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