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Mortgage Glossary
Adjustable-rate Mortgage
(ARM)
Amortization Schedule
Annual Percentage Rate
(APR)
Appraisal
Assumable Mortgage
Balloon Mortgage
Bill of Sale
Broker
Closing Costs
Comparables
Covertible ARM
Earnest Money Deposit
Equity
Escrow
Fixed-rate Mortgage
(FRM)
Interest Rate
Loan Origination
Lock-in
Mortgage Broker
Origination Fee
Point
Prepayment
Pre-qualification
Private Mortgage Insurance
(PMI)
Title
Title Company
Title Insurance
Title Search
Underwriting
 
comparables - An abbreviation for "comparable properties"; used to help figure out how much your house is worth.. Comparables are properties like the property under consideration; they have reasonably the same size, location, and amenities and have recently been sold. Comparables help determine the approximate fair market value of the property.

 



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