Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who ...

This word describes the relationship between something of lesser value connected to a property. It can also mean a sense of belongingness. The word appurtenance can have different applications ...

Buying or selling real estate can be a complicated process, no matter how many times you’ve done it. Unexpected legal issues can arise that put the transaction in serious jeopardy, often from a ...

Thomas C. Lambert and Steven Shackman, members of Lambert & Shackman, write: The question of what is and what is not an appurtenance depends on the parties' intent, which often must be inferred from ...

Question: I purchased a condo some years ago. At the time, it was advertised with undercover parking. I thought that having undercover parking was a good selling point if I ever decided to move. Now, ...

Word of the day: Language sometimes offers elegant words to describe small things that belong to something larger. Appurtenance is one such formal term. It refers to something that naturally belongs ...