Real estate vocabulary

Real estate glossary

Plain-English definitions, exam tips and examples.

A

abstract of title

acceleration clause

acceptance

accession

accounting

accretion

accrued expense

acknowledgment

acreage

actual eviction

actual notice

ad valorem tax

addendum

adjustable-rate mortgage

adjusted basis

adjustment

adverse possession

affiliated business arrangement

agency

agency by estoppel

agency by ratification

agency disclosure

agent

air rights

Alaska Consumer Disclosure (consumer pamphlet)

(AK)

Alaska Real Estate Commission

(AK)

Alaska Real Estate Recovery Fund

(AK)

Alaska Residential Real Property Transfer Disclosure Statement

(AK)

Alabama Real Estate Commission (AREC)

(AL)

Alabama Real Estate Brokerage Services Disclosure Form

(AL)

Alabama Deed Tax

(AL)

Alabama Real Estate Recovery Fund

(AL)

alienation clause

amendment

Americans with Disabilities Act

amortization

amortization schedule

annexation

annual percentage rate

anticipation

antitrust

appraisal

appraisal contingency

appraiser independence

appreciation

appreciation rate

appurtenance

Absolute Fidelity (Arkansas)

(AR)

Arkansas Real Estate Commission (AREC)

(AR)

Arkansas Homestead Credit and Amendment 79

(AR)

Arkansas Real Estate Recovery Fund

(AR)

Arkansas Real Property Transfer Tax

(AR)

area

asbestos

assemblage

assessed value

assignment

assignment of lease

associate broker

assumption

attachment

attorney fee

attorney-in-fact

automated valuation model

avulsion

Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)

(AZ)

Affidavit of Disclosure (Arizona)

(AZ)

Active Management Area and Assured Water Supply (Arizona)

(AZ)

Arizona Homestead Exemption

(AZ)

Arizona Real Estate Recovery Fund

(AZ)

Appointed Agency (Iowa)

(IA)

Agency Disclosure Brochure (Idaho)

(ID)

Agency Consent Agreement (KREC Form 401S/401B)

(KY)

Acquisitive Prescription

(LA)

Agency Disclosure Pamphlet (Louisiana)

(LA)

Appointed Agency (Maine)

(ME)

Agency Relationships in Real Estate Transactions (Disclosure Form)

(MN)

Administrative Hearing Commission (Missouri)

(MO)

Agency Disclosure Form A: Working With a Real Estate Broker

(MS)

Agency Disclosure at First Substantive Contact (North Dakota)

(ND)

Annual December 31 License Expiration (North Dakota)

(ND)

Appointed Agent and Designated Broker (North Dakota)

(ND)

Agency Disclosure at First Substantial Contact (Nebraska)

(NE)

Attorney Review (New Jersey)

(NJ)

Agency Disclosure Form (RPL §443)

(NY)

Agency Disclosure Statement (Ohio)

(OH)

Attorney and Insurance Preference (South Carolina)

(SC)

Appointed Agency (South Dakota)

(SD)

Affiliate Broker (Tennessee)

(TN)

Act 250 (Vermont)

(VT)