All Terms Flashcards
A method of compensating salespeople where each salesperson pays the broker a monthly fee for the use of the office space, support services, and the broker’s name, and in return, the sales person keeps 100% of the commission.
100% Commission Plan
A method estimating the value of lots with more than standard depth; a depth table.
4-3-2-1 Rule
A decrease or reduction. (ex. Decrease of rent due to damage caused by a storm)
Abatement
A grantor’s hand delivery of a deed to the grantee.
Absolute Delivery
A condensed history of all conveyances, liens, encumbrances, judgements, and other court decisions affecting the property.
Abstract of Title
Mortgage loan provision which permits the lender to demand the entire loan balance be immediately paid in full in the event of default.
Acceleration Clause
A buyer whose offer is acceptable to the seller, though different from the terms in the broker’s listing agreement
Acceptable Buyer
The acquisition of title by the owner of real property to those things attached to the property by others, such as tenants or trespassers or by nature.
Accession
The gradual addition to land resulting from some natural force, such as the action of water or wind.
Accretion
A process for recovery of investment in a building.
Return on Investment
Past depreciation
Accrued Depreciation
A formal declaration made by the grantor in the presence of an authorized official, usually a notary public, that the fraudulent inducement of a conveyance. Required in most states for recording but has no effect on validity.
Acknowledgement
A measure of land area equal to 43,560 square feet.
Acre
A court action to settle a title dispute or clear a title of defects.
Action to Quiet Title
Status of an individual who has met all qualifications to practice real estate as a broker, associate broker, or salesperson; and such license is held by a broker, rather than by the Commission.
Active License
The number of years a building has been in existence
Actual Age
An agency established by agreement, either written or verbal.
Actual Agency
Oral or written communication to the offer or that the offerer has accepted the offer.
Actual Communication
A legal process to remove a tenant who holds over after the right of possession has ended, usually resulting from failure to pay rent.
Actual Eviction
A deliberate misrepresentation of a material fact, made with the intent of inducing the other party to act upon it to one’s detriment. Can be done by words or silence.
Actual Fraud
Knowledge that one acquires from what is heard, read or observed.
Actual Notice
A tax assessed against real property based upon its value. Revenue from such taxes is used to pay for the general operational expenses of the taxing authority.
Ad Valorem Tax
A page added to a form contract for the purpose of including essential terms or to provide supporting documentation such as plats or power of attorney.
Addendum
Mortgage loan which allows the lender to periodically adjust the interest rate, up or down, to reflect changes in market rates.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage or ARM
The price put on a comparable property after adjustments have been made for differences between it and the subject property.
Adjusted Sales Price
The laws that are passed by elected legislatures.
Administrative Laws
A person appointed by a probate court to oversee distribution of property and to satisfy all debts out of the assets of the estate of a person who died without leaving a will or did not name an executor.
Administrator
A deed executed by an administrator to convey title to real property owned by a person who died intestate or did not name an executor.
Administrator’s Deed
A method of acquiring title to real property by the unauthorized occupation of another person’s land.
Adverse Possession
The contract a licensee signs when joining a broker or brokerage firm.
Affiliation Agreement
A principle of law which enables a prior grantee to automatically acquire title to real estate after a grantor has attempted to convey title, but in fact, did not have good title.
Doctrine of After Acquired Title
*A method of estimating accrued depreciation; also called straight line depreciation.
Age-life
Every relationship in which a real estate broker acts for or represents another by that person’s express authority in a real estate transaction
Agency
*An agency in which the agent has a legal interest in the property of the principle. Cannot be revoked by the principal.
Agency Coupled with an Interest
A person authorized to act on behalf of another.
Agent
A designated air space over a parcel of land. In condominiums, each individual unit occupies a separate lot.
Air lot
The right to use and enjoy the air space above a parcel of land. Such rights may be leased or sold separately from the land.
Air Rights
Mortgage loan provision which allows the lender to demand the entire loan balance due if the property is sold.
Alienation Clause or Due on Sale Clause
An encumbrance created against land when the court is granted custody of the property to prevent the owner from conveying title while a suit for damages is being decided.
Attachment Lien
The act of witnessing a person’s signing a document, such as a deed or will, and then signing the document as witness.
Attestation
Legal counsel for the state. Whenever the Commission believes a serious violation has occurred this person may bring an action in the name of the state to enforce compliance.
Attorney General
One who has the authority to act on behalf of another under a power of attorney.
Attorney-in-Fact
A provision in a listing agreement which allows the listing to automatically renew indefinitely until the property is either sold, or the agreement is canceled by the owner. Such provisions are not allowed in most states.
Automatic Renewal Clause
The loss of land caused by a sudden or violent change in the course of a river, stream, or other body of water.
Avulsion
A lump sum pay off of the unpaid balance of a loan, usually at the end of the loan term.
Balloon Payment
A deed which contains neither expressed nor implied warranties of title, but the grantor implies ownership of the property described in the deed.
Bargain and Sale Deed