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real estate study
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Real Estate & Planning
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01/27/2010

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Term
Two other terms for real estate
Definition
Real property & realty
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Encumber
Definition
Loan collateral
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Deed
Definition
Shows who HAD the title and who HAS it now
Term
Title
Definition
"Invisible" - owner possesses
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Three ways to transfer title
Definition
Sale, will, adverse possession
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Others that may have rights in real property
Definition
Govt, lenders (from borrowing $), public utilities (phone lines), and railroads
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Things that make up land
Definition
minerals, surface, and are space above. All are sellable
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Appurtenance
Definition
right, privilege or improvement permanently attached to the land - runs with land
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Natural appurtenance
Definition
Trees
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Manmade appurtenances
Definition
houses, barns, fences, drive-ways
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Mineral rights appurtenance
Definition
extract minerals below surface
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Air right appurtenances
Definition
sell of use of air space
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Water right appurtenance
Definition
when land abuts or touches flowing water or pond grants right to recreate in water diverge some water for personal use.
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Personal property
Definition
Easily movable, chattel, bill of sale
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Chattel
Definition
Personal property. Came from the word "cattle." Doesn't come with property.
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Bill of sale
Definition
Shows who owns the personal property
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Severance
Definition
Relates to trees. Natural state of trees is real property. Chopped down trees are personal property.
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Fixture
Definition
Started as a personal property (cabinets, light fixtures, fancs) but ended in personal property when installed.
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Tell difference between fixture and personal property (MIA)
Definition
The method of attachment (how it was attached), intention (what party agrees to do - leave or take) ie frigerator. Adaption: if something is specifically designed to fit on property (keys to door)
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Trade Fixtures
Definition
Personal property. Item attached to property by commercial tenant. (projector on ceiling, display cases)
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Emblements
Definition
Personal property. Anually grown crops. Seller can havest after sale of land and first year can be taken.
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Taxation
Definition
Govt has the right to tax real property to pay for govt services (schools fire dept)
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Police Power
Definition
May order the use of property for zoning (residential area may not have gas pumps)
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Building codes
Definition
Must get building permit to build anything. Must comply with guidelines of building.
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Eminent domain
Definition
The right of the government to take private poroperty for public good. Have the right to "fair payment" by fair market value.
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Condemnation
Definition
The process used to take the property when the govt exercises right of eminent domain
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Escheat
Definition
the right of the govt to take private property upon: intestate and no heirs.
Term
Intestate
Definition
No will
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Abadonment
Definition
If known owner leaves property and doesnt pay taxes govt will sell property
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Estate "Right to possess"
Definition
The degree, quanitity, natuer and extent of ownership interest in real property - possessory rights
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Freehold (ownership) Estates
Definition
No definite ending date and it is for at least or life time.
Term
Leasehold estates
Definition
Renting or leasing. Definite period of time - a limited duration. Lesee does not own it.
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Fee Simple Title
Definition
Biggest bundle of rights available in real estate. All possible rights.
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Conditional/defeasable fee
Definition
limited rights
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Fee Estates
Definition
Fee Simple, conditional fee
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Life estates
Definition
non inheritable - reversion/remainr, dower - curtest, homestead
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