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131 Real Estate Terms & Definitions Your Clients Expect You to Know in 2023

The Close

This is when a homeowner turns a deed over to the mortgaging bank to avoid going into foreclosure. This allows the borrower to avoid personal liability for the remaining unpaid debt. Debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Earnest money deposit. Generally, this refers to earnest money funds.