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    • Online real estate listings   Properties listed for sale on the Internet.
    • Open house   A marketing tool in which a listing agent opens a house for view.
    • Open listing   A property given to a number of brokers to market at the same time.
    • Open space   Undeveloped land or common areas in a planned community reserved for parks, walking paths or other natural uses.
    • Option   A situation in which a buyer puts down money for the right to purchase a piece of real estate within a set time period but does not have an obligation to buy.
    • Oral agreement   Contractual arrangements that are not in writing and are usually not legally binding.
    • Original principal balance   The amount of principal owed on a loan before a borrower makes any payments.
    • Origination fee   A fee charged by most lenders–also called points–for processing a loan. A point is 1 percent of the total loan amount.
    • Overhang   A protruding structural feature.
    • Owner financing   A transaction in which the seller of a property agrees to finance all or part of the purchase.

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