Real Estate vocab list 6 Flashcards

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Summation Approach

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Also called the cost approach in appraising

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Superfund

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Known as C.E.R.C.L.A - Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act. Purpose is to focus on cleanup of hazardous substances in given areas as so determined by the E.P.A

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Surety Bond

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A private company that promises to perform if the bonded party fails

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Surface Waters

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The classification of water that includes all natural streams, lakes and ponds

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Survey

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Determining the location of land by measuring the determined lines and angles

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Sweat Equity

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An increase in value to real property due to the owner’s laber

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Syndication

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A combination of parties joined together to undertake an investment as an entity

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Tacking

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Adding successive time periods of continuous usage

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Take out loan

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A permanent financing arrangement that pays off a construction loan

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10
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Tangible

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Personal property that can be moved

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Tax Deferment

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A real estate investment that postpones the paying of taxes

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Tax Rate

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The rate applied to the assessed value of property to establish a tax

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Tax Shelter

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Using investments to postpone the payment of income tax

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Tenancy

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A mode of holding title to real property

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Tenancy at Sufferance

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The quality of the tenancy one has if he remains on the property after the lease has expired. Least possible estate in land.

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16
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Tenancy at Will

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A lease that can be terminated by either party at their will

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Tenancy by Entireties

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A method of joint ownership whereby the remaining portion of the property automatically passes to the surviving spouse

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Tenancy for Period to Period

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A lease that is automatically renewed for the same like time

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Tenancy for Years

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Any lease for a specified period of time

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Tenancy in Common

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Co-ownership in property, interests need not be equal and no right of survivorship exists

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Tenancy in Severalty

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Owned by one person. Sole and Separate

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Tenant

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One who occupies or uses property under a lease

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Tenements

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Real property and those rights that remain, and are attached to the land

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Term Loan

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A mortgage which must be paid off in a specified period of time. Interest only

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Testate

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Have died with a Will

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Tier Line

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Survey lines that are six miles apart and run parallel to the principal baseline

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Time is of the Essence

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All obligations set forth in the contract must be met on or before the date specified

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Title

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The legal proof of real property ownership

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Title Insurance

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Insurance in a real estate transaction that protects the parties against Title defects

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30
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Title Theory State

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A lender of cash may hold legal title to property

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Torrens System

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A registration system that accurately determines ownership and claims to real property

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Tort

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A wrongful act against a party in which civil action can be brought

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Townhouse

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Individual ownership of a specific structure plus interest in the common area - ownership includes air and subsurface rights

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Township

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A parcel of land that is six miles square and contains 36 sections

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Trade Fixture

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Items used in business that appears to be real property but remain personal property

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Treasurer’s Deed

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The Deed one receives as a result of tax foreclosure sale

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Trust Account

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A broker’s bank account used specifically for earnest money or rental deposits

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Trustee

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One who holds bare-naked title in a Deed of Trust for the beneficiary until the entire debt is paid

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Trustee’s Deed

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A Deed given by the Trustee to convey property out of Trust

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Trustor

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The party who signs the Trust Deed. The borrower in a Deed of Trust

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Trust-In-Lending

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Covered by Reg Z - Borrowers are to be given truthful and complete information as it relates to the cost of credit

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Undivided Interest

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Co-ownership whereby each party has the right to use the entire property

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Undue influence

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Taking unfair advantage of one’s position in acquiring an agreement

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Unearned Increment

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An increase of property value due to external causes such as inflation

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Unenforceable Contract

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A contract that appears to be valid but neither party can be legally forced to perform

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Uniform Commercial Code

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A code of law that regulates the security used in personal property transactions

47
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Unilateral Contract

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A contract that is binding only on one party

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Unit-In-Place Method

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An estimate of value that computes each unit times the number of units in a given building

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Unities of Joint Tenancy

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Time, Title, Interest, Possession

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Universal Agent

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One authorized to act for another in every and all actions, such as a Guardian

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Useful Life

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The period of time a property will be used for its intended purpose

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Usury

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Charging a higher rate of interest that the law allows

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V.A. Guarantee

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V.A. will guarantee to the lender of funds a specific amount in case of default

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Valid

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A contract that contains all essential legal requirements and is enforceable through a court of law

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Valuable Consideration

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Something of monetary value given in exchange for the conveyance of real property

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Value

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The amount of consideration an item can command, also the present worth of future benefits

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Value (Elements of)

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Demand, Utility, Scarcity, Transferability

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Variable Rate Mortgage

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Lender may adjust the interest on a loan based upon an index

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Variance

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Permission obtained to act in a way that is contrary to current zoning ordinances

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Vendee

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The buyer of real property under an agreement for sale

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Vendor

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The seller of real property under an agreement for sale

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Void

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A contract that never was legal and has no binding effect

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Voidable

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A contract that appears to be valid on its face until action is taken to void it

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Warranty Forever

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The grantor guarantees forever the title conveyed. The warranty is found in a General Warranty Deed

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Warranty of Further Assurance

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The grantor promises to deliver all necessary documents in order to convey clear title. This warranty is found in a General Warranty Deed

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Wild Deed

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An unrecorded document that creates a gap in the chain of title

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Will

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A legal testament by which a person disposes of his or her property at the time of death

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With Recourse

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The Seller of a negotiable instrument may be held responsible for its future payments

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Without Recourse

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The Seller of a negotiable instrument may not be held responsible for its future payments

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Worth

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The amount something should sell for in an open and free market

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Wraparound

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Creating a new obligation which consists of all underlying debts plus the sellers equity

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Writ of Execution

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A decree of the court instructing an officer of the court to carry out the judgement

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Yield

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The financial benefits received from an investment

74
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Zoning

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Local Laws that regulate the specific use and character of land