CRE Knowledge Base
Commercial Real Estate Glossary
240+ CRE terms defined — every one with Florida market context. Built by Michael R. Linton over 39 years of closing commercial deals in Orlando, Tampa, and the I-4 corridor.
Financial Metrics & Returns
Loans & Financing
Loan Terms & Structures
Leases & Tenancy
Investment Strategies
Florida-Specific Terms
REO & Distressed Properties
Property Types & Classifications
Recent Additions — P2 Builds (Batches 12–20)
- ALTA Survey →
- Title Insurance →
- Easement →
- CC&Rs →
- Right of First Refusal (ROFR) →
- Letter of Intent (LOI) →
- Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) →
- Phase I Environmental Site Assessment →
- Effective Rent →
- Percentage Rent →
- Tenant Mix →
- Bad Debt →
- Effective Gross Income (EGI) →
- Tenant Estoppel Certificate →
- Pari Passu →
- Going-In Cap Rate →
- Operating Expenses (OpEx) →
- Replacement Reserves →
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF) →
- Stabilized Occupancy →
- Yield on Cost (YoC) →
- Gross / NN / NNN Lease Spectrum →
- Joint Venture (JV) →
- Earnest Money Deposit →
- GRM – Gross Rent Multiplier →
- Preferred Equity Investment →
- Interest-Only (I/O) Loan →
- Preferred Return →
- ADR – Average Daily Rate →
- Loss to Lease →
- Assumable Loan →
- LTC – Loan-to-Cost →
- Variable vs. Fixed Rate Loan →
- Lien / Mechanic's Lien →
- Encumbrance →
- Lis Pendens →
- Quiet Title Action →
- SNDA (Subordination, Non-Disturbance & Attornment) →
- Zoning Variance →
- Conditional Use Permit →
- PUD (Planned Unit Development) →
- Setback Requirements →
- Site Plan Approval →
Every CRE Term, A–Z
161 additional terms across building science, capital markets, leasing law, and underwriting — the long tail of the LGS glossary.
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- Capital Account
- Capital Call
- Capital Gains Taxes
- Carried Interest
- Carry Cost
- Cash For Keys
- Catch Up Provision
- Citizens Property Insurance Florida
- Clawback Provision
- Closed End Fund CRE
- CMBS B Piece
- Co Tenancy Clause
- Commercial Mortgage Broker
- Commercial Vs Residential Broker
- Commercial Zoning
- Completion Guaranty
- Construction Loan
- Continuous Operation Clause
- Correspondent Lender
- Cost Segregation
- Court Appointed Receiver
- Covenant Default
- Covered Land Play
- Cpi Escalation
- Cramdown
- Cross Collateralization
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- Fannie Mae Multifamily Loan
- Fee Simple
- Ffo Funds From Operations
- Florida Commercial Foreclosure
- Florida Construction Lien
- Florida Insurance Crisis CRE
- Florida Llc Vs Land Trust
- Florida Property Management Licensing
- Forbearance
- Force Placed Insurance
- Foreclosure Auction
- Freddie Mac Multifamily Loan
- Free And Clear Return
- Fund Of Funds CRE
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