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Sometimes, the possibility of a real estate Alienation can be stipulated in a contract either allowing or forbidding it to happen. Whenever that happens, it’s referred to it by ...

A mortgage provides the right to the bank to have a lien on the financed property with the borrower having title to the property. ...

Generation X, also known as Gen X , is the generational extract of Americans that are sandwiched between the Baby Boomer Generation and the Millennial generation (also called ...

(1) Occupancy rate at which rental income of a property pays for operating expenses and debt service, leaving no residual cash flow. (2) The level of sales of a real estate business where ...

The Ellwood method based on a multiplier of mortgage-equity to determine the value of income-producing property. ...

Solid rock that lies underneath soil providing a foundation on which to construct a building. ...

Expected period that property will provide benefits. It is typically less than physical life of the property because the property continues to have physical life regardless of inefficiency ...

Part of a building that is connected to but leads away from the main structure. ...

A lock in guarantees a certain interest rate for a certain period of time. ...

Recently sold properties that are similar in size, location, and amenities to the home for sale. These properties help an appraiser determine the fair market value of a property. ...

From the beginning, basements were not built to provide living space but a place to hide plumbing, wires and water boilers. Home buyers are always interested in the gross living area of a ...

Basement remodels add more beautiful living space and are usually treated like new construction. This means that it increases your home’s assessed value and therefore an increase in ...

Now that you’ve learned how much does a real estate agent make, you’re wondering who pays the real estate agent? Get ready for a non-answer. Or a super-answer. It’s a ...

Here you are asking us: “Do I have a lien on my home?” We don’t know. Do you? Here are some of the reasons why one would have a lien on their home: Defaulting. ...

A gift letter is when an individual gives you money for a down payment as a gift, that person must write you a gift letter so that it can be included in your loan documentation. ...

There’s been a lot of demand for QR codes for real estate signs as they became a fabulous way to go beyond the advertising nature of the traditional static “for sale” ...