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A market leasing assumption (MLA), sometimes known as a speculative rent profile (spec rent) or market rent, is an accounting method used in commercial real estate to produce budget predictions and valuations. It is a sort of template, or standardized lease, that is applied to rental units for periods in the future when there is no contracted ...
KPRA is a professional organization that advances real estate professional services for real estate professionals who buy, sell, and manage real estate and related businesses. KPRA provides a variety of services to its members, including professional designation, training certification, education, and legislative representation, as well as ...
The term originally referred to a person responsible for managing a landed estate, while those engaged in the buying and selling of homes were "House Agents", and those selling land were "Land Agents". However, in the 20th century, "Estate Agent" started to be used as a generic term.
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 ]
In most real estate transactions, the buyer and seller are each represented by their own separate agents: one buyer’s agent and one listing agent. Each agent protects their individual client’s ...
Real estate economics is the application of economic techniques to real estate markets. It aims to describe and predict economic patterns of supply and demand . The closely related field of housing economics is narrower in scope, concentrating on residential real estate markets, while the research on real estate trends focuses on the business ...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is an American trade association [5] for those who work in the real estate industry. As of December 2023, it had over 1.5 million members, [6] making it the largest trade association in the United States [7] 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 ...