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​Learn about real estate and always ask your REALTOR® for more information.

​Learn about real estate and always ask your REALTOR® for more information.

  • Real Estate Industry (7)
  • Home Buying Process (8)
  • Home Selling Process (7)
  • What do you need to know about properties? (8)
  • Community/Neighborhood Information (4)
  • Financing (7)
  • Programs (5)
  • Closing Process (4)
  • Disclosures (10)

Real Estate Industry

The Difference Between a Licensee & a REALTOR®
What is a REALTOR® Association?
What is a Real Estate Broker?
Agent Responsibilities
Buyer Agent/Seller Agent
Why use a REALTOR®?
MLS

Home Buying Process

How to learn about your market value
What are the Buyer's Closing Costs?
How to choose a REALTOR® when buying a home
Why use a REALTOR® when buying a home?
What is a Buyer's Agent?
MLS Property Status Terms
Why rent when you can buy?
Home Inspections

Home Selling Process

What is a Listing Agent?
Why use a REALTOR® when selling a home?
What is your home worth?
How to Choose a REALTOR® When Selling a Home
What should a seller expect to pay in closing costs?
MLS Property Status Terms
Reviewing your listing information

What do you need to know about properties?

What is a Homes or Acreage property type?
How is a mid or high rise unit different?
What is a Multi-Family Home?
What is the difference between a Time Share and a Fractional Property?
What is New Construction?
What are the different property types?
What is a Homestead Exemption?
What is the difference between a townhome and a condo?

Community/Neighborhood Information

What is a Master Planned Community?
What is a Legal Subdivision?
What is a MUD District?
What is a Homeowners Association?

Financing

What is Homeowner's Insurance?
What is a Homeowner's Association Fee?
What Other Financial Obligations Come with Owning a Home?
How Much Will Your Property Taxes Be?
What is a Maintenance Fee?
Ways to Finance a Home
How Much Home Can I Afford?

Programs

What is the Houston Hope Program?
What is a Green Home?
What is a First Time Homebuyer's Program?
What is Affordable Housing?
What is the Difference Between FHA and Conventional Loans?

Closing Process

What is Title Insurance?
Where do you Close When You Buy/Sell?
Who are the Parties to a Closing?
What is a HUD-1 Settlement Statement?

Disclosures

What is a Seller's Disclosure?
What is a Short Sale?
What is a Building Square Foot Disclosure?
What is a School Disclaimer?
What is a Year Built Disclosure?
What is Lead Based Paint Disclosure?
What is a Buyer's Disclosure?
What is a Foreclosure?
What is Zoning?
What are Deed Restrictions?

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