA
- Possession
- Power of Attorney
- Prescriptive Easement
- Principle of Progression
- Private Easement
- Probate
- Probate Sale
- Proof of Claim
- Property Report
- Property Tax
- Property Tax Deduction
- Property Tax Lien
- Property Value
- Proprietary Lease
- Prudent Investor Rule
- Punch List
- Purchase and Sale Agreement
- Purchase Price
- Quad Wide
- Quit Claim Deed
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Agent
- Real Estate Bubble
- Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
- Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- Realtist
- Realtor
- Recession
- Recourse Loan
- Recreation Room
- Reliction
- Renovation Year
- Replacement Costs
- Resale Value
- Rescission
- Reserve Fund
- Residential Lease Agreement
- Residential Real Estate
- Residuary Estate
- Restrictive Covenants
- Right of First Refusal
- Riparian Water Rights
- Safe Harbor
- Seller’s Agent
- Seller’s Disclosure
- Seller’s Market
- Septic Tank
- Settlement Statement
- Sheriff’s Deed
- Short Sale
- Shotgun Style
- Single Wide
- Site Survey
- Skillion Roof
- Solarium
- Southwestern Style
- Spanish Style
- Special Assessment
- Special Purpose Deed
- Special Tax District
- Special Warranty Deed
- Split-level Style
- Starter Home
- Steering
- Stock Cooperative
- Structural Encroachment
- Subagent
- Subsurface Rights (Oil/Mineral/Gas)
- Sun Number
- Survey
- Sweat Equity
- Tax Deed
- Tax Exemption
- Tenancy by the Entirety
- Tenants in Common
- Timeshare
- Title
- Title Agent
- Title Search
- Townhome Style
- Trading Up
- Transfer Tax
- Triple Wide
- Trust Deed
- Tudor Style
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Underwater
- Underwriting
- Upgrades
- Utility Easement
- Victorian Style
- Walk-through
- Warranty Deed
- Water Rights
- Wet Bar
- Wind Mitigation
- Wind Mitigation Inspection Report
- Wire transfer
- Zero-lot Line
- Zoning
- Zoning Variance