Glossary of Real Estate Terms - Terms

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Sale-leaseback

Sales contract

Saltbox style

Sanitary sewer

Sash

Schematic designs

Second mortgage

Secondary mortgage market

Secured loan

Security

Seller broker

Seller carry-back

Seller take-back

Seller's market

Semi-custom home

Septic system

Servicer

Setback

Settlement statement

Shared-appreciation mortgage

Shared-equity transaction

Shed ceiling

Shed roof

Shingle style

Shingles

Shoe molding

Sill plate

Sill cock

Skylight

Slab foundation

Slider window

Soffit

Soils test

Spanish Mission style

Special assessment

Special deposit account

Specifications

Speculation home

Splash block

Split-level style

Square footage

Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area

Standard payment calculation

Starter home

Steel framing

Step-rate mortgage

Storm sewer

Storm windows

Strike plate

Straight purchase

Stucco

Studs

Subagent

Subcontractor

Subdivision

Sub-flooring

Subordinate loan

Sump pump

Survey

Sweat equity