Real Estate Terms

Click on a link below for an alphabetized list of Real Estate and Mortgage Terms.

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Yield
The effective return on an investment, as paid in dividends or interest.

Yield maintenance premium
A penalty, paid by the borrower, designed to make investors whole in the event of early redemption of principal.

Yield spread
The difference in yields between a commercial mortgage and a benchmark value, typically U.S. Treasuries of the same maturity.