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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acceptance (referring to real estate contracts)- | the act of accepting a time draft or bill of exchange for payment when due according to the specified terms |
| Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)- | a mortgage having an interest rate which is usually initially lower than that of a mortgage with a fixed rate but is adjusted periodically according to the cost of funds to the lender |
| Closing costs (referring to a mortgage)- | the extra amounts of money that people need to pay when they buy a house |
| Collateral- | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| Counteroffer (referring to real estate contracts)- | - a return offer made by one who has rejected an offer |
| Earnest money- | money used as earnest |
| Equity (referring to real estate/housing)- | the money value of a property or of an interest in a property in excess of claims or liens against it |
| Finance charge- | money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual |
| Fixed-rate mortgage- | a lien against property that is granted to secure an obligation (as a debt) and that is extinguished upon payment or performance according to stipulated terms |
| Interest- | a charge for borrowed money generally a percentage of the amount borrowed |
| Lien- | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| Market value (referring to real estate)- | the price at which something can be sold : the price that buyers are willing to pay for something |
| Points (referring to a mortgage)- | a percentage of the face value of a loan often added as a placement fee or service charge |
| Principal (referring to loans)- | the corpus of an estate, portion, devise, or bequest |
| Amortization table- | how a loan is paid down over time, detailing each payment's allocation to both principal and interest, the remaining loan balance, and the total interest paid over the loan's life. |