Terms Beginning with E

  1. Earnest money deposit

    A sum of money that is put down by a buyer in accordance...

  2. Easement by necessity

    An easement is a legal concession that is granted in the...

  3. Easement by prescription

    An easement is considered to have been obtained when the...

  4. Easement in gross

    A personal easement is one that does not benefit any...

  5. Easement

    A right to use the property of another for a certain...

  6. Economic life

    The length of time during which a property that has been...

  7. Economic obsolescence

    An impairment of attractiveness or usable life resulting...

  8. Emblements

    Cultivation of crops that are produced on a yearly basis by...

  9. Eminent domain

    The legal right of a government or municipal quasi-public...

  10. Employee status

    The relationship between an individual and an employer in...

  11. Employment contract

    A piece of paper that serves as proof of an official...

  12. Encroachment

    A device or building, such as a wall or fence, that...

  13. Encumbrance

    Any encumbrance that may be used to reduce the value of the...

  14. Endorsement

    The act of writing one's name on a negotiable instrument or...

  15. Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)

    Legislation on the federal level that requires lenders to...

  16. Equalization

    The process of increasing or decreasing the assessed values...

  17. Equitable title

    The equitable right to attain total ownership of property...

  18. Equity

    The interest or value that an owner has in a property that...

  19. Erosion

    The slow wearing away of land by water, wind, and general...

  20. Errors and omissions insurance

    Coverage for claims made against real estate agents in the...

  21. Escheat

    In the case that the owner of a piece of property passes...

  22. Escrow

    The finalization of a transaction by use of a third party...

  23. Estate for years

    A right to use a piece of property for a predetermined and...

  24. Estate in land

    The quality, number, kind, and scope of an individual's...

  25. Estate in severalty

    A piece of land that is owned by a single individual.

  26. Estoppel certificate

    A certificate is a legal document that is signed by a...

  27. Estovers

    Those things that are mandated by law to be present, such as...

  28. Et al

    A term that translates to "and others" in Latin.

  29. Et ux / Et uxor

    A term that translates to "and wife" in Latin.

  30. Et vir

    A term that translates to "and husband" in Latin.

  31. Ethical

    Behavior that is in keeping with the expectations of the...

  32. Eviction

    A legal procedure that is used to remove someone from their...

  33. Evidence of title

    A certificate of title, a title insurance policy, an...

  34. Exchange

    A transaction in which all or part of the consideration for...

  35. Exclusive-agency listing

    A listing contract in which the owner of the property...

  36. Exclusive-right-to-sell listing

    A listing contract in which the owner appoints a real estate...

  37. Executed contract

    A contract in which all of the parties have complied with...

  38. Execution

    The execution of an instrument together with its delivery....

  39. Executor

    The individual named in a will to take care of the dead...

  40. Executory contract

    A contractual arrangement in which one or more of the...

  41. Expenses

    The expenses that are incurred in the short term and are...

  42. Expressed contract

    A verbal or written agreement between two or more parties in...