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VA Real Estate

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Concurrent license   show
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Acre   show
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Subrogate   show
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show reimburses parties who suffer $ loss due to licensee's improper or dishonest conduct; $400K minimum balance or charge active/inactive agents proportional amount; none pay more than $20 in 2yrs; 45/30d to pay or suspension  
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show requires owner to give disclosure form to purchaser and refer buyer to VA RE board website for more info  
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Independent contractor   show
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show has to do with augmented estates; makes joint tenants tenants in common; abolished in VA  
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show Easement allowed by law as necessary for full enjoyment of parcel of RE; right of ingress & egress  
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Easement by prescription   show
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show that owned by person, including: insurance, retirement benefits (not social sec), annuities, pension, compensation, employee benefits (same as "property")  
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Homestead exemption   show
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Intestate   show
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Land trust   show
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show full and accurate disclosure of characteristics of condo/coop/time share  
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show seller must obtain certain docs from unit owners' association in event of resale  
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show combining successive periods of continuous uninterrupted use by dif parties  
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show partner is co-owner with other partners of real property  
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show not secured by real preoperty (like credit card debt)  
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Broker's lien   show
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show lien on tenant's property for satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage  
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show All property shall be taxed at fair market value and shall be uniform upon same calss of subjects within territorial limits of authority of levying tax  
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show owner must pay taxes for current tax year from date of purchase until end of year; buyer owns property on SETTLEMENT DATE  
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Succession tax   show
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Vendor's lien   show
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Writ of execution   show
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show court ordered judgment where debtor's real property may be conveyed to sheriff  
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show house location survey with all physical features of property shown (water, utility lines, fences, outbuildings, etc.)  
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Boundary survey   show
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show boundary survey with location of house shown  
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show description of land by courses and distances with identifiable starting point; uses monuments; uses point of beginning and ending  
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Lot-and-block method   show
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Parol evidence   show
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Power of attorney   show
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Statue of frauds   show
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show map of each parcel of land, shows subdivided lots, streets, etc.  
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show doc used to create mortgage lien  
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show gives homeowners opportunity to refinance mortgage in order to make monthly payments affordable and avoid foreclosure  
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show if mortgage is used instead of deed of trust, court action is required to foreclose  
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show trustee has right to sell property without going to court  
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show allows for nonjudicial foreclosure  
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Short sales   show
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show charging interest higher than the max amount allowed by state law  
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VA Housing Development Authority (VHDA)   show
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90-day letter   show
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Adverse possession   show
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show deed where errors are corrected (like erroneous legal description, misspelled name, etc.)  
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show persons who perform escrow, closing, or settlement services must comply with consumer protection safeguards  
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Grantor tax   show
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show continuous succession of adverse possessors  
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show tax purchaser pays on transfer of property  
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show a policy insuring one's personal and/or financial integrity; settlement agent must have one at least $100k; used to ensure project will be completed, contract performed, etc.  
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Testator   show
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show order to seize tenant property  
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show landlord issues written notice giving tnenant 5 days to pay rent or vacate property  
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show rent paid more than 1 month in advance of rent due date  
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Retaliatory action   show
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Unlawful detainer warrant   show
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VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA)   show
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Elderliness   show
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show created by DPOR to administer and enforce state and federal Fair Housing Law  
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show investigative arm for Fair Housing Board and Real Estate Board  
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Fiduciary relationship   show
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Easement in gross   show
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Encumbrance   show
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Legal life estate   show
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show water ownership in which landowner's right to use water is based on gov't-administered permit system  
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Pur autre vie   show
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show remnant of estate grantor holds after granting life estate to another person  
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Base line   show
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show horizontal plane from which heights and depths are measured  
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Benchmarks   show
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Plat map   show
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Principal meridians   show
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show strip of land 6 miles wide, extending north & south & numbered east & west according to distance from principal meridian  
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Rectangular (gov't) survey system   show
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show portion of township under rect gov't survey system; township divided into 36 sections, section is square w/mi-long sides & area of 640 acres (1 sq mi)  
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show process by which boundaries are measured  
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Township lines   show
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Townships   show
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show township lines that form strips of land and are designated by consecutive numbers north or south of base line  
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Mile   show
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Square mile   show
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Assessment   show
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Ad valorem tax   show
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Attachment   show
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Equalization factor   show
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Tax sale   show
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show fed tax on decedent (deceased person) real and personal property)  
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show 1/10 of one cent (.001) - sometimes used to calculate tax  
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Redemption   show
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show property tax; this and special assessments take priority  
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Alienation   show
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show provides certificate of title verified by county clerk; not used in VA  
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Certificate of reasonable value (CRV)   show
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show 1977; financial institutions expected to meet deposit and credit needs of communities  
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Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)   show
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)   show
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Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp)   show
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show objective economic indicator to which interest rate for ARM is tied  
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Interest-only mortgage   show
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Margin   show
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show implements Truth in Lending Act; applies to residences, lenders have to inform true cost of getting credit; 3 day right of rescission  
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Truth in Lending Act   show
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show lease of land only (tenant may own building)  
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Nondisturbance clause   show
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show passive aggressive eviction - landlord makes it uninhabitable so tenant leaves without liability  
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Multiperil policies   show
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show alterations to interior of building to meet functional demands (also called build-outs)  
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Conformity   show
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show # of years an improvement will add value to land  
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show 5+ units (commercial): sales price/annual gross income  
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Gross rent multiplier (GRM)   show
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Law of diminishing returns   show
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Law of increasing returns   show
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show increase in value or utility from assemblage (combining 2+ lots)  
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show opposite of progression; presence of crappy property negatively affects better quality property  
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Replacement cost   show
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show cost to create exact duplicate of property  
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Federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act   show
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Blockbusting   show
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show 1866; upheld in court in 1968, no racial discrimination  
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Fair Housing Amendments Act   show
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Redlining   show
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show channeling home buyers to particular areas either to maintain homogeneity or change character  
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show 1968; no discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin; prohibits steering, blockbusting, redlining  
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Housing and Community Development Act   show
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show rentals in owner-occupied buildings 4- units; private clubs w/limit occupancy; sale by owner of single-family home when owner owns 3- houses & no discriminatory advertising; 80% 55+ or 62+ only  
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show sex offenders must register location  
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show 1980; fed law admin by EPA; identifies ppl who pollute and forces them to clean up toxic sites  
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show amendatory statute that contains stronger cleanup standards for contaminated sites  
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show most mortgage lenders require borrowers to have this for funds to pay future real estate taxes and insurance premiums  
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show 2009; timeliness of disclosures affects closing dates; 3-7-3  
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show $ or property given to make up difference in value or equity between 2 properties in an exchange  
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Capital gain   show
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Cost recovery   show
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Equity buildup   show
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Leverage   show
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RE mortgage investment conduit (REMIC)   show
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Taxpayer Relief Act   show
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Hypothecation   show
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