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Established federal, state or local structural building requirements that have to be adhered to so as to receive certification by the government authority. Housing code enforcement is ...

Street having access only at one end and terminating with a circular turnaround area. The circular area permits automobiles to exit the street without having to use a home's driveway to ...

Named after Sir Robert Torrens, a British administrator in Australia. The torrens system is a state-sponsored system of land title registration, not applicable in states, such as California. ...

Ask Price is the initial listed price for a piece of real estate.It’s important to understand that, in the real estate world, there’s no such thing as a fixed price when buying ...

Price of a bond or note plus accrued interest. ...

Subordinate lien to a previous lien. Generally attached after a previous, and therefore senior, lien has been attached to property. In the event of a foreclosure action where there are ...

Initial or senior mortgage on property. It comes before all subsequent mortgages, and the mortgage has precedence in payment if default occurs. ...

A bilateral contract is a pretty straightforward term. No horseplay there. It’s a legal agreement between two individuals who both agree to do (or not to do) a specific act. The ...

A type of financing in which a developer or seller arranges for the buyer to get a loan at a rate below the current market rate. The developer or seller pays interest costs in order to ...

Please refer to our directory, where you will be able to browse using Counties and/or Cities. ...

Yes and no.The yes part of the answer is pretty standard; we’ve been covering it in the many many articles we put out on our real estate advice and tips page exposing the ...

Basic points relates to changes in the interest rate for your home. ...

You know what is the truest answer to “who can put a lien on your house”? Yourself. We’re not trying to be smart here; it’s the truth. Failing to pay up a ...

To figure out where you stand on the debt-to-income ratio, you must first understand the meaning of the figure. Most lenders use the ratio 28/36. The first number, which is also referred ...

What is a vlog? A video blog (shortened vlog) is a type of blog in which the message is spoken, not written, and the medium is video. It is a form of web television made popular by ...

The first answer that comes to mind when someone asks how does where you live affect how you live is: do you have a lot of spare time? Because this one takes a while to answer… Like ...