Real Estate Acronyms
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Keller Williams
MLS
100

FHA

What is Federal Housing Administration

100

In high interest rate markets, this aspect of FHA loans can make sale work, if the lender approves.

What is it being assumable with lender approval.

100

When a neighbor builds across your lot line this a/an:

What is an encroachment.

100

KW's MVVBP includes Values. What statement represents this?

What is: God, Family, then business.

100

This tab in the Interactive Map Search in our MLS provides powerful data regarding county recorded sales, foreclosure data, school, hazards (ie. flood zone data), and more.  

What is the Layers tab?

200

HUD

What is Housing and Urban Development Department

200

Which loan types allow for either a 3% max seller concessions or a 6% max seller concessions?

What are conventional and fha.

200

A defect not readily observable by the naked eye. What is a latent defect.

What is a latent defect.

200

GPS is the acronym for what?

What is goal, priority and strategies.

200

This is the neighborhood where the new FC Cincinnati stadium is located.  

What is the West End?

300

LTV

What is Loan to Value ratio.

300

The type of mortgage where the borrower has a large, one-time final payment.

What is a balloon payment.

300

This spousal interest must be released prior to or at closing.

What is dower or dower rights.

300

DAILY DOUBLE The Keller Williams Mission Statement.

What is: To build careers worth having, businesses worth owning, lives worth living, experiences worth giving, and legacies worth leaving.

300

There are over 50 of these that have been published oncer per week and are archived for review under the "Training and Support" section of our MLS.

What are the Tuesday Tip?

400

ROI

What is Return on Investment

400

What 2 loan types allow for 0% down payment?

What are USDA and VA.

400

Based on a 365 day year, this is a credit given to a buyer at closing.

What are tax prorations.

400

By doing THIS, everything will be easier or unnecessary.

What is: The One thing.

400

After partnering with Rapattoni for 20 years the Cinci MLS plans to convert to this system by the end of 2022.

What is Perchwell?

500

PITI

What is Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance.

500

This propery specific tax incentive increases a purchaser's buying power.

What is a tax abatement.

500

Usually disclosed up front, this is when a seller states he/she is unwilling to make repairs on the property.

What is "as/is."

500

3 of the 4 C's in the KW belief system.

What are: Commitment, creativity, customers, communication.

500

Mostly used for football fields, this outdoor surface is sometimes used for low maintenance yards.  

What is astro-turf?

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