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MORTGAGE LOAN RATE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- personal housing assistance
1, record 1, English, personal%20housing%20assistance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PHA 2, record 1, English, PHA
correct
- APL 3, record 1, English, APL
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- personalized accommodation support 4, record 1, English, personalized%20accommodation%20support
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Before choosing a property loan you must ask yourself a series of questions and compare the features of a number of loans.... Is the loan at a fixed or variable rate? Is the loan flexible? What is the loan duration, and what guarantees are required(mortgage, credit guarantee) Does it entitle you to APL(personal housing assistance) or housing benefit? 3, record 1, English, - personal%20housing%20assistance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... this standpoint has an institutional answer, the extension of Personal Housing Assistance (PHA), an answer which relies on the reduction of the crisis to a problem of distribution. ... This solution amounts to using PHA (which was conceived as a transitory supplement to normal employment income, so as to give access to normal accommodation) as a public housing service, whereby the State would finance the totality of excluded and precarious people’s housing. 2, record 1, English, - personal%20housing%20assistance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
All those halls of residence entitle you to the "Aide Personnalisée au Logement" (Personalized Accommodation Support) APL which is calculated in function of the student’s income and not of his parents. The conditions and the documents to be provided are the same as for the ALS. 4, record 1, English, - personal%20housing%20assistance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aide personnalisée au logement
1, record 1, French, aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aide personnelle au logement 2, record 1, French, aide%20personnelle%20au%20logement
correct, feminine noun
- APL 3, record 1, French, APL
correct, feminine noun
- APL 3, record 1, French, APL
- aide financière du côté de la demande 2, record 1, French, aide%20financi%C3%A8re%20du%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20de%20la%20demande
correct, feminine noun
- aide financière au revenu de l'occupant 2, record 1, French, aide%20financi%C3%A8re%20au%20revenu%20de%20l%27occupant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aide dont le niveau est calculé, cas par cas, selon des barèmes faisant intervenir le revenu du ménage, la composition de la famille, le montant du loyer et la part du salaire qui doit être consacrée aux dépenses du logement. 2, record 1, French, - aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aide à la personne appelle un autre type de régulation portant cette fois sur le budget du citoyen plus que sur l'espace de son logement. Il s'agit de diminuer l'inégalité financière devant le logement par une aide mensuelle : hier l'allocation-logement, aujourd'hui l'aide personnalisée au logement (Introduction à la planification urbaine, p. 116). 2, record 1, French, - aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il semble que les termes aide financière du côté de la demande et aide financière au revenu de l'occupant soient ceux qu'utilisent les spécialistes québécois. 2, record 1, French, - aide%20personnalis%C3%A9e%20au%20logement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Real Estate
- Loans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fixed-rate mortgage
1, record 2, English, fixed%2Drate%20mortgage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fixed rate mortgage 2, record 2, English, fixed%20rate%20mortgage
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mortgage loan for which the rate of interest is fixed for a specific period of time(the term). 3, record 2, English, - fixed%2Drate%20mortgage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Immobilier
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prêt hypothécaire à taux d'intérêt fixe
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%AAt%20hypoth%C3%A9caire%20%C3%A0%20taux%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- prêt hypothécaire à taux fixe 2, record 2, French, pr%C3%AAt%20hypoth%C3%A9caire%20%C3%A0%20taux%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bienes raíces
- Préstamos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- préstamo hipotecario a tipo de interés fijo
1, record 2, Spanish, pr%C3%A9stamo%20hipotecario%20a%20tipo%20de%20inter%C3%A9s%20fijo
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Préstamo otorgado por una entidad de crédito y que se encuentra garantizado con un bien inmueble, cuyo fin más habitual es la adquisición de una vivienda, y en el cual el tipo de interés aplicable durante toda la vida de la operación se mantiene constante, con lo que el importe de las cuotas no varía. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pr%C3%A9stamo%20hipotecario%20a%20tipo%20de%20inter%C3%A9s%20fijo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los préstamos a tipo de interés fijo suelen tener un plazo de hasta doce años, aunque también se encuentran productos a quince o incluso veinte años. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pr%C3%A9stamo%20hipotecario%20a%20tipo%20de%20inter%C3%A9s%20fijo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quienes no deben temer un aumento en la cuota que pagan por su crédito son aquellos que optaron por el tipo de interés fijo, sin embargo, desde 1985 esta modalidad de préstamo ha descendido considerablemente. 3, record 2, Spanish, - pr%C3%A9stamo%20hipotecario%20a%20tipo%20de%20inter%C3%A9s%20fijo
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-10-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Finance
- Investment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- equity kicker
1, record 3, English, equity%20kicker
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Offer of an ownership position in a deal that involves loans. For instance, a mortgage real estate limited partnership that lends to real estate developers might receive as an equity kicker a small ownership position in a building that can appreciate over time. When the building is sold, limited partners receive the appreciation payout. In return for that equity kicker, the lender is likely to charge a lower interest rate on the loan. 2, record 3, English, - equity%20kicker
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Finances
- Investissements et placements
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- clause de participation
1, record 3, French, clause%20de%20participation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disposition particulière d'un contrat de prêt accordant au prêteur une certaine participation dans l'entreprise du débiteur. En échange, il est probable que le prêteur aura consenti un taux d'intérêt plus faible. 1, record 3, French, - clause%20de%20participation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-10-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Real Estate
- Loans
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- interest rate buy-down
1, record 4, English, interest%20rate%20buy%2Ddown
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- interest-rate discounting 2, record 4, English, interest%2Drate%20discounting
correct
- mortgage rate buy-down 2, record 4, English, mortgage%20rate%20buy%2Ddown
correct
- mortgage buy-down 2, record 4, English, mortgage%20buy%2Ddown
correct
- interest buy-down 3, record 4, English, interest%20buy%2Ddown
correct
- buy-down 4, record 4, English, buy%2Ddown
correct, noun
- buy down 5, record 4, English, buy%20down
noun
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arrangement whereby the seller of a property agrees with the lender to prepay a portion of the interest on the purchaser's loan. This allows the purchaser to assume a mortgage debt at an interest rate lower than the current or stated rate. 6, record 4, English, - interest%20rate%20buy%2Ddown
Record 4, Key term(s)
- buy down a mortgage
- buy down value
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Immobilier
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- achat d'une réduction d'intérêt
1, record 4, French, achat%20d%27une%20r%C3%A9duction%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«achat d'une réduction d'intérêt» : Terme utilisé par la Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logements depuis 1979. 2, record 4, French, - achat%20d%27une%20r%C3%A9duction%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-06-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Loans
- Real Estate
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- shared equity mortgage
1, record 5, English, shared%20equity%20mortgage
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- SEM 1, record 5, English, SEM
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- equity-interest mortgage 1, record 5, English, equity%2Dinterest%20mortgage
correct
- EIM 1, record 5, English, EIM
correct
- EIM 1, record 5, English, EIM
- participation mortgage 1, record 5, English, participation%20mortgage
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of mortgage loan in which the lender gives the borrower a low interest rate in return for sharing in the ownership of a house(shared equity) or in the expected increase in value of a property(shared appreciation). The lender takes his share when the house is sold or refinanced. 1, record 5, English, - shared%20equity%20mortgage
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
- Immobilier
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- prêt hypothécaire avec participation à la mise de fonds
1, record 5, French, pr%C3%AAt%20hypoth%C3%A9caire%20avec%20participation%20%C3%A0%20la%20mise%20de%20fonds
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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