Real estate vocabulary

Real estate glossary

Plain-English definitions, exam tips and examples.

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Mandatory E&O Insurance (Alaska)

(AK)

Mello-Roos Special Tax

(CA)

Mandatory E&O Insurance (Colorado)

(CO)

Mandatory Agency Disclosure (Hawaii)

(HI)

Mandatory E&O Insurance (Iowa)

(IA)

Mandatory E&O Insurance (Idaho)

(ID)

Massachusetts Deed Excise

(MA)

Massachusetts Homestead (c.188)

(MA)

Mandatory Licensee-Consumer Relationship Disclosure

(MA)

margin

market allocation

market price

market value

marketable title

master plan

material fact

Maryland Real Estate Commission (MREC)

(MD)

Maryland State Transfer Tax and First-Time Buyer Rate

(MD)

Maine Real Estate Commission

(ME)

Maine Real Estate Transfer Tax

(ME)

mechanics lien

meeting of the minds

metes and bounds

Michigan Agency Disclosure (MCL 339.2517)

(MI)

Michigan State and County Transfer Tax

(MI)

Michigan Earnest Money and Trust Account Rules

(MI)

mill rate

mineral rights

minor

misrepresentation

Minnesota Deed Tax

(MN)

Minnesota Department of Commerce

(MN)

Minnesota Seller's Disclosure Law

(MN)

Missouri Property Tax Assessment Ratios

(MO)

Missouri Escrow and Earnest Money Rules

(MO)

Missouri Real Estate Commission (MREC)

(MO)

mold

mortgage

mortgage insurance premium

mortgage interest deduction

mortgagee

mortgagor

Mississippi Homestead Exemption

(MS)

Mississippi Real Estate Commission (MREC)

(MS)

Mandatory E&O Insurance (Montana)

(MT)

multiple listing service

mutual assent

Mandatory Written Buyer Agreement (Nebraska)

(NE)

Mansion Tax (Graduated Percent Fee, New Jersey)

(NJ)

Mortgage Recording Tax and CEMA (New York)

(NY)

Mandatory Consumer Disclosure (Vermont)

(VT)

Multiple Representation and Designated Agency (Wisconsin)

(WI)

Mandatory E&O Insurance (Wyoming)

(WY)