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  1. Mortgage lenders use Principle, Interest, Taxes and Heating (PITH) as a tool to ensure mortgage affordability by determining the monthly payments that can be made by the home buyer. The REALTOR.ca mortgage affordability calculator s can help you perform your own PITH test to estimate affordable mortgage payments.

  2. real estate, usually extending the useful life and value of a property. (The replacement of a roof would be considered a capital improvement.) Capital Loss - A loss from the sale of an asset not in the usual course of business. Caveat Emptor - Let the buyer beware. The buyer must examine the goods or property and buy at the buyer’s own risk.

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  3. Below-grade: Any facility or part of a facility located underground or below the surface grade. Breach of Warranty: The failure of the seller of real property to pass title as either expressed or implied by law in the conveyancing document. Buffer: A strip of land. a transition established as between distinct land uses.

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    Absentee landlord:An owner or sub-lessor who does not reside in the place or area in which he/she owns real estate from which he/she derives rental income. Abstract of auction:A summary of the auction advertisements which appears in the property page of a newspaper. Abstract of title:A chronological summary of conveyances, mortgage or leases and ot...

  4. Mar 20, 2023 · 26. Equity. A percentage of the home’s value owned by the homeowner. 27. Escalation clause. A clause or addendum to a real estate contract or offer that states a buyer is willing to raise his or her offer price to a predetermined amount if the seller receives a higher competing offer for the property.

  5. TERM. The term of a mortgage is the length of time that the mortgage conditions, including the interest rate you pay, are carried out. Terms are usually between six months and ten years. At the end of the term, you either pay off the mortgage or renew it, possibly renegotiating its terms and conditions.

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  7. Nov 13, 2023 · You can explain to them that a commission is the amount charged by the real estate agents who lead the transaction. It is almost always paid by the seller. Generally 6% of the purchase price of the property, commissions are usually split between the buyer and seller agents and then between the agents and their brokers.