A GLOSSARY OF REAL ESTATE TERMS


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DBA
Damages
Data assembly
Data plant
Date of appraisal
Date of closing
Datum
Dealer
Dealer property
Dealer-builder
Debenture
Debit
Debt
Debt capital
Debt service
Debt service coverage
Debt-to-equity ratio
Debtor
Debtor in possession
Decedent
Decentralization
Deciduous trees
Decimal point
Declaration
Declaration of abandonment
Declaration of condominium ownership
Declaration of homestead
Declaration of trust
Declining balance depreciation
Decree
Decree of distribution
Decree of foreclosure
Dedication
Deductions
Deed
Deed books
Deed covenants
Deed in lieu of foreclosure
Deed in trust
Deed money escrow
Deed of Trust
Deed restrictions
Deed ver
Default
Default judgment
Defeasance clause
Defeasible fee
Defect
Defective title
Defects in title
Defendant
Deferred charges
Deferred gain
Deferred maintenance
Deferred payment options
Deferred payments
Deficiency
Deficiency judgment
Deficit financing
Definite and certain
Delegation of authority
Delegation of powers
Delinquency
Delinquency rate
Delivery
Demand
Demand note
Demise
Demised premises
Demographic
Demographic characteristics
Demolition
Demurrer
Density
Department of Veterans Affairs, DVA
Depletion
Deposit
Deposit account
Deposit receipt
Depositary
Depreciable real property
Depreciation
Depreciation allowance
Depreciation base
Depreciation methods
Depreciation rate
Depression
Depth
Depth table
Deregulation
Dereliction
Descent
Description
Designated agent
Desist and refrain order
Detached housing
Deterioration
Determinable fee
Developer
Development
Development method
Devise
Devisee
Devisor
Diameter
Direct capitalization
Direct costs
Direct reduction mortgage
Directional growth
Disability
Disaffirm
Discharge
Disciplinary action
Disclaimer
Disclosure statement
Discount
Discount broker
Discount points
Discount rate
Discounting
Discretionary powers of agency
Discrimination
Disintegration
Disintermediation
Displacement
Disposable field
Disposable income
Dispossess
Distrain
Distraint
Distress
Distributee
Distribution
District
Dividend
Divisor
Doctrine of correlative user
Doctrine of relation back
Documentary evidence
Documentary stamps
Documentary transfer tax
Documents
Doing Business As, DBA
Domicile
Dominant tenement
Donee
Donor
Double
Double declining balance depreciation
Double taxation
Doubling up
Dower
Down payment
Downzoning
Drainage
Draw
Drive-by appraisal
Dual agency
Dual agent
Dual contract
Due care
Due diligence
Due process
Due-on-sale clause
Duplex
Duress
Dutch Colonial
Dwelling
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A deed to real property from a defaulting borrower and accepted by the lender to avoid the necessity of having the lender go through formal foreclosure proceedings.