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Glossary of Real Estate Terms - Terms

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Call option

Can lights

Cancellation clause

Cantilever

Cap

Cape Cod style

Capital

Capital expenditure

Capital gains

Capital gains tax

Capital improvement

Capitalization

Capitalization rate

Caravan

Carport

Casement window

Cash flow

Cashier's check

Cash-out refinance

Cathedral ceiling

Caulk

Cavedium

Caveat

Caveat emptor

Ceiling height

Central air conditioning

Central business district

Certificate of Deposit (CD)

Certificate of deposit index

Certificate of eligibility

Certificate of occupancy

Certificate of sale

Certificate of title

Chain of title

Chair railing

Change order

Change frequency

Chattel

Chattel mortgage

Chimney back

Chimney flue

Chimney pot

Cinder block

Cinder fill

Circuit breaker

Cistern

Classified property tax

Clear title

Closing

Closing costs

Closing statement

Cloud on title

Cluster development

Codicil

Co-housing

Coign

Co-insurance

Collar beam

Collateral security

Collection

Collusion

Colonia

Column

Column footing

Co-maker

Combination door

Combination window

Commercial bank

Commercial property

Commingling

Commission

Commitment

Commitment fee

Common area

Common-area assessments

Common-interest development

Common law

Community property

Community Reinvestment Act

Commute

Comparables

Comparative market analysis

Competent

Compound interest

Concrete tilt-up

Condemnation

Conditional commitment

Condominium

Condominium conversion

Conduit

Consent judgment

Conservator

Consideration

Construction budget

Construction documents

Construction loan

Construction to permanent loan

Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS)

Contemporary style

Contiguous lots

Contingency

Contingency listing

Contingent fee

Contract

Contract for deed

Contract to purchase

Contractor

Contractual lien

Controlled growth

Conventional loan

Convertible adjustable-rate mortgage

Conveyance

Conveyance tax

Cooperating broker

Cooperative corporation

Cooperative mortgages

Cooperative project

Cornice

Corporate relocation

Co-signer

Counteroffer

Corner bead

Corner influence

Corrective work

Cost-plus contract

Cottage

Covenant

Covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs)

Craftsman style

Crawl space

Creative financing

Credit

Credit history

Creditor

Credit life insurance

Credit rating

Credit report

Credit repository

Credit union

Cross-bridging

Cul de sac

Cupola

Curable defect

Curb appeal

Curtain wall

Custom builder

Custom home