Real Estate Glossary
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net leasea tenant has to pay rent as well as cost incurred in maintaining the property, including taxes, insurance, utilities, and repairs. | |
net listingthe seller will receive a net amount of money from the sale and any excess money goes to the broker as commission. Net listings are illegal in Georgia. | |
net operating incomeis the annual "income" in the income approach formula.
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net-net lease | ||
non-conforming use | ||
nonhomogeneitya lack uniformity. Real estate is considered to be nonhomogeneous because no two parcels of land are exactly alike. | ||
noteA financing instrument that states the terms of the underlying obligation, is signed by its maker, and is negotiable (transferable to a third party). | ||
novationis a change in a contract that involves a replacement agreement or a replacement of a party. Example: A homeowner refinances a mortgage with the same mortgage company. The parties remain the same, but the old agreement (mortgage) is substituted with a new agreement. That is called a novation of the contract. | |
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observed condition methodis the most detailed method of quantifying accrued depreciation. This method separately accounts for physical depreciation (curable, incurable short-lived, and incurable long-lived), functional obsolescence (both curable and incurable), and economic obsolescence. | ||
offer and acceptanceis an essential element to create a contract valid. Requires that one party (the offeror) makes an offer to a second party (the offeree) who accepts unconditionally and communicates that acceptance to the offeror. A "meeting of the minds" | ||