by Ethan Atkinson | Oct 13, 2026 | PropertyPedia, U-Z
If you live in the Southwestern United States and you work in real estate, you may encounter the term “vara” surprisingly frequently. A vara is a historical unit of length used in land surveying and property descriptions, particularly in areas of the...
by Ethan Atkinson | Oct 13, 2026 | F-J, PropertyPedia
A gore sounds rather violent, but in property surveying, it’s nothing to be afraid of. A gore is a narrow, irregularly shaped piece of land, often triangular, that lies between two adjoining properties or parcels. Gores typically result from surveying errors,...
by Ethan Atkinson | Oct 12, 2026 | F-J, PropertyPedia
Renewing a Georgia real estate license isn’t extremely complicated, as long as you pay careful attention to the deadlines. Georgia real estate licensees must complete 36 hours of continuing education (CE) every four years to renew an active license. All...
by Ethan Atkinson | Oct 11, 2026 | K-O, PropertyPedia
Objectively ascertainable compensation means a payment amount that may not be known yet, but you know exactly how it will be calculated. For example, a 5% commission on next month’s sales is an amount that will be objectively determined, even though the exact...
by Ethan Atkinson | Sep 30, 2026 | F-J, PropertyPedia, Real Estate
Though it sounds wild, a state supreme court officially ruled in 1989 that a house was haunted. The judge’s exact words were “As a matter of law, the house is haunted.” This is still the final ruling on this case, and it opened up decades of legally...
by Ethan Atkinson | Sep 29, 2026 | F-J, PropertyPedia
HER and OER (Housing Expense Ratio and Overall Expense Ratio) are ratios used by mortgage lenders to evaluate whether a borrower can reasonably afford a proposed mortgage loan. The Housing Expense Ratio (HER) compares the borrower’s expected monthly housing expenses...
