Glossary of Real Estate Terms - Terms

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R-value

Radon

Rafter

Rammed-earth construction

Ranch style

Rate-improvement mortgage

Rate lock

Real estate

Real estate agent

Real estate attorney

Real estate broker

Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)

Real property

Realtist

Realtor

Recission

Reconveyance

Recorder

Recording

Recording fee

Redlining

Refinancing

Regulation Z

Rehabilitation mortgage

Relocation benefits

Relocation company

Remaining balance

Remaining term

Renter's insurance

Rent loss insurance

Repayment plan

Replacement reserve fund

Repossession

Resale value

Reserve fund

Restructured loan

Return on investment

Reverse mortgage

Ridge board

Ridge vent

Right of first refusal

Right to recission

Rough-in

Rural Housing Service