Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In the United States, the term realtor is trademarked by the National Association of Realtors, which uses it to refer to its active members, who may be real estate agents or brokers. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In Canada, the trademark is used by members of the Canadian Real Estate Association . [ 19 ]
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is an American trade association [4] for those who work in the real estate industry. As of December 2023, it had over 1.5 million members, [5] making it the largest trade association in the United States [6] including NAR's institutes, societies, and councils, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
A real estate license is an authorization issued by a government body to give agents and brokers the legal authority to represent a home seller or buyer in a real estate transaction. Real estate agents and real estate brokers are required to be licensed when conducting real estate transactions in the United States and in a small number of other ...
(trademark) sticky tape (UK: Sellotape [trademark]) scuttlebutt gossip, rumor; originally meant water fountain (UK: rumour) self-rising flour self-raising flour shill * a person pretending to a member of the general public to lend credibility or excitement to a confidence scheme; e.g., a person who claims to have received benefit from snake oil.
A real estate transaction is the process whereby rights in a unit of property (or designated real estate) are transferred between two or more parties, e.g., in the case of conveyance, one party being the seller(s) and the other being the buyer(s). It can often be quite complicated due to the complexity of the property rights being transferred ...
The generic, but still trademarked, term for corn dogs in Canada, derived from the popular brand. [170] [171] Popsicle: Ice pop; ice lolly (UK); icy pole (Australia) Good Humor-Breyers, part of Unilever [172] [173] Portakabin Portable building: Portakabin Ltd., owned by Shepherd Building Group: Widely used term for a portable modular building ...
9 Other Real Estate Terms Every Homebuyer Should Know 1. Appraisal. An estimated amount given by an expert (appraiser) to determine the value of the home. Sellers often get an appraisal to ...
A trademark is a word, phrase, or logo that identifies the source of goods or services. [1] Trademark law protects a business' commercial identity or brand by discouraging other businesses from adopting a name or logo that is "confusingly similar" to an existing trademark. The goal is to allow consumers to easily identify the producers of goods ...