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Most terms and definitions have been provided by:
http://www.homeclosing101.org/news-and-advice/real-estate-glossary/SALE AND LEASEBACK
A transaction in which, typically, an owner sells his improved property and as part of the same transaction signs a long-term lease and remains in possession.
SECOND MORTGAGE
A mortgage which is junior or subordinate to a first mortgage; typically, an additional loan imposed on top of the first mortgage, which is taken out when the borrower needs more money.
SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET
A market for the purchase and sale of existing mortgages, designed to provide greater liquidity for mortgages; also called secondary money market.
SECURITY AGREEMENT
A security document which creates a lien upon chattels, including chattels intended to be affixed to land as fixtures; known as a chattel mortgage prior to the adoption of the Uniform Commercial Code.
SETBACK
Zoning restrictions on the amount of land required surrounding improvements; the amount of space required between the lot line and the building line.
SETTLEMENT
The act of adjusting and prorating the various credits, charges and settlement costs to conclude a real estate transaction.
SIMPLE INTEREST
Interest computed on the principal balance only.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
A tax or levy customarily imposed against only those specific parcels of realty which will benefit from a proposed public improvement, as opposed to a general tax on the entire community.
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
A legal action brought in a court of equity to compel a party to carry out the terms of a contract.
STATUTE OF FRAUDS
That law which requires certain contracts to be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith in order to be legally enforceable.
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
That law pertaining to the period of time within which certain actions must be brought to court.
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
An agreement whereby a prior mortgagee agrees to subordinate or give up their priority position to an existing or anticipated future lien.
SURVEY
The process by which boundaries are measured and land areas are determined; the on-site measurement of lot lines, dimensions, and position of houses in a lot including the determination of any existing encroachments or easements.
SURVIVORSHIP
The right of survivorship is that special feature of a joint tenancy whereby all title, right and interest of a decedent joint tenant in certain property passes to the surviving joint tenants by operation of law, free from claims of heirs and creditors of the decedent.
