- A certificate of ownership in a real estate company.
- Pledged assets for a borrowing. An example is an office building serving as collateral for the mortgage.
- Way of protecting property from improper access or use, such as posting a security guard in an apartment building.
Popular Real Estate Terms
Decline in the credit status of a prospective homebuyer. ...
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fee to use a bridge or tunnel. Fee assessed to use someone else's property. ...
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Guarantee by a seller to a buyer to satisfy, for a specified time period, problems in the quality or performance of items within the home. There is usually no additional charge during the ...
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