Real Estate City Glossary

Real Estate City Glossary D
(Demand Factors - Duress)

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Demand Factors
Factors affecting real estate demand include demographics, cunsumer financial status and cunsumer attitudes.

Demand Loan
Loan with no established maturity period, which is callable on the demand of the lender, for repayment. The interest is calculated on a daily basis and paid periodically.

Demise
Transfer of an estate by bequest or contract for a stated time period or life. Alternately, the making of a charter or lease for a specified time period.

Deposit
Money given, along with an offer to purchase property or as security for the performance of some contract. Also called earnest money it is intended to show willingness to follow through with the purchase agreement.

Developer
Creator of property improvements by building homes, shopping centers or commercial buildings for a profit on a specific area of land. A developer will organize and plan the development, supervise its construction and manage all the business elements of the project.

Developer's Equity
Financial interest a developer has in a project.

Diffuser
A device to reduce the air flow velocity.

Disclosure
The open discussion of relevant matters by an agent to one's principal.

Distress Sale
A sale in which the owner is in a state of anxiety, and requiring diposition of property for an amount less than the true value

Drainage
The system of gutter and drainpipes used to carry water away from the foundation of a home.

Dual Agency
Representation of both parties by the same real estate agent or broker.

Duplex
Structure consisting of two separate family units, under the same roof.

Duress
The threat of violence, force or undue pressure to coerce a person into an action against one's will.