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Real Estate Glossary

Boundary

Also referred to as property lines, boundaries are specific locations surrounding a piece of real estate that is the outlined edge of the owner's claim. These lines determine the location in which the homeowner owns the property...

Real Estate Glossary

Balloon Payment

This is a large final payment that is usually scheduled at the end of a series of smaller recurring payments. It may be included in the payment schedule for a lease, loan, or other streams of payments. Several states prohibit...

Real Estate Glossary

Freddie Mac (FHLMC)

This is the informal company name for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or FHLMC. It is a (GSE) United States government sponsored enterprise that acquires mortgages, merges them with other forms of loans, and sells the...

Real Estate Glossary

Agency

This refers to any legal relationship between a principal and an agent. In real estate, the principal is typically the seller, while the agent is the broker. In this kind of relationship, the principal assigns the agent the right...