Buying a house involves its own language. Here’s a guide to terms you may encounter. (andresr/Getty Images) Buying a home involves its own language. Here’s a guide to the terms you may encounter. 1 BD ...

Agent - An individual who represents a seller, a buyer or both in the purchase or sale of real estate. Amortization - The schedule of loan payments that establishes the amount of payment to be applied ...

Ready to purchase a home? Test your knowledge of real estate vocabulary. Mark Conlan The process of purchasing a home, particularly for first-time buyers, can be stressful and confusing. And buyers in ...

If a real-estate agent working with the buyer represents the seller, the agent will ask the buyer to sign an agency disclosure notice informing the buyer of this relationship. Also, if the same firm ...

The Federal Trade Commission, the agency that promotes competition and protects consumers, has prepared this glossary to help you better understand the terms commonly used in the real estate and ...