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aceptación acceptanceactivo assetagencia real-estate agencyinmobiliariaajuste adjustmentalquilar to rentamortización amortizationamortización debt servicede la deudaanticipo advance paymentapreciación appreciationarrendador landlordarrendatario tenantasignar to assign, to transferavalúo appraisalbienes personal assetsbienes inmuebles propertybienes muebles chattelbienes raíces real estatecapital equitycarta de crédito letter of creditcedente assignorcesión assignment, transfercesionario assigneecierre closingcomprador buyerconcesión extension (of credit)de créditoconfiscación forfeitureconstrucción construction inen progreso progresscontraoferta counteroffercontrato de leasearrendamientocorredor de real-estate brokerbienes raícesdesvalorización depreciationdeuda debtembargo fiscal tax lienestatuto bylawfinca farmgarantía collateralgastos de cierre closing costsgastos de moving expensesmudanzagravamen encumbrance, lienhectárea hectare (=2.5 acres)hipoteca mortgagehipoteca colectiva blanket mortgagehipoteca con fixed-rate mortgagetasa de interés fijahipoteca en first mortgageprimer gradohipoteca en second mortgagesegundo gradohipoteca sin open-end mortgagelímite de importeimpuesto taximpuestos property taxesterritorialesincumplimiento failure to payde pagoingresos por rental incomearrendamientosinstalación fixtureinterés compuesto compound interestinversión investmentinvestigación title searchde títulolínea de crédito line of creditoferta en firme firm offerpago inicial down paymentpatrimonio owner’s equitypedir prestado to borrowperitaje surveypermiso permitplazo fijo fixed termprecio al contado cash priceprecio de lista list priceprecio máximo maximum priceprecio real actual priceprestamista lenderpréstamo loanpréstamo bancario bank loanpréstamo mortgage loanhipotecarioprestar to lendprestatario borrowerpropietario owner of recordregistradoprórroga extension (of time)Registro de National Registryla Propiedad property sectionRegistro Nacional National Registry(or Public Registry)Registro Público See RegistroNacionalrespaldo financiero financial backingseguro contra fire insuranceincendioseguro contra robo theft insuranceseguro contra flood insuranceinundacionesseguro contra hazard insuranceriesgosservicios públicos utilitiesservidumbre easementtasa básica base ratetasa de interés interest ratetendencias del market trendsmercadotenencia conjunta joint tenancyterrenos sin unimproved landmejorastipo de cambio exchange ratetipo de interés prime rate of interestpreferencialtítulo deed, titletítulo de propiedad clear titlelibre de gravamenestraspaso de transfer of titlepropiedadvalor de mercado market valuevalor declarado declared valuevalor del avalúo appraised valuevaloración appraisalvendido soldzonificación zoning

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