Outline Finance Instruments Promissory Notes Negotiable Instruments Security Instruments Trust Deeds Mortgages Judicial Foreclosure Procedure Typical Clauses in Finance Instruments Acceleration Clause Alienation Clause Defeasance Clause Partial Release, Satisfaction, or Conveyance Clause Prepayment Clause Subordination Clause Other Mortgage Clauses and Covenants Types and Features of Mortgages Purchase Money Mortgage Cash-Out Mortgage Refinance Mortgage Home Equity Loan, Home Equity Line of Credit Blanket Mortgage Bridge Mortgage Graduated Payment Mortgage (GPM) Open-End Mortgage Package Mortgage Reverse Mortgage …
Outline Deeds Requirements of a Valid Deed Warranty Deeds Deeds without Warranties Evidence of Marketable Title Public Records Notice Chain of Title Race Notice Rule Marketable Title Act Title Insurance Types of Title Insurance Policies American Land Title Association (ALTA) Abstract of Title Forms of Ownership Ownership in Severalty Co-Ownership Possessory Interests in Property Freehold Estates Leasehold Estates Ownership by Organizations Sole Proprietorship Partnerships. Corporations Condominiums, Cooperatives, and Townhomes Non-Possessory Interests: Easements Types of Easements …
Outline Real Estate Appraisal Appraisal Approaches Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) The Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) Characteristics of Real Estate Value Characteristics Physical Characteristics Property-Specific Factors Affecting Real Estate Value Economic Factors Affecting Real Estate Value Defining Market Value Making Land More Valuable Assemblage and Plottage Value of Frontage The Sales Comparison Approach Substitution and the Typical Buyer Adjusting Comparable Sales Limits on Adjustments Sequence of Adjustments Researching the Sale and Transfer …
Outline Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Insured Loans Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund FHA Underwriting Standards Property Guidelines for FHA Loans FHA Loan Regulations Mortgage Insurance Premium Seller Contribution Limits Prepayment Penalties FHA Loan Programs Learning Objectives Identify standards for FHA-insured loans. Define upfront mortgage insurance premiums. Discuss loan options available through the FHA. Identify standards for VA-guaranteed loans. Define eligibility and entitlement for veterans. …

