Real Estate Vocabulary

Julie Paypon

Contribution Real Estate

Various economic concepts are employed in an estate. One of which happens to be the principle of contributory value in real estate. You might have heard of marginal contribution as

dual agency
Chris McGuire

What Is Dual Agency?

Dual Agency In layman’s terms, a duel agent (or dual agency) is someone who is representing the buyer and the seller at the same time. Because dual agency is legal

Real Estate Contingencies
Chris McGuire

Real Estate Contingencies

What does contingent mean in real estate? Homeownership offers personal and financial perks. Yet, the plunge into a real estate transaction requires considerable care. Once accepted by a seller, your

attorney-in-fact
Chris McGuire

What Is An Attorney-In-Fact?

What is an Attorney in Fact In real estate and other endeavors, individuals or entities often need people to act on their behalf. Agents bring the time, experiences, resources and

ingress and egress
Chris McGuire

Ingress and Egress

What Do Ingress and Egress Mean In Real Estate? Studying for your real estate exam or just curious about ingress and egress? Regardless, we can help! Ingress and egress are

subordination clause
Chris McGuire

Subordination Clause

No matter if you are just educating yourself or studying for your real estate exam, understanding the subordination clause is important. Once a home undergoes foreclosure, it’s possible that mortgage

Julie Paypon

What Is a Lien Theory State?

Have you ever noticed that some states involve “deeds” while others have “mortgages”? There’s a difference between the two real estate terms and when they apply. In the U.S., each

Julie Paypon

What Is an Equitable Title?

There are many times when legal disputes fall into the territory of who has the rights to what. This is especially true when it comes to real property or real

types of easements in real estate
Chris McGuire

Types Of Easements In Real Estate

What Are The Main Types of Easements? The legal right to use another person’s property (also known as a right of way) for a certain purpose refers to an easement. Some people

Income Capitalization
Julie Paypon

What is the Income Capitalization Approach?

The income capitalization approach is one of the three real estate valuation methods, the other two approaches being the cost approach and the sales comparison approach. You will need to

Market Data Approach
Julie Paypon

Market Data Approach

Are you an aspiring real estate agent studying for your real estate exam? I can assure you that understanding the sales comparison approach (market data approach) will be on your

Functional Obsolescence
Julie Paypon

What is Functional Obsolescence?

If you stumbled up on this page, chances are you are studying for some sort of real estate exam and looking to improve your real estate vocabulary. Let me introduce

Leasehold Estate
Julie Paypon

Leasehold Estate

In the world of real estate, a leasehold estate pertains to the agreement between a landlord (the owner of the property, or lessor) and a tenant (the one who occupies

What Is A Highest And Best Offer?

A home is one of the largest investments you will make in your lifetime. To ensure that your investment is a wise one, it’s important to know how to make

Chris McGuire

Easement By Necessity

Easement By Necessity An easement is a legal means of trespassing on another’s land. These access permissions are passed on from one landowner to another. There are various types of

puffing in real estate
Chris McGuire

Puffing In Real Estate

As a real-estate buyer, have you ever had a real estate agent go on and on about the positives of a property they are showing you? Throwing words like ‘the