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Definition:   the largest real estate organization in the world with more than one million members including REALTORS® and REALTOR®-ASSOCIATES® representing all branches of the real estate industry...

Definition:   the license status when a sales associate has failed to successfully complete post-licensing education prior to the first renewal of the license or when a licensee has failed to renew...

Definition:   the substitution of a new legal obligation for an old one Pronunciation:    \nō-ˈvā-shən\ Used in a Sentence:    Unless there is a novation, a tenant assigning a lease to another stil...

Definition:    issued by the DBPR in the case of a minor rule violation that does not endanger the public safety, health or welfare Pronunciation:   \ˈnō-təs\ \(ˈ)nän-kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)s\ Used in a Sen...

Definition:  a document signed by the borrower of a loan and stating the loan amount, the interest rate, the time and method of repayment, and the obligation to repay Pronunciation: Used in a Sente...

Definition:   an estate in real property in which ownership is for a determinable time period, as in a lease Pronunciation:  \(ˈ)nän-ˈfrē-ˌhōld\\i-ˈstāt\ Used in a Sentence:   The nonfreehold estat...

Definition:   a mortgage loan, such as an FHA or VA,  that is insured or guaranteed by the federal government Pronunciation:    \(ˈ)nän-kən-ˈvench-nəl, -ˈven(t)-shə-nəl\ Used in a Sentence:   We ap...

Definition:  a permitted use of real property that was lawfully established and maintained at the time of its original construction but that no longer conforms to the current zoning law Pronunciati...

Definition: A legal plea where a defendant does not admit guilt but accepts conviction, similar to a guilty plea. Pronunciation: \ˈnō-(ˌ)lō-kən-ˈten-də-rē\ Used in a Sentence: The defendant entered...