Mortgage Real Estate Glossary

Call Option

Cap

Capital

Capital Expenditure

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Improvement

Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate)

Case-Shiller Index

Cash Available for Closing

Cash Reserves

Cash to Close

Cash-Out Refinance

Ceiling Rate

Certificate of Deposit (CD)

Certificate of Deposit Index

Certificate of Eligibility

Certificate of Occupancy

Certificate of Reasonable Value (CRV)

Certificate of Title

Certified Mail Notice

Chain of Title

Change Frequency

Charter School

Circuit Court

Clear Title

Close

Closed

Closing

Closing Agent

Closing Costs

Closing Date

Closing Disclosure (CD)

Closing Statement

Co-Borrower

Co-Signer

COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)

Coinsurance

Collateral

Collection

Combination Loan

Combined Liens

Combined Loan-To-Value Ratio (CLTV)

Coming Soon

Commission

Commitment Letter

Commitment Period

Common Area Assessments

Common Areas

Community Property

Comparables (Comps)

Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)

Compound Interest

Concession

Condemnation

Conditions

Condo Lottery

Condominium

Condominium Conversion

Condominium Insurance

Confession of Judgment

Confirmation

Conforming Loan

Consent Foreclosure

Construction Loan

Consumer Reporting Agency (or Bureau)

Contingency

Contract

Contract of Sale

Conventional Loan

Convertibility Clause

Convertible ARM

Convey

Cooperative

Cooperative Corporation

Cooperative Mortgages

Cooperative Project

Corporate Relocation

Correspondent Lender

Cost of Funds Index (COFI)

County Court

Court of Common Pleas

Covenant

Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions (CC&Rs)

Credit

Credit Bureau

Credit Disability Insurance

Credit History

Credit Life Insurance

Credit Limit

Credit Monitoring Service

Credit Report

Credit Report Fee

Credit Risk

Credit Score

Creditor

Creditworthiness

Cumulative Days on the Market

Cumulative Interest

Curtailment