MA Real estate

Addition of land of land due to actions of  a body of water.

The right to use water adjacent to ones property such as a river or stream.

Grants water rights to divert a specific amount of water from a specific source to irrigate a specific piece of property.

"First in time, is first in right"

Those rights are then assigned a priorty based on when the right was first used or applied for.

includes land that is situated next to a lake, ocean or sea.  Littoral land is a fancy term for lakefront or oceanfront property

In a community property jurisdiction, most property acquired during the marriage (except for gifts or inheritances)—the community, or communio bonorum—is owned jointly by both spouses and is divided upon divorce, annulment or death

regarded by the law as owning separate and distinct shares of the same property. By default, all co-owners own equal shares, but their interests may differ in size.

 type of concurrent estate formerly available only to "married couples", where ownership of property is treated as though the couple were a single legal person.

Personal Properties

annual crops produced by cultivation legally belonging to the tenant with the implied right for its harvest, and are treated as the tenant's property

an ownership of a "temporary" right to hold land or property in which a lessee or a tenant holds rights of real property by some form of title from a lessor or landlord.

a form of freehold ownership. It is the way that real estate is owned in common law countries, and is the highest ownership interest possible that can be had in real property

ownership of land for the duration of a person's life. In legal terms it is an estate in real property that ends at death when there is a "reversion" to the original owner. The owner of a life estate is called a "life tenant".

created when a grantor transfers land conditionally. Upon the happening of the event or condition stated by the grantor, the transfer may be void or at least subject to annulment.

refers to the loss of land as a result of its being washed away by water (like a river or body of water or flash flood)

 or inheritance, in law, is the passage of an individual's property to one or more dependants

refers to rights concerning properties that abut an ocean, sea or lake, rather than a river or stream (riparian). Littoral rights are usually concerned with the use and enjoyment of the shore

Any inheritable property

Allows the holder of one property to benefit from another's. " Transferable" and "Permanent feature of the property"

a property burdened by easment of a neighbor's dominant property.

An agreement between two parties for use of property. "Non transferable"

One who dies leaving a valid will

Modern form of ownwership often contrasted with "feudal"

When land is held on the condition of rent or service due to the government. ex: "Army Barricks"

Lein derived from the owner profiting from another person without compensating.

When you enter a mortage or loan

Grants a creditor the right to file a claim against all of the debtor's assets, not just a particular property.

Is one that arises out of specific law (otherwise known as statutes)

Is the power of the state to seize private property. But have to determine fair compensation to the owner.

One that encumbers; a burden or impediment. 2. Law A lien or claim on property.

An instrument, by which ownership of a property, used to transfer from one person to another.

Evidence of ownership of a property.

A written summory that traces every change of ownership and claim against a property.

Allows owner to appoint an exclusive agent to sell his property but retain the right to sell the property himself.

Means that if the owner or any other broker or salesperson produces the buyer, the broker will lose his or her commission. Anyone who sells the home will recieve the commision.

The broker will recieve full commission regardless of whoever sells property even if its the owner.

Denying loans or charging more based on race

Directing minorities to areas populated of the same race or religion.

trying to generate panic selling in a neighborhood dominated by one race or ethnic group by representing thta another group is about to start moving in.

requirement that contracts be memorialized in a signed writing with sufficient content to evidence the contract

1.) Income / Cap Rate = Value

2.) Income / Value = Rate

3.) Value * Cap Rate = Income

•                    Sold                 Rent/m       GRM
• Prop A       400k      /       4           =    100

Prop B       350K     /        3,200     =    109

My Prop        ?       /         3,700     =   105

How much can i sell my property for?

tax levy ÷ total of all taxable assessments

The seller finances for the buyer

Merging a new and existing loan. Payment is made on both mortagages to the wraparound mortgagee, who then forwards the payments to the appropriate mortgages.

Loan agreement that does not allow a mortgagor (borrower) to repay the loan before its maturity date.

Contractor is given funds to purchase several lots of land. Contracter can sell a land parcel while maintaiing the mortagage on the rest of the property.

Allows lender to require payment whenever it wants to

Personal property and real estate are used as collateral

Signed in to law in 1970

passed in 1972. Aimed at controlling water pollution

Created after 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill

Created in 1980. Designed to be a "superfund" that supplies resource to hazardous wastes sites, such as oil spill or spilled contaminants.

Created in 1973.

Created in 1974

Passed in 1976

Underground Storage Tank

1978

Passed in 1992

Enacted in 1968. (Requires debt lenders to disclose all the specifics of a given loan.)

(O.L.D.C.A.R.)

• -Obedience
• -Loyality
• -Disclosure
• -Confidentiality
• -Accountabilty
• -Reasonable care

Agency contract has been terminated and there is no remedying the agreement

Agency contract has been violated and can be remdied by the broker

Prohibits many business practices that could unfairly restrict marketplace free compitition.

ex: No price fixing

Protects buyers from closing cost fees not agreed upon

Created in 1866. Regarding individual home sellers and real estate agencies, they are not allowed to racially discriminate agaist anyone when it comes selling  or leasing

Passed in 1968. protects dicrimination of individuals based on sex, race, color, religion, national origin, handicap famly status 

assuming the legal rights of a person for whom expenses or a debt has been paid. Typically, an insurance company which pays its insured client for injuries and losses then sues the party which the injured person contends caused the damages to him/her. Example: Fred Farmer negligently builds a bonfire which gets out of control and starts a grass fire which spreads to Ned Neighbor's barn. Good Hands Insurance Co. has insured the barn, pays Neighbor his estimated cost of reconstruction of the barn, and then sues Farmer for that amount.

-Chain of title - A list of successive owners of a parcel of land, beginning from the government, or original owner, to the person who currently owns the land.

-Abrtact of title is history of all public records and transactions of a property. - briefly summarizes the various activities affecting ownership of a parcel of land.

Essentailly divides the loan into two amounts, to be paid off separatley. Borrower makes periodic payments of interest only, followed by the payments of the principal in full at the end of the term.

Genrally used for home improvements and second mortgages

Requires the payment of interest only for a stated period of time with the principal balance due at the end of the term.

A mortgage which does not fully amortize over the term of the note, thus leaving a balance due at maturity. The final payment is called a balloon payment because of its large size. Balloon payment mortgages are more common in commercial real estate than in residential real estate.

The word amortize literaly means to kill off slowly, over time.

Loans that are paid off slowly, over time, in equal amounts

(aka Rapid-Payoff Loan) - allows payments start small and increase gradually over time.

Payments are made by the lender to the borrower. An arrangement in which a homeowner borrows against the equity in his/her home and receives regular monthly tax-free payments from the lender. also called reverse mortgage or home equity conversion mortgage.

Loan starts off at one rate then fluctuates up or down during the loan term, based on some objective economic indicator.

The buyer purchases a insurance policy that provides the lender with funds in the event that the lendee defaults on the loan.

(Required when less then 20% is put down)

The surface configurations on an area (i.e. Hills, Valleys, etc.)

often referred to as GPM, is a mortgage with low initial monthly payments which gradually increase over a specified time frame. These plans are mostly geared towards young men and women who cannot afford large payments now, but can realistically expect to do better financially in the future. ***(It is a form of negative amortization loan)

Instead of a buyer taking out thier own loan, they assume responsibility for continuing to pay seller's outstanding loan.

A mortgage loan that provides for future borrowing to the original loan.

The borrower may re-borrow the principal amount after a certain period of time.

1% of the loan amount

written confirmation that the borrower signs stating that the mortgage amount is correct.

- Commonly associated with the Secondary Market

the legal substitution of one individual for another individual, with all rights passing onto the new party.

A lessor priority. As in a subordinate mortgage that would be paid off only if the first mortgage was satisfied in a foreclosure.

A person stating , I am the person who is supposed to be signing. A person accepting responsibilty

a deed issued to the buyer of property that was sold under court order to pay off a debt

Transfer of ownership of property to a person/company by another person/company

Adverse possession is a way of acquiring title to real property by physically occupying it for a long period of time. Usually 20 years.

- A form of involuntary alienation.

Feet, inches and rods

Offers most protection to Grantee. Least protection to Grantor

When personal property becomes real property.

Ex: Buy a sink. A plumber installs the sink. It now becomes real property.

Offers least protection to Grantee. most protection to Grantor.

Gives 2 warranties:

• 1.) Grantor owned the property
• 2.) While Grantor owned property, there were no encumbrances.

$4.56 / $1000

Recording of documents into the public records

When real property becomes personal property.

Ex: Owner permantly removes a tree to take.

-An expressed contract.

-Refers to the requirement that certain kinds of contracts be memorialized in a signed writing with sufficient content to evidence the contract.

An attachment to land or edficies that now conveys with the property

Pool, Shed, Garage

"To have and to hold"

- Habendum in a deed defines the ownership being transferred.

A decrease in worth beacause of outdated design of contruction, Such as a home without a dishwasher or cable hookup

a reduction in worth of a specific home improvement because of something seperate from the property that decreases the worth of the home.

• Ex:
• - Nice home in bad nieghborhood. 

-Trash from neighbor's home can decreas the value in your home

To use real property inconsistently with current zoning. An owner would have to apply for variance.

When tenant Breaches contract

When Landlord Breaches

Requires lendor to grant clear cloud of title when loan is paid off.

Septic tanks

Hazardous Soil, water

Unbaised opinion of market value by a licensed professional

- Securing porperty as collateral for a loan

-To pledge (property) as security or collateral for a debt without transfer of title