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Joint Ownership Agreement |
An agreement made between two or more owners of
the same property, defining their rights and responsibilities (e.g. recommended
in the case of married owners of property)
See Equity
sharing |
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Joint tenancy, or Tenants by the
entirety |
Ownership of real estate by two or more parties
held jointly for life; if one of the owners dies, the survivor(s) inherit the
property without reference to the deceased's will |
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Judgment |
A decision or decree made by a court of
law |
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Judgment lien |
A claim against the real property of a debtor,
as decreed by the court |
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Jumbo loan, or Non-conforming
loan |
A loan amount that exceeds the limits set by the
Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation; because such loan cannot be funded by these two agencies, it
carries a higher interest rate |
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Junior mortgage, or Secondary
mortgage |
A mortgage whose claim to repayment is of lesser
priority than another, previously recorded mortgage |
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About Appraisals >Fair Market Value
What is the best price for a piece of real estate? Mortgage lenders, appraisers, and real estate brokers use what is called the "fair market value" (FMV). FMV has been defined as "the price that a buyer is willing to pay and the seller is willing to accept, when both parties are knowledgeable about the property and neither is under any time pressure to buy or sell". Sounds great, but how is this price determined?
The starting point for determining a fair price may be an opinion of the value or "comparative market analysis". Such an analysis uses information on similar properties which are: 1) currently for sale, 2) already sold, or 3) expired properties (those which did not sell). Local, national and international trends and market conditions must also be evaluated.
By comparing similar properties in each of the three categories and the market conditions, appraisers, lenders and agents come very close to the maximum price that buyers would be willing to pay for a house.
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What site discovered in 1965 is considered the world's oldest known habitation?
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The Terra Amata site in Nice, France has the remains of 21 huts belonging to the Acheulian culture from 400,000 years ago. |
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