A benefit given by a buyer, seller, landlord or tenant in order to help facilitate a real estate transaction; can be given in both residential and commercial real estate, and are o ...

The process of taking private property, without the consent of the owner, by a governmental agency for public use through the power of eminent domain.

The financial intermediary that functions as a link between the lender(s) originating loans and the ultimate investor(s).

Certain class rights that require certain pre-defined actions that cannot be undertaken by a company or fund without the approval of the holders of a majority (or other specific pe ...

A guarantee granted by a project sponsor or a contractor to ensure a development project will achieve final completion; In the case of the project sponsor:  an agreement to pr ...

The risk associated with construction and the potential of experiencing losses due to a variety of controllable and uncontrollable factors.

The study of individuals, groups, or organizations and all the activities associated with the purchase, use and disposal of goods and services, including the consumer's emotion ...

Measures inflation in relation to the change in the price of goods and services purchased by a specified population during a base period of time; commonly used to increase the base ...

All purchases made by a household (home or abroad) to meet its everyday needs:  food, clothing, housing services (rents), energy, transport, durable goods ...

Multiple suites/spaces within the same building and on the same floor that can be combined and rented to a single tenant, or a block of space located on multiple adjoining floors i ...