The Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms, now in its Third Edition, is the most COMPREHENSIVE book on real estate terminology. The meaning and significance is provided to over 10,000 terms.

This 1,536-page Dictionary and Encyclopedia has three main aims. (1) To provide a clear and precise explanation of the meaning of a particular word or phrase (although legal and technical explanations proliferate, every effort has been made to avoid, as far as possible, the jargon or the cumbersome phraseology that has grown up around this subject). (2) To help the user find an answer to many of the questions that occur in real estate today (if not directly, then by reference to a considerable number of other major sources). (3) To point out where a problem might occur upon which, when required, further advice and counsel should be sought.

This authoritative reference book does more than provide real estate definitions. There are more than 15,000 legal citations (including over 5,700 cases and 1,900 statutory or code references that are relevant to real property law and practice). Also definitions and explanations are drawn from accounting, agency, banking, brokerage, contract, construction law, land economics, real estate finance, property insurance, personal property, planning, taxation, tort, zoning and more.

Some 25,000 cross references provide a veritable thesaurus and a source for real estate antonyms and synonyms.

There are over 7,000 bibliographical references, many of which are referenced by page or paragraph number. This enables the User to go to the appropriate book, or one of many online services, to find further information. There are references to many useful web sites, such as real estate organization, government bodies, major reference works such as USPAP, the RICS 'Red Book', the RICS 'Code of Measuring Practice', the International Valuation Standards, BOMA Standard Method for Measuring Floor Areas, and much much more. Also there are tables of abberviations and acronyms, financial formulae and measurements.

In addition, the Third Edition has a significant number of French property terms explained in English, with extensive statutory and bibliographical references.

The Appendices to the Encyclopedia include: (1) A bibliography that lists over 1,600 real estate books and books on related subjects. (2) A summary of major real estate laws. (3) A list of international professional associations. (4) A table of measurements. (5) Financial formulae. (6) Real estate acronyms and legal abbreviations.

The Encyclopedia will invaluable for further research and will of considerable benefit to any appraiser, property lawyer, realtor, accountant, manager, any other property professional, as well as all students. Whether you are a buying or selling real estate, a borrower or lender, facing foreclosure, seeking a mortgage, or otherwise involved in real estate or property investment, you will find this encyclopedia essential. For support of these statements read the REVIEWS

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Based on the Second Edition, The Shorter Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms is a property law dictionary that defines and explains over 7,500 terms and related real estate definitions. This is supplemented by more than 1,000 citations (cases, statutes and other authorities), over 20,000 cross references and 400 bibliographical references.

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The primary focus of these Encyclopedias is American and English real estate practice. However, they are truly international in scope with material from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, as well as words and phrases from Scots Law, Civil Law and Latin terms. All of this is supplemented by the additional research resources to create a reference work that transcends any other real estate dictionary, glossary or enyclopaedia. As well as being a law dictionary, these reference books cover accounting, appraisal, land economics, finance, insurance, mortgage terminology and much more.

In addition, the Third Edition of the Encyclopedia has a significant number of French real estate words and phrases explained in English. These also have extensive statutory and bibliographical references for further research.

  Click on any of the following terms to see it defined and explained in the Third Edition

abandonment; bargain; commission; cost approach; démembrements^(F); easement; estoppel (including equitable estoppel, legal estoppel, promissory estoppel, proprietary estoppel, quasi-estoppel and estoppel by acquiescence); fixture; good repair; letter of intent; licence by estoppel; money; mortgage-backed security (MBS) or mortgage-backed obligation (MBO); multiple listing^(US); noscitur a sociis^(Lat); police power/taken for public use; possibility of reverter; quiet enjoyment; real covenant^(US); rent; spot zoning; title insurance; Torrens title system; unvalued policy; usufruit^(F); value; wraparound mortgage^(US); zone^(F) or zone a urbaniser ... (ZUP)^(F);  and more ...

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