Real estate terms starting with N

Negative Amortization

Occurs when your monthly payments are not large enough to pay all the interest due on the loan. This unpaid interest is added to the unpaid balance of the loan. The danger of negative amortization is that the home buyer ends up owing more than the original amount of the loan.

Net Effective Income

The borrower's gross income minus federal income tax.

Non Assumption Clause

A statement in a mortgage contract forbidding the assumption of the mortgage without the prior approval of the lender. Note: The signed obligation to pay a debt, as a mortgage note.

Nonconforming Use

A property which does not conform to the zoning of the area. Usually, the property was built in conformity and then the zoning was changed.

Note

Also called "promissory note." A written promise to pay a sum of money, usually at a specified interest rate, at a stated time to a named payee.