After-Acquired Clause
A provision in a mortgage agreement stating that any property acquired by the borrower after the signing of the mortgage will serve as additional security for the obligation.
Property clauses and appreciated-asset concepts that affect collateral and owner economics.
Property Clauses and Appreciated Assets covers tenancy, ownership, home equity, borrower capital, leasehold and freehold concepts, and property-use rights that affect financing.
Use these pages when ownership form or occupancy rights change collateral value, borrower equity, lending eligibility, or investor control. It sits inside Tenancy and Ownership, so readers can move up when the broader property-finance context matters.
Use the table below to choose the narrower mortgage or real-estate finance branch before applying a term to a loan file, closing record, servicing review, investor report, appraisal, or valuation model. Move into the term page when the document, calculation, party role, lien position, or property cash flow matters.
| Area | Use it for |
|---|---|
| After-Acquired Clause | A provision in a mortgage agreement stating that any property acquired by the borrower after the signing of the mortgage will serve as additional security for the obligation. |
| Appreciated Property | Appreciated property refers to assets that have experienced an increase in value over time. |
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A provision in a mortgage agreement stating that any property acquired by the borrower after the signing of the mortgage will serve as additional security for the obligation.
Appreciated property refers to assets that have experienced an increase in value over time.