Hundreds of Blogging Ideas - A to Z

Making lists of blogging ideas has become an enjoyable pastime for me. So if you feel you have nothing left to write about, and the dreaded writer's block has you in its grasp, I have some suggestions. If you've checked out my 300+ Blogging Ideas and can't find inspiration, or my Hundreds of Blogging Ideas post and still are uninspired, maybe you shouldn't be blogging you'll be inspired by the Alphabet.

My goal in presenting ideas is to not only kick-start your writing juices, but to help you think of other things you might want to write about. So here, from A to Z, is a list of topics to get you started.

A - Acceleration clause; Adverse possession; Affordable housing; Agency; Americans with Disabilities Act; Amortization; Appraisal; Appreciation; Arms-length transaction; Arrears; As-Is; Asbestos; Asking Price; Assessed value; Assumable loan; Attorney-in-fact; Attractive nuisance.

B - Back-up offer; Balloon payment; Baseboard heat; Bearing wall; Bedroom community; Bi-level; Blighted area; Blockbusting; Blue-sky laws; Breezeway; Bridge loan; Broom clean; Brownstone; Build-to-suit; Buy-down; Buyer's agent; Buyer's market.

C - CC&Rs; Certificate of occupancy; Chain of title/clear title/clouded title; Clear to close; Closing costs; Closing statement; C.L.U.E. Report; Code of Ethics; Cold air return; Common area; Comparative Market Analysis (CMA); Condemnation; Condominium; Contract to purchase; Conventional mortgage; Creative financing; Credit rating report; Curb appeal.

D - Date of closing; Days on Market; Deed-in-lieu; Defects in title; Depreciation; Discount broker; Discrimination; Disposable income; Distressed property; Drive-by appraisal; Due-on-sale clause.

E - Earnest money; Easement; Effective age; Egress; Eminent domain; Empty nesters; Encroachment; Encumbrance; Equal Housing Opportunity; Equity; Escalator clause; Escape clause; Escrow; Estate; Eviction notice; Evidence of title; Exclusive Right to Sell Listing; Executed contract; Expansive soils.

F - Fascia; Fair Credit Reporting Act; Fair Housing Laws; Fair market value; Fee simple (in layman's terms); Fiduciary duties/relationship/responsibilities; Final value estimate; Financing expenses; Financing process; First mortgage; First right of refusal; First Deed of Trust; Fixed expenses; Fixed rate mortgage; Fixtures; Flag lot; Flat-fee broker; Flipping; Floating rate; Floating wall; Flood certification; Flood insurance; For Sale by Owner; Forbearance agreement; Forced-air heating; Foreclosure; Forfeiture of title; Fraudulent transfer; Free and clear; Frost line; Full disclosure; Fully amortized note.

G - Gable roof; GAP loan; Gated community; Gazebo; General contractor; General lien; General Warranty Deed; Gift letter; Good and marketable title; Good Faith Estimate (GFE); Grace period; Graduated payment mortgage; Grandfather clause; Greenbelt; Gross income; Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI); Groundwater; Guarantee of title.

H - Handyman's special; Hard-money loan; Hazard insurance; Hazardous substance; Heirs and assigns; Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC); Hidden defects; High loan-to-value loan; Highest and best offer; Highest and best use; Historic District; Hold-harmless clause; Holdover tenant; Home repair loan; Home Owners Warranty (HOW); Home Owner's Association (HOA); Home Owner's Insurance; Homestead exemption; Homesteading.

I - Implied agency; Implied knowledge; Improved land; Income approach; Independent appraisal; Independent contractor; Indirect lighting; Ingress; Inspection; Installment sales contract; Institutional lenders; Intangible assets; Interest-only loans; Interest rate; Interest rate cap; Interior finish; Intrinsic value.

J - Jack post; Jalousie; Joint and several liability; Joint tenancy; Joist; Judgment lien; Judicial sale; Jumbo loan; Junior lien/mortgage.

K - Key lot; Keyless entry; Kick-out flashing/rain-diverter flashing; Kiln-dried lumber; Kilowatt (kw); Knee walls; Knob-and-tube wiring.

L - Land Contract; Land Grant; Landlocked; Landscape architect; Landscaping; Latent defects; Lath; Lead-based paint; Lease with option; Leech field; Legal description; Lender; Lender's policy; Liability insurance; Lien; Limited appraisal; Liquidated damages; Lis pendens; Listing agent/broker; Load bearing wall; Loan application; Loan commitment; Loan origination fee; Loan-to-value ratio; Location-Location-Location; Lot and block; Low-ball offer.

M - Maintenance reserve; Management fee; Manufactured homes; Manufactured wood; Market analysis; Market area; Market indicators; Market value; Marketability; Marketable title; Material fact; Material defect; Mechanic's lien; Mediation; Megan's Law; Metes and Bounds; Mineral rights; Mobile home; Modular housing; Moisture barrier; Moisture content of wood; Mortgage; Mortgage assumption; Mortgage broker; Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP); Mortgage (Loan) Origination fee; Motivated seller; Multi-family structure; Multiple Listing Service (MLS).

N - National flood insurance; Negative amortization; Negative cash flow; Negotiable instrument; Neighborhood life cycle; Neighborhood shopping center; Net lease; Newel post; NNN; Non-conforming loan; Non-conforming use; Normal wear and tear; Notice of default; Notice of Trustee's Sale; Notice to Quit.

O - Obsolescence; Occupancy level; Occupancy rate; Offer and acceptance; Offer to purchase; Off-street parking; Oil and gas lease; Open House; Open housing law; Open listing agreement; Open space; Opinion of title; Option to purchase; Oral contract; Other People's Money (OPM); Overall rate of return; Over-improvement; Owner's Extended Coverage (OEC); Owner financing; Owner occupied; Owner of record.

P - Par (or sub-par) loan; Parcel of real estate; Parking ratio; Parquet floor; Partially amortized loan; Party wall; Patio home; Payment schedule; Payoff statement; Penalty clause; Percolation test; Per-diem interest; Perimeter drain; Permanent loan; Permeability; Perpetual easement; Personal Representative; Physical life; Planned Unit Development (PUD); Plat map; Polybutelene; Points; Power of Attorney; Pre-approval letter; Predatory lending; Prepayment clause; Prepayment penalty; Pre-qualification; Pressure relief valve; Pressure-treated wood; Price fixing; Prime rate; Principal, Interest, Taxes, Insurance (PITI); Principal, Interest, Taxes, Insurance, Mortgage Insurance (PITIM); Prior lien; Private mortgage insurance; Procuring cause; Profit and loss statement (P&L); Promissory note; Proration of taxes; Public housing; Public records; Public trustee; Purchase agreement.

Q - Qualified intermediary; Qualify; Qualifying ratio; Quiet enjoyment; Quiet title; Quiet title action; Quit Claim Deed.

R - Racial steering; Radiant heat; Radiator; Radon/Radon system; Ranch style; Rate cap; Ready, willing, and able buyer; Real Estate agent/broker; Real Estate Owned (REO); Real property; REALTOR(c); Recapture rate; Receiver; Recorded plat; Recording fee; Red flag; Redemption period; Refinancing; Relocation service; Replacement cost; Reserves; RESPA; Restrictive covenant; Retaining wall; Reverse mortgage; Riparian rights; Rough-in; Row houses; Runs with the land; Rural.

S - Sales price; Sales comparison approach; Sales contract; Scrubber; Seasonal fluctuation; Seasoned loan; Second mortgage; Section 1031 Exchange; Section 8 housing; Security deposits; Seller financing; Seller's market; Selling agent; Septic tank; Setback; Settlement statement; Severalty; Sewage ejector; Sewer stub; Sewer tap; Shake shingles; Sheriff's sale/deed; Short sale; Single-family home; Soft money; Special Warranty Deed; Specific performance; Squatter; Starter home; Stigmatized property; Stud framing; Subcontractor; Subfloor; Subprime loan; Subsidized housing; Suit to quiet title; Sump pump; Sweat equity.

T - Tax credit; Tax Sale certificate; Tax-Deferred exchange; Tenancy in common; Threshold; Time and material contract; Time is of the essence; Timeshare; Title company; Title defect; Title Search/Insurance; Tongue and groove (T&G); Townhouse; Tract home; Transaction broker; Trustee's sale; Truth-in-lending; Turnkey project.

U - Under-improved land; Undisclosed principal; Undivided interest; Unencumbered property; Unenforceable contract; Unimproved land; Unrecorded deed; Unsecured debt; Upside down; Urban renewal area; Urban sprawl; Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation; Useful life; Utility easement.

V - VA Loan; Vacancy rate; Valid contract; Valley flashing; Valuation; Vapor barrier; Variable rate mortgage; Variance; Vendor's lien; Virtual home tour; Verification of Deposit (VOD); Verification of Employment (VOE); Voidable contract.

W - Wainscoting; Walk-through inspection; Warehousing; Warranty Deed; Water rights; Water tap; Wear and tear; Weep holes; Working capital; Wrap-around mortgage.

X - Who can legally sign a document with an 'X' ?

Y - Yield-spread premium

Z - Z-bar flashing; Zero lot line; Zoning map; Zoning ordinance.