Terms Beginning with C
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Canvassing
The activity of making telephone calls or door-to-door...
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Capacity of parties
Capacity to engage into a lawful contract under the law. The...
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Capital gain
The revenue generated from the sale of an asset. Profit...
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Capital investment
Initial investment and ongoing costs incurred to create and...
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Capitalization rate
The rate of return a property will generate for the...
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Capitalization
The procedure of converting a series of projected future...
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Cash flow
The net revenue available for expenditure from an investment...
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Casualty insurance
The sort of insurance coverage that covers a property owner...
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Caveat emptor
A term that translates to "buyer beware" in Latin.
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Certificate of sale
The paperwork often provided to a buyer during a tax...
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Certificate of title
The opinion about the status of the title to a piece of real...
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Chain of title
The chain of conveyances from an agreed beginning point...
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Charrettes
Community planning instrument that encourages and enhances...
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Chattels
Personal property.
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Check
Land parcels placed every 24 miles from a primary meridian...
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City planning commission
A local government agency tasked for directing and...
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Claim of right
Considered in assessing claims of adverse possession....
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Cloud on title
A claim or encumbrance that may impact the ownership of real...
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CLUE
A repository of recorded claim activity and past property...
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Codicil
A testamentary disposition that modifies, clarifies,...
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Coinsurance clause
A condition in property insurance contracts that mandates...
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Collateral
A valuable item provided or promised to a lender as...
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Color of title
Used as a consideration in an adverse possession claim when...
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Commercial property
A category of real estate that comprises properties that...
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Commingled property
Mixed or commingled property of a married couple that makes...
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Commingling
The unlawful behavior of a real estate broker who mixes...
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Commission
The fee paid to a broker for services done, such as the sale...
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Common elements
Parts of a property that are essential or convenient to the...
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Common law
Customary law is a corpus of law based on use and judicial...
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Community property
A mode of property ownership that is predicated on the idea...
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Comparables
The properties indicated in an appraisal report that are...
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Competent parties
People, typically of legal age and sound mind, that are...
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Composite depreciation
A technique for calculating the depreciation of a...
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
In 1980, the federal government enacted laws forcing owners...
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Condemnation
A legal or administrative action or procedure involving the...
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Condominium
The ownership of an apartment or unit in its entirety,...
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Conforming mortgages
Mortgage loans that have been packaged into securities and...
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Consideration
Something of value that encourages someone to get into a...
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Constructive eviction
1. Actions taken by the landlord that significantly disrupt...
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Constructive notice
Documents that are recorded may serve as notice to the whole...
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Contingencies
A clause or condition in a contract for the acquisition of...
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Contract for deed
A contract for the sale of real estate that stipulates that...
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Contract for exchange of real estate
A contract for the sale of real estate in which all or part...
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Contract
A contract is an agreement that is made between two or more...
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Contributory value
An approach to property valuation that determines the worth...
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Conventional loan
A type of loan that is not guaranteed or insured by any...
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Conversion
Conversion is not just about changing a building's use, but...
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Conveyance
A written document that serves as proof that some interest...
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Cooperative
A residential multi-unit structure in which the title is...
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Corporation
An entity or organization that is produced by the operation...
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Correction lines
The horizontal provisions that were included into the...
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Cost approach
The procedure of assessing the worth of a piece of real...
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Counseling
The practice of giving individuals professional advise on a...
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Counteroffer
An additional offer that is made in response to another...
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Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs)
Papers pertaining to condominiums that serve as operating...
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Credit scoring
A three-digit figure that provides an evaluation of a...
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Cul-de-sac
A route that leads nowhere but has enough space at its...
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Curtesy
A life estate is an interest in real estate, often a...
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Cycle
A series of events that occur repeatedly and follow one...