Equity

Equity takes on different meanings depending on its use in business practice. In accounting, ownership equity refers to an owners’ interest in all of his or her assets after liability payments have been paid in full. Other terms for this type of equity include risk capital and liable capital.

Equity can also refer to legal practice and various law principles. In this role, it generally refers to the equal treatment of equal cases. It’s very simple in that context.

However, in most cases it is a word whipped about by those interested in the real estate market. Defined within this capacity, the owner’s equity in a designated property is the divide between a ma ... (more)

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