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Chapters 1 and 2
Sauder brokers course
21
Real Estate & Planning
Professional
03/06/2012

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The different methods of financing for purchase of a fee simple is..
Definition
Conventional financing...Family , financial institution, credit union, mortgage companies, insurance companies or private lenders.
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Defination of agreement for sale..
Definition
Amethod where the purchaser pays the owner for a fee simple interest over a period of time while the owner retains legal title.
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Vendor financing
Definition
Where the seller is willing to assist the buyer by financing a small portion of the purchase price to allow the buyer to finance the bulk of the financing through an instutional lender.
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Risks of vendor financing..
Definition
The seller has a second mortgage which is taxable and may complicate the sellers income tax. The seller may be at risk if the buyer does not pay the mortgage.
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Programs for financing
Definition
Government programs such as high ratio mortgage insurance by GMAC or Genworth allow the buyer to finance without the 20% down payment.
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Joint tenancy..
Definition
Buyers can purchase with joining another and have an identical undevided possession of the property and survival of the property goes to the joint tenant.
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Tenants in common..
Definition
Tenants in common have undivided possession of the property but their interest may not be identical and the interest of each devolves to their individual heirs.
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Purchasing with partnerships or corporate investments...
Definition
which can have a combined ownership and can consist of individuals , partnerships or companies or a combination of all three. With a partnership each of the partners will usually have undivided interest in the property equal to their interest in the property. A company can also purchase property and have investors purchase shares in the property.
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What is Financing by Agreement?
Definition
When a purchaser pays the vendor for the fee simple interest over a period of time while the vendor retains legal right.
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How do both parties gain security in an agreement for sale?
Definition
The Vendor remains the registered owner and the purchaser has a registered right to purchase on title
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What is Vendor Financing?
Definition
When the vendor will assist the purchaser by financing a small portion of the purchase price thru advancing the funds to the purchaser (deferring paymant of part of the purchase price)
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What is a vendor risk in Vendor Financing?
Definition
The interest paid will be under a second mortgagee which will be treated as income in the hands of the vendor, complicating the vendor's income tax.
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CHMC adn Genworth are government sponsored programs to assist home buyers. Is the a government sponsored program to assist a commercial real estate investment?
Definition
No. But some programs are available to a manufacturer or other businesses which requires financing to assist in its business operations, as long as part of the operation is real estate.
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At common law can a corporation be set up as joint tenancy?
Definition
No. because a corporation could not die and the right of survivorship would therefore not be mutual.
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At common law could a company be set up as joint tenancy.
Definition
Yes, the Company Act gives a company all the rights of a natural personand therefore the company can hold property as a joint tenant.
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What is a passive Long-Term Investor
Definition
An owner who is most often looking to acuqire undeveloped land at a price that will not require borrowed funds. They do not wish to become involved with improving the property.
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What is a Short-Term Investor
Definition
An owner who views the property as similar to a savings account, a quiet secure investment that can readily be converted to cash should the need arise. Still passive in that they do not wish to improve the property.
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What doews the gross domestic product (GDP) represent.
Definition
The money value of all final goods and services that our economy produces uring a specific period. Usually 1 year
Term
Using the GDP as a basis for comparison, we can break the economy into what industries?
Definition
Good producing Industries and Services producing Industries with Real Estat is a part of.
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What has the trend been for the goods producers.
Definition
It has been in a decline with manufacturing showing a steep drop due to lower demand for Canadian manufactured good, both domestically and internationally.
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Waht has the trend been for the Services Producing Industries?
Definition
It has been increasing in Canada as in all undustrilaized nations.
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