Quality Of Use
the type and value of real estate improvements made as well as the use to which land is put. This is controlled by zoning as well as suitability. For example, in a prime commercial downtown area large commercial department stores and high rise office buildings are constructed.
Popular Real Estate Terms
Number of range grassland acres needed to support one animal unit for a specified period of time or grazing season. ...
Commercial building having several different uses blending together. For example, retail shops are on the first floor, professional offices are on floors two through ten, and a restaurant ...
The term assessed value is used to define the dollar value of a property for the applicable taxes. The evaluator, a tax assessor, determines the property’s assessed value for tax ...
Equals the tax divided by taxable income. Foe example, if the tax is $30,000 on taxable income of $120,000 the effective tax rate if the business is 25% ($30,000/$120,000) ...
Market condition in which sellers exceed buyers, thereby causing prices to fall. In real estate, declining markets may result from unfavorable business conditions and high interest rates. ...
Unequal treatment and denial of opportunity to individuals based on race, color, creed, nationality, age, or sex. The Civil Rights Acts passed by the U.S. Congress included those of 1866, ...
First right of a party, usually a creditor, to hold, keep possession of, or control the property of another to pay a debt, duty, or obligation. ...
Claim on property by an unpaid workman or contractor. The property may be sold to recover the money owed. The legal justification of the mechanic's lien is that the labor and materials ...
You can frequently encounter “circa” in everyday discourse, referring to an approximation as an approximate date. Variations of circa are: about, near, and roughly. The ...
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