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Open listing |
A contract under which the broker is
commissioned to find a buyer before the property is sold by the seller or
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Option |
The agreement to keep an offer to purchase or
lease open for a specific period of time |
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Option listing |
An agreement by which the broker advertising the
property has the right to purchase the listed property himself |
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Origination fee |
A fee paid to the lender for processing a loan
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Owner financing |
A property transaction for which the seller
provides all or part of the financing to the buyer |
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Owner's Title Insurance |
A policy insuring the full purchase price of a
piece of property for the buyer, usually including adjustments for inflation
each year up to a maximum of 150% of the original policy amount, the premium
for which is payable at the time of closing |
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What 70-room East Coast mansion was built as a summer home and is known as a "Gilded Age cottage"?
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Cornelius Vanderbilt's "Breakers" Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, named for the waves crashing along the cliff that separates the property from the ocean. |
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