The act of physically examining and testing a piece of property to ascertain certain information.

State and federal laws that protect against the forced sale of a person's home by creditors. Also, upon the death ...

Process whereby private or government-sponsored development of certain aging neighborhoods results in the displacement of low- or moderate-income families by ...

Special bank account into which escrow monies are deposited and from which they are disbursed. Lawyers and real estate brokers ...

Term used to refer to the increase of one's equity in a property due to mortgage balance reduction and price ...

A building or other improvement that extends beyond its boundary and intrudes upon the property of another.

Clause in a note or mortgage giving the lender the right to call the entire loan balance due if the ...

Document resembling a mortgage that conveys legal title to a neutral third party as security for a debt. Also called ...

A provision in a contract that keeps it from becoming binding until a certain event happens. A satisfactory inspection report ...

Mixing of a clients' funds, or escrow, with an agent's personal funds in an account; considered to be grounds for ...