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  2. Escrow - Wikipedia

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    Escrow is an account separate from the mortgage account where deposit of funds occurs for payment of certain conditions that apply to the mortgage, usually property taxes and insurance. The escrow agent has the duty to properly account for the escrow funds and ensure that usage of funds is explicitly for the purpose intended.

  3. Common area maintenance charges - Wikipedia

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    A CAM charge is an additional rent, charged on top of base rent, and is mainly composed of maintenance fees for work performed on the common area of a property Each tenant pays their pro rata share of a property's total CAM charges, which prorated share is the percentage of the tenant's rented square footage of the total, rentable square ...

  4. Property tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the absence of urban planning policies, property tax on real estate changes the incentives for developing land, which in turn affects land use patterns. One of the main concerns is whether or not it encourages urban sprawl. The market value of undeveloped real estate reflects a property's current use as well as its development potential. As ...

  5. Mortgage - Wikipedia

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    Mortgage lending will also take into account the (perceived) riskiness of the mortgage loan, that is, the likelihood that the funds will be repaid (usually considered a function of the creditworthiness of the borrower); that if they are not repaid, the lender will be able to foreclose on the real estate assets; and the financial, interest rate ...

  6. Net lease - Wikipedia

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    A triple net lease (triple-Net or NNN) is a lease agreement on a property where the tenant or lessee agrees to pay all real estate taxes, building insurance, and maintenance (the three "nets") on the property in addition to any normal fees that are expected under the agreement (rent, utilities, etc.).

  7. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    an automobile with extended rear cargo area (UK: estate (car)) steam shovel a large mechanical excavator (UK: digger or JCB (genericized trademark)) steno (short for "stenographer") (UK: shorthand typist) stickshift, stick (car with) manual transmission, as opposed to an automatic (UK and US: gear stick or gear lever for the stick; manual for ...

  8. Special assessment tax - Wikipedia

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    A special assessment district (S.A.D.) is a geographic area in which the market value of real estate is enhanced due to the influence of a public improvement and in which a tax is apportioned to recover the costs of the public improvement. [4]

  9. Tax - Wikipedia

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    Real estate or realty is the combination of land and improvements to the land. Property taxes are usually charged on a recurrent basis (e.g., yearly). A common type of property tax is an annual charge on the ownership of real estate, where the tax base is the estimated value of the property.