Getting Real About Real Estate
While we are often encouraged to judge people by what's on the inside, this real estate term refers to how attractive a house looks from the outside.
Curb Appeal
A species of this animal is found on every continent except Antarctica. Hint: It's the fastest animal on the planet.
What is the Peregrine Falcon
A casual sweatshirt or jacket featuring a an attachment that covers your head. Designed for comfort and warmth, they often include long sleeves and are a staple of everyday, relaxed fashion worldwide.
What is a hoodie?
This process determines the market value of a home before a lender approves financing.
What is an appraisal?
This appliance makes an unmistakable sound as it pops bread upward once heating is complete.
What is a toaster?
This type of mortgage is designed to make homeownership more accessible, it allows buyers with lower credit scores and smaller down payments to qualify for home financing. It is backed and insured by the federal government.
What is a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Loan?
Igor, a now infamous businessman, was recently charged with a felony for throwing a rock at this Hawaiian creature. He now faces prison time and up to a $70,000 as this was one of the most critically endangered marine species on Earth.
What is the Hawaiian Monk Seal.
This kitchen appliance removes smoke and cooking odors.
What is a range hood?
Money placed in this special account is held by a neutral third party during a home sale.
What is escrow?
Not to be confused with a food processor, this is an electric appliance designed for grinding or mixing (usually with ice).
What is a blender?
A person or entity that legally agrees to cover financial obligations—such as rent or loan payments—if the original borrower or tenant defaults
What is a guarantor?
An inspection is often conducted to check for structural damage caused by this insect, it's scientific name is Reticulitermes flavipes.
What are termites?
This ornament mounted above a car grille became a luxury symbol on classic vehicles.
What is a hood ornament?
A formal, written legal document that transfers ownership of real estate or other assets from one person or entity (the grantor) to another (the grantee).
What is a deed?
This kitchen appliance circulates hot air over food for faster cooking.
What is an air fryer/convection oven?
This is the upfront funds offered to show a buyer is serious about purchasing a home.
What is earnest money?
This common household pest can survive for weeks without its head. People often joke that it would be the only creature to survive WWIII.
What is a cockroach?
This is a vital laboratory safety enclosure. By creating negative pressure, and a constant inward airflow, it captures, contains, and exhausts hazardous fumes, vapors, and particulate matter away from the user.
What is a fume hood?
This industry term describes a home sale that closes for less money than is owed on the mortgage.
What is a short sale?
This single-serve coffee maker brand, could be considered a proprietary eponym, as other brands of coffee makers are often mistakenly called by its name.
What is a Keurig?
This is a term given to the practice of making an offer (and potentially closing) on a property without physically stepping foot inside it first. Buyers instead rely on digital tools like virtual 3D walkthroughs, live video tours, photographs, and neighborhood research.
What is sight unseen?
This is the scientific name for the study of birds.
What is ornithology?
In medieval fantasy art, assassins are often depicted wearing this hooded cloak.
What is a cowl hood? (Gugel)
This is an extra monthly fee required on conventional loans when a homebuyer puts down less than 20%. It protects the lender, not the borrower, in case of default.
What is Private Mortgage Insurance? (PMI)
Eliminating the need for an open flame, the electric version of this domestic "iron" was first patented in 1911 by Thomas J. Stackbeck.
What is a Waffle Iron? (Waffle Maker)