| Term | Definition |
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| bonus to selling agent (BTSA) | Compensation, above and beyond the sales commission, offered to the real estate agent who brings the buyer to the transaction. A BTSA is used to provide an extra incentive for real estate agents to show a particular listing. Often the bonus is tied to closing within a certain time period or the property selling for a certain price. A buyer's agent should not consider the BTSA a factor in any negotiations between buyer and seller. Realistically, most BTSA's tend to disappear during initial negotiations, eventhough they should never be considered as negotiable after they have been offered. Any bonus to selling agent should be contained in a written agreement between the seller and listing broker. The BTSA is technically offered by the listing broker, not the seller, and thus should not be a subject of negotiation. |
| breach of contract | Failure, without legal excuse, of one of the parties to a contract to perform according to the contract. |
| brokerage | For a commission or fee, bringing together parties interested in buying, selling, exchanging, or leasing real property. |
| BTSA | Acronym - bonus to selling agent. |
| building line | A line fixed at a certain distance from the front and/or sides of a lot beyond which no structure can project. See set back. |
| bundle of rights | Ownership in real property implies a group of rights, such as the right of occupancy, use and enjoyment, the right to sell in whole or in part, the right to control the use, the right to bequeath, the right to lease any or all of the rights, the right to the benefits derived by occupancy and use of the property, etc. |
| buy down | A cash payment, usually measured in points, to a lender in order to reduce the interest rate a borrower must pay. |
| buyer's broker | A licensee who has declared to represent only the buyer in a transaction, regardless of whether compensation is paid by the buyer or the listing broker through a commission split. Some brokers conduct their business by representing buyers only. |
| calendar Year | A year using the actual number of days in each month for a total of 365 days in a year (366 days in a leap year). |
| cap | The maximum allowable increase, for either payment or interest rate, for a specified amount of time on an adjustable rate mortgage. |
