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Shared Appreciation Mortgage (SAM)A mortgage with a low rate of interest, offset by giving the lender some portion of the appreciation in the value of the underlying property.Shared Appreciation Mortgage (SAM) Similar MatchesAppreciationAppreciationIncrease in the value of an asset. Shared AppreciationShared AppreciationThe gaining or retaining of equity in a property by someone other than the buyer. For example: the seller retains a 25% interest in the property. This makes the buyer responsible for only 75% of the purchase price and, therefore, lowers the necessary financing by 25%. This obviously makes the property more affordable. By agreement, expenses are shared as well as any increase in value when the property is sold. Statement of Information (SI): A confidential information statement completed by the buyer, seller and borrower in every transaction where a policy or policies of title insurance are requested. Allows the title company to competently search documents affecting the property to be insured, documents which may not refer to said property. Allows title companies to differentiate between parties with similar names when searching matters such as liens and court decrees. Capital appreciationCapital appreciationSee: Capital growth Currency appreciationCurrency appreciationAn increase in the value of one currency relative to another currency. Appreciation occurs when, because of a change in exchange rates, a unit of one currency buys more units of another currency. AppreciationAppreciationA rise in the value of a country's currency on the exchange market, relative either to a particular other currency or to a weighted average of other currencies. The currency is said to appreciate. Opposite of "depreciation." Further SuggestionsReal appreciation or depreciationAppreciation Capital appreciation fund shared appreciation mortgage Stock Appreciation Right (SAR) Shared appreciation mortgage Capital appreciation or depreciation |
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