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

The Close

These mortgages were developed in the 1980s in an era of double-digit interest rates when borrowers were hopeful that the rates wouldn’t rise much more. Earnest money deposit. Also known as a “good faith deposit,” it’s the amount of money a buyer puts in escrow to show their commitment to purchase a property.