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Contracts

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Consideration, Offer and Acceptance, Legal purpose & capacity, Agreement

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Addendum

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Something added to printed contract – Page listing other things buyer wants

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Option contract

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Agreement to allow a buyer to purchase or not, at a future date

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Lease/ Purchase

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two contracts – lease for a period and option or sale contract

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Consideration

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something for something - promise to give money for title

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Contingency

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Provision in contract that requires a certain act be done before contract becomes binding

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Offer

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One party offers to do something for something in return

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Counteroffer

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response to offer with another offer

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Unilateral

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one sided – offer

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Bilateral

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Promises made by two parties - two sided - sales contract

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Duress

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contract signed under threat

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Express contract

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Contract in writing

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Implied contract

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an agreement based on the actions of the parties

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Executory contract

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contract in which something remains to be done (closing)

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Executed contract

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closed

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Execute

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Sign contract

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Listing agreement

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between broker and principle to pay commission if broker sells property

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Assignment

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transferring interest in instrument to another

Mortgages are assigned to secondary market

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Conveyance

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Transference or refers to any document that transfers title to real property

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Acknowledgement

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Notorized for recording

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Offer and acceptance

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“meeting of the minds”

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Void contract

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one that did not meet the requirements of a valid contract (forged name)

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Voidable contract

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one that appears to be valid , but may be voided (minor signed)

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Minor

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Alabama must be 19 or 18 and married to sign contract

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Rescission

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canceling of contract

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Novation

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substituting another contract

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Breach of Contract

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violation of contract without excuse

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Earnest Money

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good faith money to prove intention - not required for valid contract

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Liquidated damages

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– an amount predetermined as the total damages for breach of contract (earnest)

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Specific performance

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– legal action to compel a party to carry out terms of contract

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Statute of Frauds

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–law that requires instruments involving real estate to be in writing to be enforceable

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Statute of Limitation

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– law that puts time limits on bringing action in court

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Time is of the essence

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– clause in contract that requires performance within a certain time

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Laches

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Loss of rights due to delay in asserting claim (property inspection)

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Building permit

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written government permission to construct or alter a structure

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Certificate of Occupancy

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– government permission to use structure – all inspections passed

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Conditional Use Permit

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Permission to allow use that conflicts with zoning (day care in residential)

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Brokerage

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Bringing together sellers and buyers for a fee

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Agent

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person employed to act on behalf of another

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Broker

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Qualifying Broker- Responsible for all acts of all agents

Primary business, supervision of all agents, signor on escrow accounts, place of business

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Transaction Broker

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Relationship begins as TB, assisting parties until agency agreement is signed

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Single agent

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agent working for one party in a transaction – must be in writing

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Dual agent

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agent working for both sides of transaction – must be in writing and signed by all

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Branch office

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different locations must have a qualifying broker

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Independent contractor

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  • responsible for end results, not subject to employee controls
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Procuring cause

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person who’s efforts acquire a ready, willing and able buyer

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RECAD

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Real Estate Consumer Agency Disclosure –

Must be given to consumer at first contact before confidential information is disclosed to another

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Land

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earth’s surface, including below and above & anything permanently attached to it

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Situs

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Personal preference for one area over another

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Real property / Real Estate

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interest, rights, and benefits inherent in real estate ownership

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Appurtenant

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– right, privilege, or improvement belonging to and passing with property

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Tangible

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physical – the property

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Intangible

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Non –physical – rights that go with property

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Appurtenant Easement

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– easement that attaches to one property that allows use by adjacent landowner

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Annexation

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– Process of converting personal property to real property (planting a tree)

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Severance

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Process of converting real property to personal property (cutting down a tree)

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Fixture

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Personal property (chattel) that has become real property Ceiling Fan

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Improvement

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any structure erected on a site to enhance the value of the property

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Trade fixture

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Personal property that does not become real property Restaurant equipment

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Chattel

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– personal property – personalty

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Fructus Industriales

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Emblements - Fruits of Industry / agricultural crops – personal property

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Fructus Naturales

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Trees & bushes – real property

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Mineral Rights

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Subsurface rights may be sold separately

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Water rights

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Adjacent lands have rights that water not be restricted or contaminated

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Littoral rights

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non-flowing – Lunar – to high water mark

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Riparian rights

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flowing water – River – right to access and use water

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Title

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Right to ownership of land, Evidence of ownership of land – Not a piece of paper

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Eminent domain

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Government right to take private property

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Condemnation

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– process of taking private property for public use through eminent domain

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Dedication

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voluntary transfer of private property to public use

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Inverse Condemnation

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Action taken by adjacent property owner for damages (airport expansion)

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Manufactured Housing

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Wheel Estate – Built offsite and trucked in on wheels Only 5% moved again

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Modular Housing

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Built offsite and trucked in, then placed with cranes (Legos)

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Equity

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Current market value minus mortgage

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Demand

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– Amount of goods people are willing and able to buy at a given price

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Supply

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– Amount of goods producers are willing to offer at a given price
Absorption Rate - # of homes sold in 1 year divided by # of homes so

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Absorption Rate

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of homes sold in 1 year divided by # of homes sold in previous month

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Demographics

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Density & Distribution of people

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Capital gain

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profit earned from the sale of an asset

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Short Term

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held for less than 1 year & taxed at ordinary income rates

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Long Term

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held for more than 1 year & taxed at capital gains rates (lower tax)

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Monetary policy

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  • government regulation of the amount of money in circulation (Federal Reserve)
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Tax policy

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government policy to support its goals

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Contracts-

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Consideration, Offer and Acceptance, Legal purpose & capacity, Agreement

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Contract

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  • legally enforceable set of promises that must be performed or breach occurs
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Addendum

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Something added to printed contract – Page listing other things buyer wants

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Option contract

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– Agreement to allow a buyer to purchase or not, at a future date

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Lease/ Purchase

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two contracts – lease for a period and option or sale contract

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Consideration

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something for something - promise to give money for title

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Contingency

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– Provision in contract that requires a certain act be done before contract becomes binding

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Offer

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– One party offers to do something for something in return

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Counteroffer

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response to offer with another offer

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Unilateral

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one sided – offer

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Bilateral

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– Promises made by two parties - two sided - sales contract

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Duress-

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  • contract signed under threat
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Express contract

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– Contract in writing

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Implied contract

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an agreement based on the actions of the parties

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Executory contract

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contract in which something remains to be done (closing)

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Executed contract

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– closed

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Execute

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Sign contract

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Listing agreement

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– between broker and principle to pay commission if broker sells property

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Assignment

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  • transferring interest in instrument to another Mortgages are assigned to secondary market
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Conveyance

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Transference or refers to any document that transfers title to real property

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Acknowledgement

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Notorized for recording

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Offer and acceptance

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“meeting of the minds”

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Void contract

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one that did not meet the requirements of a valid contract (forged name)

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Voidable contract

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one that appears to be valid , but may be voided (minor signed)

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Minor

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– Alabama must be 19 or 18 and married to sign contract

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Rescission

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canceling of contract

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Novation

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substituting another contract

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Breach of Contract

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violation of contract without excuse

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Earnest Money

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good faith money to prove intention - not required for valid contract

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Liquidated damages

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– an amount predetermined as the total damages for breach of contract (earnest)

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Specific performance

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– legal action to compel a party to carry out terms of contract

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Statute of Frauds

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–law that requires instruments involving real estate to be in writing to be enforceable

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Statute of Limitation

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– law that puts time limits on bringing action in court

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Time is of the essence

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clause in contract that requires performance within a certain time

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Laches

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Loss of rights due to delay in asserting claim (property inspection)

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Building permit

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written government permission to construct or alter a structure

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Certificate of Occupancy

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– government permission to use structure – all inspections passed

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Conditional Use Permit

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  • Permission to allow use that conflicts with zoning (day care in residential)
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Nonconforming Use

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use of property may continue after zoning ordinance change (residential changes)

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Zoning

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– Power given to local governments by state police power to regulate use of land

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PETE

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government powers – Police, Eminent Domain, Taxation, Escheat

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Density Zoning

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– Restriction on maximum number of housing units per acre

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Bulk zoning

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establishes restrictions in bulk – downtown Birmingham buildings are < 34 floors (airport)

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Setback line

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– bulk zoning that establishes distance from structure to property lines

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Variance

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permission to build a structure that is prohibited by zoning

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Restrictive covenants

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– Private restriction on land use

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Clustering

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Grouping housing on smaller lots with larger common areas

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Gridiron

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– Placing housing in rows on a grid

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Subdivider

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improving land by dividing into lots then putting in streets and utilities

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Subdivision

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planned community of similar homes

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Developer

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  • improving land (building structures)
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Master Plan

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Long term plan for land use

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PUD

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Planned Unit Development ( Riverchase)

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MUD

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– Multi Use Development – High rise with retail on street floor, offices above, residence above that

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Brokerage

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Bringing together sellers and buyers for a fee

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Agent

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– person employed to act on behalf of another

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Antitrust

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Price fixing, Group boycotting, Allocation of Customers, Allocation of markets, Tie-in agreements

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Broker

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  • Qualifying Broker- Responsible for all acts of all agents

Primary business, supervision of all agents, signor on escrow accounts, place of business

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Transaction Broker

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– Relationship begins as TB, assisting parties until agency agreement is signed

143
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Single agent

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– agent working for one party in a transaction – must be in writing

144
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Dual agent

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agent working for both sides of transaction – must be in writing and signed by all

145
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Branch office

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different locations must have a qualifying broker

146
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Independent contractor

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responsible for end results, not subject to employee controls

147
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Procuring cause

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person who’s efforts acquire a ready, willing and able buyer

148
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RECAD

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Real Estate Consumer Agency Disclosure –

Must be given to consumer at first contact before confidential information is disclosed to another

149
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Escrow Accounts

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Commingling

Conversion

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Commingling

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– placing other’s money (held in trust) into account other than escrow (trust ) account

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Conversion

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using other’s money held in trust for any reason

Money must be held in FDIC bank with branch in Alabama

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Risk management

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ACT Avoid, Control, Transfer

153
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Property Disclosure

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required for Health & Safety – known structural defects, Lead Paint

154
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Caveat Emptor

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“Let the buyer beware” does not apply to:

Health and safety issues, Assumption of Duty, New Construction, Direct question

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Latent defect

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Hidden structural defect that could not be discovered by ordinary inspection

156
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Concealment

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– illegal failure to disclose a material fact

157
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Fraud

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When agent conceals Knowledge of , duty to disclose, harm comes to party

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Ad Valorem tax

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tax according to value (tax assessed)

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Mill

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one- thousandths 1/1000 tax rate of 6 mills is $6 per $1000 of taxable value

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Millage rate

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tax rate applied to tax assessed value to compute tax owed for year October 1st

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Special assessment

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– tax charge applied for improvements (adding sidewalks)

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Involuntary Lien

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Placed on property without consent of owner (Tax)

163
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Voluntary Lien

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Placed on property with owners consent (Mortgage)

164
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Statutory Lien

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– lien imposed by statue (law) (tax lien)

165
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Equitable Lien

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From common law – mechanics or material man

166
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General Lien

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– lien on all creditor’s property both personal and real (judgment)

167
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Specific Lien

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– Lien on one property (mortgage)

168
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Judgment

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court order to attach lien on property of defendant

169
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First Lien

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First recorded lien against property gets first funds from foreclosure

170
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Junior lien

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– second recorded or later in line to collect money in foreclosure

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Subordination

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giving right to be first in line to collect to a junior position holder

172
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Property taxes

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are unrecorded liens that are paid before first lien in a foreclosure sale

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Mechanics or Material man lien

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filed by creditor for nonpayment of debt for services or material

174
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Mortgage lien

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Death Note paid until note dies Voluntary, Specific

175
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Tax lien

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– Charge against property for ad valorem taxes

176
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Tax certificate sale

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sale of tax debt on a property for non a payment of valorem taxes

177
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Foreclosure

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sale of property for non payment of debt

178
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Equitable right of redemption

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pay off debt before sale

179
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Statutory right of redemption

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  • Alabama - redeem property up to one year after foreclosure sale
180
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1031

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Tax deferred exchange of like property

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