Terms Beginning with C

  1. Canvassing

    The activity of making telephone calls or door-to-door...

  2. Capacity of parties

    Capacity to engage into a lawful contract under the law. The...

  3. Capital gain

    The revenue generated from the sale of an asset. Profit...

  4. Capital investment

    Initial investment and ongoing costs incurred to create and...

  5. Capitalization rate

    The rate of return a property will generate for the...

  6. Capitalization

    The procedure of converting a series of projected future...

  7. Cash flow

    The net revenue available for expenditure from an investment...

  8. Casualty insurance

    The sort of insurance coverage that covers a property owner...

  9. Caveat emptor

    A term that translates to "buyer beware" in Latin.

  10. Certificate of sale

    The paperwork often provided to a buyer during a tax...

  11. Certificate of title

    The opinion about the status of the title to a piece of real...

  12. Chain of title

    The chain of conveyances from an agreed beginning point...

  13. Charrettes

    Community planning instrument that encourages and enhances...

  14. Chattels

    Personal property.

  15. Check

    Land parcels placed every 24 miles from a primary meridian...

  16. City planning commission

    A local government agency tasked for directing and...

  17. Claim of right

    Considered in assessing claims of adverse possession....

  18. Cloud on title

    A claim or encumbrance that may impact the ownership of real...

  19. CLUE

    A repository of recorded claim activity and past property...

  20. Codicil

    A testamentary disposition that modifies, clarifies,...

  21. Coinsurance clause

    A condition in property insurance contracts that mandates...

  22. Collateral

    A valuable item provided or promised to a lender as...

  23. Color of title

    Used as a consideration in an adverse possession claim when...

  24. Commercial property

    A category of real estate that comprises properties that...

  25. Commingled property

    Mixed or commingled property of a married couple that makes...

  26. Commingling

    The unlawful behavior of a real estate broker who mixes...

  27. Commission

    The fee paid to a broker for services done, such as the sale...

  28. Common elements

    Parts of a property that are essential or convenient to the...

  29. Common law

    Customary law is a corpus of law based on use and judicial...

  30. Community property

    A mode of property ownership that is predicated on the idea...

  31. Comparables

    The properties indicated in an appraisal report that are...

  32. Competent parties

    People, typically of legal age and sound mind, that are...

  33. Composite depreciation

    A technique for calculating the depreciation of a...

  34. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

    In 1980, the federal government enacted laws forcing owners...

  35. Condemnation

    A legal or administrative action or procedure involving the...

  36. Condominium

    The ownership of an apartment or unit in its entirety,...

  37. Conforming mortgages

    Mortgage loans that have been packaged into securities and...

  38. Consideration

    Something of value that encourages someone to get into a...

  39. Constructive eviction

    1. Actions taken by the landlord that significantly disrupt...

  40. Constructive notice

    Documents that are recorded may serve as notice to the whole...

  41. Contingencies

    A clause or condition in a contract for the acquisition of...

  42. Contract for deed

    A contract for the sale of real estate that stipulates that...

  43. Contract for exchange of real estate

    A contract for the sale of real estate in which all or part...

  44. Contract

    A contract is an agreement that is made between two or more...

  45. Contributory value

    An approach to property valuation that determines the worth...

  46. Conventional loan

    A type of loan that is not guaranteed or insured by any...

  47. Conversion

    Conversion is not just about changing a building's use, but...

  48. Conveyance

    A written document that serves as proof that some interest...

  49. Cooperative

    A residential multi-unit structure in which the title is...

  50. Corporation

    An entity or organization that is produced by the operation...

  51. Correction lines

    The horizontal provisions that were included into the...

  52. Cost approach

    The procedure of assessing the worth of a piece of real...

  53. Counseling

    The practice of giving individuals professional advise on a...

  54. Counteroffer

    An additional offer that is made in response to another...

  55. Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs)

    Papers pertaining to condominiums that serve as operating...

  56. Credit scoring

    A three-digit figure that provides an evaluation of a...

  57. Cul-de-sac

    A route that leads nowhere but has enough space at its...

  58. Curtesy

    A life estate is an interest in real estate, often a...

  59. Cycle

    A series of events that occur repeatedly and follow one...