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The Financing of Housing Vocabulary

Ch. 7/Housing Unit Vocabulary

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LifestyleThe way a person chooses to spend their time and money
MobilityThe ability to move easily from place to place.
TenantA person who pays for the right to live in a residence owned by someone else.
LandlordThe person who owns the property that you rent.
LeaseA legal document that defines the conditions of the rental agreement between the landlord and tenant.
SubletTo have a person other than the original tenant take over the rental unit and payments for the remaining term of the lease.
Security DepositAn amount of money paid to the landlord by the tenant to guard against any financial loss that the tenant might cause.
EquityThe value of a home less the amount still owed on the money borrowed to purchase it.
MortgageA long-term loan extended to someone who buys property.
Opportunity CostWhat you give up when you make one choice instead of another.
DemandThe relationship between prices and the corresponding quantities of a good or service that buyers are willing to buy at any given time.
Marginal BenefitThe increase in total benefit that results from producing, purchasing, or consuming an additional unit.
Marginal CostThe increase in total cost that results from producing an additional unit.
ScarcityThe relationship between the amount of something we want and the amount of time that is available.
SupplyThe relationship of prices to the quantities of a good or service sellers are willing to offer for sale, at any given time.
Trade-offA choice between alternatives that reveals the opportunity cost of selecting one alternative over the other.
Marginal AnalysisUsed to assist people in allocating their scarce resources to maximize the benefit.

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