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2- to 4-family property
401(k)/403(b)
401(k)/403(b) loan
acceleration clause
accrued interest
acquisition cost
adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)
adjustment date
adjustment interval
adjusted book basis
agreement of sale
alternative documentation
amenity
amortization
amortization schedule
annual percentage rate (APR)
annuity
application
application fee
appraisal
appraisal fee
appraised value
appraiser
appreciation
assessed value
assessment
assessor
asset
assignment
assumable loan
assumable mortgage
assumption
balloon mortgage
balloon payment
bankruptcy
bearer
bequest
best faith estimate
bill of sale
biweekly mortgage
blanket mortgage
bona fide
book value
bond market
borrower (mortgagor)
bridge loan
broker
budget mortgage
building code
buydown
buy-down mortgage
buyer's market
callable debt
call option
cap (interest)
cap (payment)
caps (interest)
caps (payment)
carryback loan
cashier's check
cash out
cash-out refinance
cash reserves
ceiling
certificate of deposit
certificate of deposit index
certificate of eligibility
certificate of reasonable value (CRV)
certificate of title
chain of title
clear title
closing
closing costs
cloud
co-borrower
collateral
collection
commission
commitment
common area assessments
common areas
common law
community property
comparable sales
condominium
condominium conversion
condominium hotel
conforming loan
construction loan
consumer reporting agencies
contingency
contract
contract of sale
conventional loan
conventional mortgage
convertible ARM
conversion
conversion clause
conveyance
cooperative (co-op)
cost of funds index (COFI)
credit
credit bureau
credit bureau score
credit history
credit loan
credit-loss ratio
creditor
credit rating
credit-related expenses
credit-related losses
credit report
credit repository
credit score
debt
debt-to-income ratio (DTI)
deed
deed of trust
deed-in-lieu
default
delinquency
deposit
depreciation
discount
discount points
down payment
due-on-sale clause
due-on-sale provision
earnest money
earnest money deposit
easement
effective age
eminent domain
encroachment
encumbrance
Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM)
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)
Equifax
equity
escalator clause
escrow
escrow account
escrow analysis
escrow disbursements
escrow fee
estate
eviction
examination of title
exclusive listing
executor
Experian
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Fair Housing Act
Fair, Isaac and Co.
fair market value
Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae's Community Home Buyer's Program
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)
fees
fee simple
fee simple estate
FHA loan
FHA mortgage
FICO
finance charge
firm commitment
first mortgage
fixed rate
fixed-rate loans
fixed-rate mortgage
fixture
float
flood insurance
forbearance
forebearance
foreclosure
Freddie Mac
good faith estimate
government loan (mortgage)
Government National Mortgage Association
grace period
grantee
grantor
gross income
gross monthly income
hard money mortgage
hazard insurance
heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
Homebuyer Education Learning Program (HELP)
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)
home equity line of credit
home inspection
homeowners' association
homeowner's insurance
homeowner's warranty
home warranty
housing ratio
Housing And Urban Development (HUD)
housing counseling agency
HUD median income
HUD-1 Uniform Settlement Statement
hybrid financing
impound account
index
inflation
initial cap
inital rate

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interest
interest only
interest rate
interest rate cap
interest rate swap
intermediate-term mortgage
joint liability
joint tenancy
judgment
judicial foreclosure
jumbo loan
junior mortgage
late charge
lease
leasehold estate
lease option
lease purchase
legal description
lender
leverage
liabilities
liability insurance
LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate Index)
lien
life cap
life of loan cap
lifetime cap
line of credit
liquid asset
loan
loan amount
loan fraud
loan officer
loan origination
loan origination fee
loan servicing
loan-to-value ratio (LTV)
lock
lock-in
lock-in clause
lock-in period
loss mitigation
margin
maturity
merged credit report
minimum credit
modification
monthly housing expense
mortgage
mortgage banker
mortgage broker
mortgage constant
mortgagee
mortgage insurance (MI)
mortgage insurance premium (MIP)
mortgage life and disability insurance
mortgage loan
mortgage modification
mortgage note
mortgagor
multidwelling units
negative amortization
net effective income
no cash-out refinance
no-cost loan
non-assumption clause
note
note rate
no-cost loan
notice of default
offer
original principal balance
origination
origination fee
origination points
owner financing
owner's title policy
package mortgage
partial entitlement
partial payment
participation financing
payment cap
payment change date
per diem interest
periodic cap
periodic payment cap
periodic rate cap
personal property
PITI (Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance)
PITI reserves
planned unit development (PUD)
pledge account mortgage (PAM)
point
points
power of attorney
pre-approve
pre-approval
pre-foreclosure sale
premium
pre-paid expenses
pre-paid interest
pre-paids
pre-payment
pre-payment penalty
pre-qualification
pre-qualify
prime rate
principal
principal balance
principal, interest, taxes, and insurance (PITI)
private mortgage insurance (PMI)
promissory note
prorations
public auction
PUD (Planned Unit Development)
purchase agreement
purchase-money mortgage
purchase-money transaction
qualifying ratios
quitclaim deed
radon
rate lock
real estate
real estate agent
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
real financing cost
real property
Realtor
reconveyance
recorder
recording
recording fee
refinance transaction
regulation z
refinancing
rehabilitation mortgage
remaining balance
remaining term
rent-loss insurance
repayment plan
replacement reserve fund
residual qualifying
restrictions
reverse annuity mortgage (RAM)
revolving debt
right-of-first refusal
right of ingress or egress
right of survivorship right to rescission
rollover loan
sale-buyback
sale-leaseback
sales agreement
second mortgage
secondary market
secondary mortgage market
secured loan
security
seller carry-back
senior loan
servicer
servicing
settlement (closing)
settlement costs
settlement statement
special forebearance
stop date
subdivision
subordinate
subordinate financing
survey
sweat equity
takeout mortgage
tax impound
tax lien
tax sale
tenancy in common
term
third-party origination
title
Title 1
title company
title insurance
title search
total debt ratio (TDR)
trade lines
transfer of ownership
transfer tax
Trans Union
Treasury index
Truth-In-Lending Act
Truth-in-Lending Law
two-step mortgage
trustee
underwriting
usury
VA loan
VA mortgage
variable rate mortgage
variable rate
Verification of Deposit (VOD)
Verification of Employment (VOE)
vested
Veterans Administration (VA)
waiver
walk-through
zero percent financing
zoning
zoning ordinances
zoning regulations
 
 

 

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