License Laws
Laws enacted by every state governing the activities and requirements of real estate salespeople and brokers. Upon satisfying the necessary age and residency requirements and satisfactorily passing a license examination, a real estate salesperson or broker license is issued to the individual. The license will state the name of the individual. The date when the license was issued and what type of license it is, and often in the case of a real estate salesperson, the business address of the real estate broker with whom the individual is associated.
Popular Real Estate Terms
The substitution of one person or business for another when the substituted person or business has the same rights and obligations as the original party. An insurance company can surogate ...
(1) Methods that involve discounting the future cash flows generated by an income property. These techniques are used primarily for valuation. (2) Methods of selecting and ranking ...
Tax-free exchange that allows a seller two years after escrow closes on his former principal personal residence to buy like-kind property and defer taxes. Profits from the sale of a ...
Title granted to those having expertise in valuing homes by the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. ...
See historic structure. ...
An interest rate charged on a loan that exceeds the legal maximum interest rate within the state. It is illegal to do so. The maximum interest rate may depend on the type of lender and ...
An interest in property with the right o possession being postponed into the future until a certain even occurs. There are several possibilities where a future interest in property could ...
Highest bid to buy and the lowest offer to sell a parcel of real estate in a particular market at a specified time. ...
Residential or office structure adjacent to water such as a lake. Such property has a higher value because of the greater demand for it. ...

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