Here is a real estate glossary of the more common real estate and real estate investing terms and definitions. Let me know if there are any you would like added.
- 1031 Exchange
- Abatement
- Absorption Rate
- Accelerated Depreciation
- Acquisition
- Adjustable-Rate Mortgage
- Amenity
- Amortization
- Appraisal
- Appreciation
- ARM
- Assessed Value
- Asset
- Assignment
- Balloon Mortgage
- Balloon Payment
- Basis Point
- Bridge Loan
- Build to Suit
- CapEx
- Capital Expenditures
- Capital Gain
- Capitalization Rate
- Cap Rate
- Cash Flow
- Cash on Cash
- CC&Rs)
- Certificate of Occupancy
- Closing
- Closing Costs
- CMA
- Commercial Mortgage
- Commercial Property
- Commercial Real Estate
- Common Area Maintenance
- Comparative Market Analysis
- Condemnation
- Condominium
- Contingency
- Contract for Deed
- Conventional Loan
- Conventional Mortgage
- Co-Op
- Cooperative
- Cost Approach
- Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions
- Co-Working Space
- Credit Score
- Debt Service
- Debt Service Coverage Ratio
- Delinquency
- Depreciation
- DSCR
- Due Diligence
- Earnest Money
- Equity
- Equity Buildup
- Equity Partner
- Escalation Clause
- Escrow
- Exclusive Listing
- Fair Housing Act
- Fair Market Value
- Federal Housing Administration
- FHA Loan
- Fixed Expenses
- Fixed-Rate Mortgage
- Fixer-Upper
- Fixtures
- Flipping
- Forbearance
- Foreclosure
- Gross Income
- Gross Lease
- Gross Rent Multiplier
- Hard Money Loan
- HELOC
- HOA
- Home Equity
- Home Equity Loan
- Home Inspection
- Homeowners Association
- Homeowner's Insurance
- Home Warranty
- House Hacking
- Housing Bubble
- Inflation
- Inspection Contingency
- Interest-Only Mortgage
- Interest Rate
- Inverse Condemnation
- Investment Property
- Joint Tenancy
- Landlord
- Landlord-Tenant Law
- Land Survey
- Lease
- Leasehold Estate
- Leverage
- Liabilities
- Lien
- Listing
- Listing Agent
- Loan Origination
- Loan to Value
- Market Analysis
- Market Rent
- Market Value
- Master Lease
- Millage Rate
- MLS
- Mortgage
- Mortgage Broker
- Mortgage Insurance
- Mortgage Payment
- Mortgage Rate
- Multifamily Property
- Multiple Listing Service
- Net Income
- Net Lease
- Net Operating Income
- NOI
- Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Non-Performing Loan
- Non-Recourse Loan
- Open House
- Operating Expenses
- Option Agreement
- Origination Fee
- Owner Financing
- Passive Income
- Permit
- Personal Property
- PMI
- Portfolio
- Portfolio Diversification
- Pre-Approval
- Prepayment Penalty
- Principal
- Private Equity
- Private Money Lender
- Private Money Loan
- Private Mortgage Insurance
- Profit
- Property Management
- Property Manager
- Property Tax
- Property Title
- Purchase Agreement
- Purchase Price
- Real Estate Agent
- Real Estate Cycle
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Investment Trust
- Real Estate Owned
- Real Estate Syndication
- Refinance
- Rehabilitation
- REIT
- Rental Agreement
- Rental Yield
- Rent Control
- REO
- Reserves
- Return on Investment
- Reverse Mortgage
- ROI
- Sale-Leaseback
- Section 8 Housing
- Security Deposit
- Seller Financing
- Sheriff's Sale
- Short Sale
- Single Family Home
- Site Plan
- Site Selection
- Special Assessment
- Speculative Building
- Subdivision
- Sweat Equity
- Syndication
- Tax Lien
- Tax Shelter
- Tenancy in Common
- Tenant Improvements
- Title Insurance
- Title Search
- Transfer Tax
- Triple Net Lease (NNN)
- Trust Deed
- Turnkey Property
- Underwriting
- Unsecured Loan
- Utility Easement
- Vacancy Rate
- Valuation
- Variable Expenses
- Walk-Through
- Walkthrough
- Warranty Deed
- Wraparound Mortgage
- Yield
- Zoning
- Zoning Ordinance