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1
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license

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revokable permission to use another’s land

2
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trade fixtures

A

a commercial tenants removable fixtures

3
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tenancy in common

A

no right of survivorship where the heirs inherit the deceased person’s percentage of ownership

4
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novation

A

new contractual substitution of obligations from one party to another

5
Q

lis pendens

A

Latin for litigation pending

6
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joint tenancy

A

ownership with the right of survivorship

7
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appurtenace

A

anything that attaches to and runs with the land

8
Q

valuable consideration

A

money or commodity used in a contract

9
Q

prescriptive easement

A

an easement created by open, notorious, hostile, and continuous usage

10
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servient tenement

A

easement is placed on this tenement

11
Q

escheat

A

no heirs, therefore the government becomes owner of the real property

12
Q

township

A

36 sections with each section having 360 acres

13
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dominant tenement

A

tenement easement user

14
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remainderman

A

the person to whom a life estate goes upon the death of the life tenant

15
Q

specific lean

A

a special assessment

16
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meridians

A

parallel vertical lines (N&S) six miles apart used in a government survey legal description

17
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judgements

A

general liens

18
Q

specific liens

A

mortgage liens, real estate taxes, and mechanics liens

19
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easement by necessity

A

is acquired when property is land locked

20
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mechanics lien

A

a specific lien and an encumbrance

21
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tenants in common

A

shares can be unequal

22
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metes and bounds

A

an acceptable method of legal description. A land description that begins at a specific point and proceeds around the boundaries of a parcel by reference to linear measurements and directions

23
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government survey system

A

base lines run east and west

24
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principal meridians

A

run north and south

25
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a township contains how many sections

A

36

26
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tenancy at will

A

a type of lease

27
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a square mile is how many acres

A

640 one acre =43,560 square ft

28
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defeasible fee estate

A

can be terminated upon violation of condition in deed

29
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non-conforming use

A

a property not conforming with present zoning

30
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condemnation

A

method by which government takes and pays for private property

31
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variance

A

permission obtained from appropriate local government source to build or use in EXCEPTION to the zoning laws

32
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friable

A

name for disintegrating asbestos

33
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CERCLA

A

the Superfund

34
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substitution

A

the principal of value that underlies all 3 approaches to value, which appraisers use to determine maximum value by comparing equal desirable substitutes

35
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scarcity

A

essential to creating value

36
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capitalization

A

the process when net income is divided by an investors desired % of return

37
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amenities

A

value is enhanced by a homes proximity to beautiful views, water etc

38
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CMA

A

reporting tool to help real estate professionals determine a price range for a property

39
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progression

A

phenomenon that happens when buying the least expensive home in the most expensive neighborhood

40
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arms length or most

A

sales not influenced by unusual circumstances used to determine the market value of the property

41
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contribution

A

principle used to determine if improvements add or subtract from the value of the property

42
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GRM

A

sold price divided by monthly rentsΩ

43
Q

mortgagor

A

borrower

44
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mortgagee

A

lender

45
Q

term or straight loan

A

allows for payment of interest only with a lump-sum balloon payment of principal at a stop date

46
Q

usury

A

charging a rate of interest in excess of the maximum rate allowed by law

47
Q

trigger terms relate to

A

truth in lending

48
Q

va loan

A

is not insured

49
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amortized

A

fixed P&I payment where the principal increases with each payment

50
Q

FHA

A

government insured loan

51
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primary mortgage market

A

market in which loans are originated by lenders

52
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equity

A

value of owners interest in their property

53
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usury

A

charging interest on a loan that is above the maximum rate allowed by law

54
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hypothecation

A

pledging something as collateral without giving up possession of it

55
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GNMA

A

purchases government insured and guaranteed loans on the secondary market

56
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regulation Z

A

regulation that requires disclosure for the cost of credit

57
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underwater mortgage

A

negative equity mortgage

58
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secondary mortgage market

A

market in which loans are bought and sold after having been originated

59
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nonconforming loan

A

jumbo loan

60
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discount point

A

computed as a percent of the loan

61
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VA

A

government guaranteed loan

62
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tenancy at will & estate for years

A

types of leases

63
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severalty

A

the ownership of real property by 1 person only! also called sole ownership

64
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CMA

A

competitive market analysis

65
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substitution

A

the value of a property tends to be set by the cost of purchasing equally desirable and similar property

66
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GRM

A

gross rent multiplier

67
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reconciliation

A

weighing all 3 appraisal approaches to determine an indicated value

68
Q

FHA

A

federal housing administration & government insured loan

69
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FHA

A

federal housing administration &government insured loan

70
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purchase agreement

A

prior to acceptance, are considered offers

71
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legal title

A

received at delivery of deed

72
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unilateral contract

A

one party makes commitments without receiving any promise of performance from another. An option is one type

73
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unilateral contract

A

one party makes commitments without receiving any promise of performance from another

74
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specific performance

A

a court order requiring a promise made to be carried out

75
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executory contract

A

something remains to be done by one of the parties

76
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earnest money

A

if specified in the contract, this can be used as liquidated damages

77
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consideration

A

a legal requirement to create a valid contract that can be good and signed by an offeror or valuable

78
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RESPA

A

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act requiring disclosure of closing costs in sale of 1-4 family residences

79
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EHO

A

Equal Housing Opportunity

80
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Package mortgage

A

includes personal and real property

81
Q

reserve requirements for banks are controlled by

A

FED

82
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executory contract

A

a contract yet to be performed

83
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riparian rights

A

streams

84
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littoral rights

A

ocean, lake, river