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Accelerated Payment: http://investopedia.com/terms/a/acceleratedpayments.asp
Alienation Clause: http://homebuying.about.com/od/glossarya/g/Alienclause.htm
Amortize: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fully_amortizing_payment.asp
Appraisal: http://www.quickval.com/appraisal/index.asp
APR (Annual Percentage Rate): http://www.allbusiness.com/personal-finance/real-estate-mortgage-loans/3382-1.html
Assumability: http://www.sanfranciscorealestatebrain.com/mortgage-brokers/assumability-or-loan-assumption
Balloon Payment: http://homebuying.about.com/od/glossaryb/g/BalloonPayment.htm
Binder: http://insurance.families.com/blog/what-is-an-insurance-binder
Broker Insurance: http://www.niba.com.au/html/24484.cfm
Broker-Mortgage: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-mortgage-broker.htm
Broker-Real Estate: http://homebuying.about.com/od/glossaryqr/g/rebroker.htm
Buy Down: http://homebuying.about.com/od/financingadvice/qt/loanbuydowns.htm
Buyer’s Agent: http://homebuying.about.com/od/buyingahome/qt/071907-buyagt.htm
Buyer’s Market: http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20000203_buyermrkt.htm
Cash-out: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cashout_refinance.asp
Census Tracts: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cen_tract.html
Certificate of Eligibility: http://www.homeloans.va.gov/eligibility.htm
Closing Costs: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-closing-costs.htm
Co-borrower (co-signer): http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/co_borrowers.asp
Compound Interest: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-compound-interest.htm
Conditions: http://www.kiplinger.com/basics/archives/2003/03/buying5a.html
Condo Cert: http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/66023/real_estate/what_is_a_condo_status_certificate.html
Construction Loan: http://www.superpages.com/supertips/mortgage-construction-loan.html
Contingencies: http://homebuying.about.com/od/buyingahome/qt/011508_Contingt.htm
Conversion Option: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/conversion_option.asp
Counteroffer: http://homebuying.about.com/od/offersnegotiations/qt/CounterOffers.htm
County Recorder/Clerk: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/county+clerk?o=100074
Credit Score: http://www.consumersunion.org/creditmatters/creditmattersfactsheets/001633.html
Debt-to-income Ratio (DTI): http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/2009/04/loan_qualification_standards_d_1.html
Deed of Trust: http://homebuying.about.com/od/marketfactstrends/qt/111307_DofTrust.htm
Default: http://www.nolopress.org/dictionary/default-term.html;jsessionid=26A49ABCA263977B934CA689E6E32939.jvm1
Disclosure: http://homebuying.about.com/od/homedisclosures/qt/Req2Disclose.htm
Documentation Types for Loans: http://www.cobaltmortgage.com/?p=doctypes
Down Payment: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-down-payment.htm
Down Payment Assistance Programs (DAP): http://www.downpaymentsolutions.com/
Due Diligence: http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2643787/Due-Diligence-in-Real-Estate.html
Dual Agency: http://www.realestatelawyers.com/Dual-agency.cfm
Easement: http://real-estate-law.freeadvice.com/zoning/easement.htm
Effective Interest Rate: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/effectiveinterest.asp
Eligibility (citizenship): http://fha.yourmtglender.com/fha-borrower-info.shtml
Encumbrance: http://realestate.about.com/od/df/g/defencumb.htm
Equity: http://homebuying.about.com/od/glossarye/g/Equity.htm
Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association): http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-fannie-mae.htm
Fee Simple: http://www.sideroad.com/Real_Estate/condominium-or-fee-simple.html
FHA Approved Condo Complex: https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/condlook.cfm
FHA 203k Loan: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/203k/faqs203k.cfm
FHA (Federal Housing Administration): http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/fhahistory.cfm
FHA Loan: http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/FHA_Home/consumers/fha_loans
FICO® (Fair Isaac Corporation): http://www.myfico.com/CreditEducation/WhatsInYourScore.aspx
Fiduciary: http://realestate.about.com/od/realestatebasics/p/fiduciary_duty.htm
Foreclosure: http://www.foreclosureuniversity.com/studycenter/freereports/what_is_foreclosure.php
Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation): http://www.freddiemac.com/corporate/company_profile/faqs/
Fully Amortized: http://www.answers.com/topic/fully-amortized-loan
Ginnie Mae (GNMA-Government National Mortgage Association): http://www.ginniemae.gov/about/about.asp?Section=About
Grant: http://www.ehow.com/how_4785415_grants-first-time-home-buyers.html
Grant Deed: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/grant+deed
Good Faith Deposit: http://homebuying.about.com/od/buyingahome/qt/EarnestMoney.htm
Good Faith Estimate: http://www.hud.gov/content/releases/goodfaithestimate.pdf
Home Inspection: http://homebuying.about.com/od/homeshopping/qt/091107_homeinsp.htm
Hazard Insurance: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-hazard-insurance.htm
Home Owner’s Association (HOA): http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-homeowners-association.htm
Home Owner’s Association Dues (HOA fees): http://www.djtrealestate.com/hoa-association-condo-fees.htm
Home Warranty Insurance: https://www.wellsfargo.com/insurance/property/homewarranty/
HUD 1 and Estimated HUD 1: http://homebuying.about.com/cs/titleescrow/a/hud1_settlement.htm
Impounds: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mortgages-real-estate/09/mortgage-impound-accounts.asp
Index: http://www.mtgprofessor.com/A%20-%20ARMs/which_arm_index_is_the_best.htm
Insurance Binder: http://personalinsure.about.com/od/insurancetermsglossary/g/binder.htm
Insurance Certification: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/certificate_of_insurance.asp
Insurance Declaration: http://www.dannylipford.com/home-improvement-video/understanding-the-declaration-page/
Interest Only Loan: http://www.mtgprofessor.com/tutorials2/interest_only.htm
Interest Rate Cap: http://www.riskglossary.com/link/cap.htm.
Lien: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-lien.htm
Listing Agent/Seller’s Agent: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-listing-agent.htm
Loan Origination: http://www.thetruthaboutmortgage.com/mortgage-dictionary/loan-origination/
Loan Servicer: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/loan_servicing.asp
LTV (Loan to Value): http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/loantovalue.asp
Margin: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/margin.asp
Maturity: http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=3802
Mechanic’s Lien: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-mechanics-lien.htm
Mello Roos: http://www.mello-roos.com/pdf/mrpdf.pdf
Mortgage: http://www.freddiemac.com/corporate/buyown/english/mortgages/what_is/
Mortgage Insurance (MI) [Also called Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)]: http://library.hsh.com/read_article-hsh.asp?row_id=74
Multiple Listing Service (MLS): http://www.realestateabc.com/insights/mls.htm
Neg-am (Negative Amortization): http://www.understandinghomeloans.com/LoanOptions/NegAmLoans.html
Nominal Interest Rate: http://economics.about.com/cs/macrohelp/a/nominal_vs_real.htm
Occupancy Types: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/non-owner_occupied.asp
http://www.morebusiness.com/running_your_business/financing/ownr-fin.brc
http://loan.yahoo.com/m/second1.html
Origination Fee: http://investopedia.com/terms/o/origination-fee.asp
Pad: http://www.alexisescrow.com/Fees.html
Parcel Number or Property Tax Map Code: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assessor's_Parcel_Number
Payment Cap: http://www.answers.com/topic/payment-cap
Permanent Financing: http://mlcc.ml.com/MLCCClient/TopNavigation/HomeFinancing/ConstructionToPermanent.htm
PITI: http://homebuying.about.com/od/glossaryp/g/0307PITI.htm
Plat Map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plat
Pocket Listing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_listing
(Discount) Points: http://homebuying.about.com/cs/mortgagearticles/a/discount_points.htm
Pre-paid Interest: http://calrealestatefinance.com/?p=11
Pre-payment Penalty: http://www.mtgprofessor.com/a%20-%20options/prepayment_penalty.htm
Pre-qualification and Pre-approval: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/prequalification.asp
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/preapproval.asp
Principal: http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/wiki/Mortgage_Principal.asp
Promissory Note: http://homebuying.about.com/od/glossaryp/g/Prom_Note.htm
Property Management Company: http://realestate.about.com/od/brokerofficemanagement/a/property_manage.htm
Property Tax: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-property-tax.htm
Prorate: http://www.hursthomerealty.com/Escrow_Terminology/page_1923173.html
Rate and Term Refinance: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/rate_and_term_refi.asp
Rate Lock: http://www.wikihow.com/Lock-in-a-Mortgage-Rate
Realtor®: http://www.realtor.com/basics/allabout/realtors/whatis.asp
Right of Rescission: http://www.thetruthaboutmortgage.com/right-of-rescission/
REO: http://www.realestateabc.com/homeguide/reo.htm
Short Sale: http://homebuying.about.com/od/buyingahome/bb/BuyingShortSale.htm
Silent Seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6svzY5L_Yww
Simple Interest: http://www.aaamath.com/g84-simple-interest.html
Subdivision: http://real-estate-law.freeadvice.com/zoning/subdivision.htm
Subordinate Financing: http://www.borrow123.com/secondtrust_help.asp
Title Insurance: http://www.mtgprofessor.com/title_insurance.htm
Trust: http://law.freeadvice.com/estate_planning/trusts/trustee_trust_beneficiary.htm
Trustee: http://wills.about.com/od/choosingfiduciaries/a/whatisatrustee.htm
Trustor: http://www.willsandtrustslawfirms.com/national-content.cfm/Article/13136/How-To-Avoid-Probate-Once-A
Truth in Lending: http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/6500-1400.html
VA (Veteran Administration) Loan: http://www.enctoday.com/articles/-5334--.html
Vesting (types of ownership): http://www.south-county.org/Gilroy/RealEstate/RealEstateGuides/HoldingTitle.html
Zoning: http://real-estate-law.freeadvice.com/zoning/zoning_legalese.htm
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