Coop


Definition of "Co-op"

Yama Abbasi
  Keller Williams Realty

(1) Housing arrangement in which the tenants are shareholders in a company that owns and maintains the structure. (2) Agreement between two real estate brokers in which the commission will be shared, usually equally.



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