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Accumulation of housing units deemed substitutable by homogeneous households, such as those having comparable attractiveness and usefulness. ...

Combination of two or more real estate brokerages into one, with only one company retaining its identity. Typically, the larger of the two companies is the company whose identity is ...

Regional area from which a particular product or service can expect its greatest demand. For example, a retail department store expects to attract shoppers from a market area having a ...

Creating a forest cover on a land area not previously forested. Not only increases the aesthetic value of the land, but helps to prevent erosion thereby improving the environment. ...

Legal boundary of property. ...

Mixed assortment of either housing styles in a residential development or mixed zoning uses in an urban development plan. For example, heterogeneous nondevelopment residential are has many ...

deliberate action by an individual or entity to cheat another causing damage. There is typically a misrepresentation to deceive, or purposeful withholding of material data needed for a ...

Agreement negotiated between two individuals about to enter into matrimony; deals with issues of the distribution of property and support should the marital union dissolve or either spouse ...

A limit on an adjustable-rate mortgage. ...

A negative amortization is a type of loan situation that occurs when the monthly payments do not cover the principal or interest. Instead of declining, the balance of the loan actually ...

A front-end ratio is a ratio of the borrowers monthly housing expenses-including principal, interest, property taxes, and insurance (OITI)-compared to the borrowers gross, pretax monthly ...

If you truly want to purchase that property, the only ethical thing to do is to purchase it through that REALTOR. Otherwise, you could set up potential conflicts between your previous ...

A borrowers other debts, such as auto loans and credit cards, figured into the debt-to-income ratio. ...

This question might have crossed your mind while planning for retirement, or... after inheriting your aunt’s under-the-mattress savings. You spread your wings ready to fly to the ...

A very common real estate question is:Do Tiny Houses depreciate?Short answer is: yes, tiny houses do depreciate. But let’s explain the “why”s so we get to the bottom of ...

A gated community is a community of homes where you must pass through a security gate in order to enter the community. ...