The closing of a real estate transaction in which all the appropriate documents are signed and the proceeds of the mortgage loan are disbursed by the lender is called
Buyers Temporary Residential Lease
For use when Buyer occupies the property for no more than 90 days
Title Commitment
A Statement of the condition of the title at a moment of time
Appreciation is the passive increase in value of a parcel of land due to market forces
Functional obsolesce
is the loss in the desirability of style, layout, or function of an element of a property over time
PMI basically ensures the difference between the borrower's down payment and 80% LTV
Requirements of a valid lease
competent parties
let and take agreement
adequate consideration
legal purpose
description of the property
PMI is required when the LTV of a conventional loan exceeds 80%
Real estate syndicates may be organized as a limited or general partnership or a corporation
This loan estimate must be provided no later than three business days after receipt of the written application
CERCLA
gives the authority to recover natural resource damages caused by releases of hazardous substances. (Authority for cleanup under the act is granted to federal resource agencies, states' natural resource agencies, Native american tribes)
1 point is 1% of the loan amount
The covenant of quiet enjoyment
The grantor promises the grantee the uninterrupted us of property
Four types of leasehold estates
estate for years
periodic tenancy
tenancy at sufferance
tenancy at will
Two forms of REIT
Equity and mortgage
Buyers temporary residential lease
Promulgated by TREC
Police power is the right of the government to regulate and control the way land is used
Blanket Mortgage
is likely to contain a release clause, allowing the borrower to obtain partial release of specific lots by making required lump sum payments
Inverse Condemnation
If a landowner sues the government in order to force the buy his or her land
Intestate succession
occurs when and individual dies, leaving no valid will. his or her property will disposed of under the provisions of the texas statute of descent and distribution