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Assignment Of Mortgage

Definition: A legal instrument stating that the mortgagee transfers the mortgage and promissory note to the purchaser. Pronunciation: \ə-ˈsīn-mənt  \ˈmȯr-gij Used in a Sentence:   The assignment o...
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Assignor

Definition: Person who gives legal rights or interests to another person. Pronunciation: \ˌa-sə-ˈnȯr Used in a Sentence:  The assignor transferred the mortgage and promissory note to the purchaser.
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Assignment

Definition: The written instrument that serves to transfer the rights or interests of one person to another. Pronunciation: \ə-ˈsīn-mənt Used in a Sentence:   Constructive notice is given when an a...
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Assignee

Definition: A person to whom a right or property is legally transferred. Pronunciation: ˌa-sə-ˈnē, ˌa-ˌsī-, ə-ˌsī- Used in a Sentence:  The daughter was the assignee for her parent’s property.
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Asset

Definition: Anything of value. Pronunciation: ˈa-ˌset Used in a Sentence:   The updated finishings are an asset to the property.
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Assessment

Definition: An amount that a person is officially required to pay, especially as a tax or individual share of a common expense in a condo or co-op building Pronunciation: ə-ˈses-mənt Used in a Sent...
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Assessed Value

Definition: The value determined by a county tax appraiser for each unit of real property for tax purposes. Pronunciation: ə-ˈses-ed Used in a Sentence:   The taxes on the property were increased b...
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Assemblage

Definition: The joining of two or more connecting properties into one tract. Pronunciation: \ə-ˈsem-blij Used in a Sentence:
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Arrears

Definition: The state of being behind in the discharge of an obligation: paid at the end of the period for which something is due. Pronunciation: \ə-ˈrirz Used in a Sentence:  The real estate taxes...