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Real Estate Glossary

Defined-benefit plan

This refers to employee benefits that are defined, either as a fixed amount or a certain percentage of the beneficiary's salary at his or her time of retirement. Defined-benefit plans can be pension plans, some Keogh plans, and...

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good faith estimate

Also known as GFE, it is an estimated value of the closing costs in written form that the lender is obliged to prepare within 3 days of submitting their application. It must include an itemized list of costs and fees related to...

Real Estate Glossary

Available Space

This is the total amount of space that is presently being sold for lease. It includes spaces that are vacant and spaces that are occupied at present but will be vacant in the future. Available space can also include direct and...

Real Estate Glossary

Commingled fund

Sometimes referred to as a pooled fund, a commingled fund is a portfolio containing assets from various and numerous accounts that are blended together. It exists to reduce the cost of managing accounts one by one.

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Average Household Size

This refers to the average number of people occupying a household in a certain area. To calculate it, divide the total population in households (this is excluding group quarters like nursing homes, college dormitories, and...

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Industrial Park

This is a planned development of a piece of land with 2 or more separated industrial buildings. It typically contains a total of 50,000 square footage of floor area and is occupied by no less than 5 different tenants. In this...

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Alpha

This is a risk-adjusted statistic that measures the performance of an investment portfolio by taking the volatility of a managed portfolio of equities or other assets then comparing its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark...