A GLOSSARY OF REAL ESTATE TERMS


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HOA
HUD
HUD-1 Form
HVAC
Habendum clause
Habitability
Haec verbs
Half bath
Half-timbering
Handyman's special
Hard Costs
Hard money
Hard money loan
Hazard insurance
Hazardous substance
Header
Hedge against inflation
Height density
Heir
Heirs and assigns
Hereditament
Hidden defects
High loan-to-value loan
Highest and best use
Highrise
Hip roof
Historic district
Historic structure
Historical age
Hold harmless clause
Holder
Holder in due course
Holding company
Holding period
Holdout
Holdover tenant
Holographic will
Home
Home Owners Association, HOA
Home equity loan
Home inspector
Home loan
Home office
Homeowner's insurance
Homeowner's insurance policy
Homeowners Loan Corporation
Homeowners association
Homeowners warranty program
Homestead
Homestead exemption
Homogeneous
Horizontal property acts
Hoskold Sinking Fund Method
House
Household
Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Urban Development, HUD
Housing code
Housing starts
Housing stock
Hypotenuse
Hypothecate
Hypothesis of median location
You chose: High loan-to-value loan

A home equity refinancing loan typically at 125% of the market value of a home which makes it inherently high-risk and reserved for only the lowest-risk borrowers since a portion of the loan is unsecured and where the lender is gambling on the borrower's integrity. Example: When the Dawsons refinanced their old $90,000 mortgage, they were able to get a high loan-to-value loan of $125,000, despite the fact that their home was worth only $100,000. They used the $35,000 cash proceeds of the transaction (minus transaction costs) to remodel and retire other existing debts.