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Assessor's parcel number. An assessor's parcel number, or APN, is a number assigned to parcels of real property by the tax assessor of a particular jurisdiction for purposes of identification and record-keeping. The assigned number is unique within the particular jurisdiction, and may conform to certain formatting standards that convey basic ...
Multiple listing service. A multiple listing service ( MLS, also multiple listing system or multiple listings service) is an organization with a suite of services that real estate brokers use to establish contractual offers of cooperation and compensation (among brokers) and accumulate and disseminate information to enable appraisals.
Tract index. A tract index is a document which summarizes real property transactions in certain U.S. states and may be available in the offices of Recorder of deeds .
In the United States, a special assessment is a charge that public authorities can assess against real estate parcels for certain public projects. This charge is levied in a specific geographic area known as a special assessment district (SAD). A special assessment may only be levied against parcels of real estate which have been identified as ...
The vast majority of states in the United States employ a system of recording legal instruments (otherwise known as deeds registration) that affect the title of real estate as the exclusive means for publicly documenting land titles and interests. The record title system differs significantly from land registration systems, such as the Torrens ...
Property condition assessments ( PCA s) (also known as the property condition report, or PCR) are due diligence projects associated with commercial real estate. Commercial property and building inspections are important for clients seeking to know the condition of a property or real estate they may be purchasing, leasing, financing or simply ...
Common-interest development ( CID) is the fastest growing form of housing in the world today. [1] [2] They include condominiums, community apartments, planned developments, and stock cooperatives. [3] [4] A CID's ownership benefits are having rights to an undivided interest in common areas and amenities that might prove to be too expensive to ...
Cadastre. A cadastre or cadaster is a comprehensive recording of the real estate or real property 's metes-and-bounds of a country. [1] [2] Often it is represented graphically in a cadastral map . In most countries, legal systems have developed around the original administrative systems and use the cadastre to define the dimensions and location ...