Boston condos for sale: Real estate terms staring with letter “B”

Boston condos for sale: Real estate terms staring with letter “B”

Balance sheet 
A financial statement that shows assets, liabilities, and net worth as of a specific date.

Balloon mortgage
A mortgage that has level monthly payments that will amortize it over a stated term but that provides for a lump sum payment to be due at the end of an earlier specified term.

Balloon payment
The final lump sum payment that is made at the maturity date of a balloon mortgage.

Basis point
A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point. For example, a fee calculated as 50 basis points of a loan amount of $100,000 would be 0.50% or $500.

Binder 
A preliminary agreement, secured by the payment of an earnest money deposit, under which a buyer offers to purchase real estate.

Biweekly payment mortgage
A mortgage that requires payments to reduce the debt every two weeks (instead of the standard monthly payment schedule). The 26 (or possibly 27) biweekly payments are each equal to one-half of the monthly payment that would be required if the loan were a standard 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, and they are usually drafted from the borrower’s bank account. The result for the borrower is a substantial savings in interest.

Blanket mortgage
The mortgage that is secured by a cooperative project, as opposed to the share loans on individual units within the project.

Breach
A violation of any legal obligation.

Bridge loan
A form of second trust that is collateralized by the borrower’s present home (which is usually for sale) in a manner that allows the proceeds to be used for closing on a new house before the present home is sold. Also known as “swing loan.”

Broker
A person who, for a commission or a fee, brings parties together and assists in negotiating contracts between them.

Buydown mortgage 
A temporary buydown is a mortgage on which an initial lump sum payment is made by any party to reduce a borrower’s monthly payments during the first few years of a mortgage. A permanent buydown reduces the interest rate over the entire life of a mortgage.

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