Key Content (Ch. 4) 9% Flashcards
Owners
Invest in real estate for shelter and income (long term capital growth)
Lenders
Invest in mortgages based on the real estate’s value as security
Purchasing Power
Home buyers ability to purchase property funded by mortgage money based on 31% of their gross income
Preferred method to used to impose a ____on real estate
Lien
Lien gives lender or carryback seller right to____ on real estate if borrower defaults
Foreclose
Trust deed identifies the following parties in the mortgage transaction;
Borrower/owner (trustor)
Middle man (trustee)
Lender/carryback seller (beneficiary)
Trustor
Voluntarily encumbers their property with the trust deed lien.
Trustee
(bank) Holds the power of sale to auction the property
Beneficiary
(backs trustee) Benefits from the trust deed lien encumbering the property
FRM
Fixed Rate Mortgage; note with a fixed interest rate.
Periodic Payments
Monthly payments
ARM
Adjustable Rate Mortgage; calls for periodic adjustments to the interest rate
GPM
Graduated Payment Mortgage; payments increase periodically by predetermined amounts until the payment fully amortizes the principal over remaining life of mortgage (interest rate fixed)
AITD note
All-inclusive Trust Deed note (aka a wraparound/overriding note); calls for buyer to pay the carryback seller constant monthly installments of principal and interest.
SAM
Shared Appreciation Mortgage; calls for buyer to periodically pay interim interest at fixed rate, then when the principal balance is due, to further pay the mortgage holder additional interest
Reconveyance
When a debt secured by a trust deed lien on real estate has been fully paid and the lien is removed from title
LTV
An LTV of 80% required buyer to put a minimum down of 20%. Anything greater than 80% requires a PMI
Formal Assumption
Between the mortgage holder and the buyer
Subject-to-assumption
Between the seller and the buyer
Federal Housing Administration
FHA insured mortgage; insures lenders against loss for the full mount of a mortgage.
VA Mortgage Guarantee
The VA mortgage guarantees program assists qualified veteran of their surviving spouses to buy a home with zero down payment.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
government sponsored enterprises designed to help facilitate home purchases for low to moderate income buyers.
Federal Programs
FHA
VA
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
State programs
CAlHFA
CalVet
HCD