South Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service

Glossary of Terms

  • Fair Market Value

    Amount of money for which property will sell following negotiations between the owner of such property who will sell but is not required to sell and a proposed Buyer for such property who is not obligated to buy such property.

  • Fixed Rate Mortgage

    A loan in which the rate of interest is fixed over the life of the loan. Payments on a fully amortized, fixed rate loan will not change.

  • FHA (Federal Housing Administration)

    A federal agency which insures first mortgages, enabling lenders to loan a very high percentage of the sales price.

  • Floodplain

    The extent of the land adjoining water which, because of its topography, would flood if the water overflowed its banks.



The South Central Wisconsin MLS serves Dane, Sauk , Columbia, Rock, Dodge, Iowa, Green, Lafayette, Grant, and Richland Counties, as well as portions of Jefferson, Crawford, Vernon, Juneau, Monroe, Adams, Marquette, Green Lake, and Waushara Counties.

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