Advance Commitment - The institutional investor’s prior agreement to provide long-term financing upon the completion of a construction project.
Advance Fee - 1. A fee paid in advance of any services rendered such as in obtaining a loan. 2. Sometimes unlawfully charged in connection with the illegal practice of obtaining a fee in advance for the advertising of property or businesses for sale with no intent.
Advancement - A gift from a parent to a child in anticipation of the share the child will eventually inherit from the parent’s estate which is intended to be deducted from the inheritance.
Adverse Possession - A method of acquiring title to real property through the continued possession of the property under certain conditions for the statutory period by a person who is other than the owner of record. 2. A means of acquiring title where an occupant has been in actual open notorious and continuous occupancy of a property under a claim of right for the required statutory period.
Aesthetic Value - The additional value a property enjoys based on subjective criteria such as look or appeal.
Affidavit - A statement or declaration reduced to writing and sworn to or affirmed before a public official who has authority to administer an oath or affirmation.
Affirmative Action Program - A detailed plan used to overcome the causes and affects of discriminatory policies in the hiring employment and/or training of minority members of society.
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Source: RealEstateWords
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