Glossary
This combination Real Estate Glossary and Personal Finance Glossary
provides definitions of commonly used real estate and personal finance
terms. All definitions are listed below, arranged in alphabetical
order.
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
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A
Abstract of Title
Acceleration Clause
Addendum
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM)
Adjusted Gross Income
Agency
Agency Closing
Agent
Agreement of Sale
Amortization
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
Any-Occupation Policy
Application
Application Fee
Appraisal
Articles-of-Agreement for Deed
Assumption of Mortgage
B
Balloon Mortgage
Bond
Building Code and Condition Coverage
Building Line or Setback
Buy Down
Buyer Broker
Buyer's Market
C
Capital Gain
Capital Loss
Certificate of Title
Cash Surrender Value
Cash Value Policy
Catastrophic Care
Chain of Title
Churning
Common Stock
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
D
Debt Service
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Dependent
Dividends (more glossary entries below useful links)
E
Endorsement
Equity
Estimated Tax Payments
F
Fee Simple
Fiduciary Duty
Filing Status
First Mortgage
Fixture
Foreclosure
G
Gift Letter
Good Faith Estimate (GFE)
Grace Period
Graduated Payment Mortgage
Guaranteed Cost Replacement
Guaranteed Renewable Policy
H
Hazard Insurance
Holdback
Homeowner's Association
Homeowner's Insurance
Home Inspection
Home Warranty
I
Income Replacement Policy
Installment Contract for Deed
Institutional Investors or Lenders
Interest
Interest-Only Mortgage
Interest Rate Cap
IRS Penalty
J
Joint Tenancy
K
L
Landscape
Late Charge
Lease with an Option to Buy
Lender
Lessee
Lessor
Letter of Intent
Leverage
Lien
Listing
Loan
Loan Commitment
Loan Origination Fee
Loan-to-Value Ratio
Location
Lock-In
M
Maintenance Fee
Mortgage
Mortgage Banker
Mortgage Broker
Mortgagee
Mortgagor
Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
N
Negative Amortization
No-Fault Insurance
Non-Cancelable Policy
O
Option to Purchase
Origination Fee
Ownership
Own-Occupation Policy
P
Package Mortgage
Paper
Personal Articles Rider
Personal Injury Protection
Personal Property
PITI
Pledged Account
Point
Possession
Power of Attorney
Prepaid Interest
Prepayment Penalty
Prequalifying for a Loan
Principal
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
Property Tax
Proration
Purchase Agreement
Purchase Money Mortgage
Q
Quit-claim Deed
R
Real Rate of Return
Real Estate
Real Estate Agent
Real Estate Attorney
Real Estate Broker
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
Realtist
Realtor
Recording
Redlining
Regulation M
Regulation Z
Replacement Insurance
Reserve
S
Sale-Leaseback
Sales Contract
Sales Tax
Second Mortgage
Seller Broker
Settlement Statement
Shared Appreciation Mortgage
Special Assessment
Standard Deduction
Stock Broker
Subagent
Subdivision
Subvented Lease
T
Tax Audit
Tax Exemption
Tax Lien
Taxable Income
Tenancy by the Entirety
Tenants in Common
Title
Title Company
Title Insurance
Transaction Fees
Treasuries
Treasury Bills (T-Bills)
Trust Account
U
Umbrella Liability Policy
Underwriter
V
Variable Interest Rate
Void
Voluntary Lien
W
Waiver
Withholding
Withholding Allowance
X
Y
Z
Zoning
