Real estate vocabulary

Real estate glossary

Plain-English definitions, exam tips and examples.

C

Caveat Emptor in Alabama

(AL)

California Department of Real Estate (DRE)

(CA)

California Real Estate Recovery Account

(CA)

CAN-SPAM Act

capacity

capital gain

capitalization rate

cash flow

caveat emptor

CC&Rs

certificate of eligibility

certificate of occupancy

certificate of title

chain of title

change

chattel

Civil Rights Act of 1866

client

closing

Closing Disclosure

closing statement

cloud on title

Commission-Approved Forms (Colorado)

(CO)

CCIOA (Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act)

(CO)

Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate (Colorado)

(CO)

Colorado Documentary Fee

(CO)

Colorado Real Estate Commission

(CO)

commingling

commission split

community property

Community Reinvestment Act

comparable

comparative market analysis

compensatory damages

competent party

competition

compound interest

condemnation

condominium

confidentiality

conforming loan

conformity

consideration

construction loan

constructive eviction

constructive notice

contingency

contract

contribution

conventional loan

conversion

cooperating broker

cooperative

corporation

cost approach

counteroffer

credit

Connecticut Real Estate Conveyance Tax

(CT)

Connecticut Real Estate Guaranty Fund

(CT)

Connecticut Real Estate Commission

(CT)

cubic volume

curtesy

customer

Customer and Ministerial Acts (DC)

(DC)

Consumer Information Statement (CIS)

(DE)

Caveat Emptor in Georgia

(GA)

Community of Acquets and Gains

(LA)

Chapter 93A (Consumer Protection Act)

(MA)

Consumer Information Statement (CIS)

(NJ)

Community Property and Spousal Joinder (New Mexico)

(NM)

Common-Interest Community Resale Package (Nevada)

(NV)

Consent to Act (Form 524) and Assigned Agency

(NV)

Consumer Guide to Agency Relationships (Ohio)

(OH)

Clients' Trust Account (Oregon)

(OR)

Consumer Notice (Pennsylvania)

(PA)

Current Use and Land Use Change Tax (Vermont)

(VT)

Customer as the Default Relationship (Wyoming)

(WY)