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Real Estate Terminology

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show State regulated fund used to pay purchasers of real estate who have suffered a loss due to actions or inactions of licensee.  
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Civil Rights Act of 1866   show
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show Act that prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, national origin, gender, familial status and handicap in certainreal estate transactions  
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890   show
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Blind Ads   show
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show One who performs real estate activities while employed by or associated with a licensed real estate broker  
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show One who supervises all activities of sales agents and is liable for their actions.  
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show Firm name or entity - not a person  
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show A real estate broker working for a designated broker  
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Referring Broker   show
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show Broker or Salesperson  
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show Ratio of a mortgage principal to the property appraised value or its sales price, whichever is lower  
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show Property that is pledged as security for a debt  
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Equity   show
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Promissory Note   show
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Mortgage   show
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show In a mortgage, the buyer or borrower  
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show In a mortgage, the lender  
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Assignment   show
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show In a deed of trust, the borrower  
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show Impartial third party  
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show Lender  
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Interest   show
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show When a lender charges an interest rate above the legal limit  
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show Fee charged by the lender for making the loan  
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Discount Point   show
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Assumption   show
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Conforming Loans   show
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Non-Conforming Loans   show
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show Borrower must be shown the appraisal and if not may withdraw from the sale penalty free  
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show The right to ownership  
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Estate   show
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show Method of taking title  
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Leasehold   show
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show An estate in real property that could last an indefinite duration  
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show Interest of ownership that a wife has in the real estate of her deceased husband  
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show Interest of ownership that a husband has in the real estate of his deceased wife  
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show For the life of another - Life estate contingent on the life of someone other than the grantee  
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show Dies with no will  
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Judicial Partition   show
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show Real and personal property owned solely by either spouse before marriage  
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Community Property   show
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show When the interest of a property is equally divided between its surviving owners or remaining owner  
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show Living Trust  
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Testamentary Trust   show
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show Express information or fact attained in a transaction  
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show Created for regulating the relationship between landlord and tenant in residential leases  
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show Knowledge that is implied by the law or legal notice  
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Parol Evidence Rule   show
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show Compensation amount predetermined and paid to an injured party because of a contract breach  
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show Reversion of property to the state or county  
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show Formal declaration made before an authorized officer to confirm, a person has signed a document not under duress  
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show Mutual agreement signed by the seller and buyer to cancel the contract, stating disposition of earnest money  
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Homestead   show
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Laches   show
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Conversion   show
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show Right to take back possession of a property if a lease ends  
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Inverse Condemnation   show
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show Right of the government to tax private property to pay for the costs of government and area improvements  
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show According to Value  
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show A specific levy for a definite purpose such as adding curbs or sewers in a neighborhood  
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show Landowner's right to use available water based on a government administered permit system  
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show Permitted use of real property that no longer conforms to current zoning laws  
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show Permit deviations from existing zoning laws  
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RESPA   show
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show When designated broker becomes ill or dies, the broker that steps in to manage agents  
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show Broker who assists another broker in a real estate transaction  
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Estoppel Certificate   show
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show The act of conveying ownership  
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Statute of Frauds   show
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show False statement of concealment of a fact  
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show Landlord's legal right to seize a tenant's belongings for damages or rents in arrears under court order  
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show Land with 6 or more parcels of 36 acres but less than 160 acres each  
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show Land with 6 or more parcels under 36 acres each  
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show Area of 2 or more platted subdivisions with the same CC&R's  
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show A recorded document indicating the sale price of the property and signed by the buyer and seller for tax purposes  
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Title Evidence   show
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Abstract of Title   show
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show Real estate distributed by descent statutes after deceased owner died intestate  
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show When the title company turns earnest money over to court due to a dispute between buyer and seller  
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Plottage   show
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Assemblage   show
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show In a 24-mile-square parcel, there are 16 townships  
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show Easement that is attached to the land and passes with the land  
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Agency   show
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Attorney in Fact   show
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