Spanish: Real Estate Terms

Agente de bienes raíces —  real estate agent / real estate broker

Agente del comprador — buyers agent 

Agente del vendedor — seller’s agent 

Alistado — listing

Alistado exclusivo — exclusive listing 

Alistado no exclusivo — open listing 

Cadena de titularidad — chain of title 

Cambio del dólar — exchange rate in dollars

Contingencia — contingencies 

Contrato — contract

Costo de cierre — closing costs 

Cuenta corriente — checking account

Cuenta de ahorros — savings account

Diligencia debida — due diligence 

Escritura de propiedad inmobiliaria — deed

Factura digital — digital receipt  (electronic invoice) is now required under Costa Rican law 

Financiamiento — financing  

Garantia — escrow

Hipoteca asumible — assumable mortgage

Imobiliário — property or real estate

Impuestos — taxes 

Inspeccion — inspection   

Ministerio de Hacienda — CR taxation ministry, where you register to pay taxes; only a passport number is required

Oferta — offer 

Perico — appraiser 

Prestamo — loan

Prestamo puente — bridge loan

Préstamo reembolsable al vencimiento — balloon payment

Prima — collateral 

Servidumbre — easement

Título limpio — clear title 

Valoracion  — appraisal  

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