October 15, 2021 10:32 pm

Maria Center

Vocabulary Chart

Real Estate Vocab Ending in EE

  • Mortgagee - the lender of a mortgage 
  • Vendee - the buyer in a land contract
  • Trustee - neutral party/holds deed in a Deed of Trust
  • Lessee - Tenant
  • Offeree - The person to whom an offer is made
  •  Optionee - A person to whom an option is given

Real Estate Vocab Ending in OR

  • Mortgagor - the borrower in a mortgage
  • Vendor - the seller in a land contract
  • Trustor - borrower in a Deed of Trust
  • Lessor - Landlord
  • Offeror - A person who makes an offer
  • Optionor- A person who gives an option 

It's a bit confusing to keep the vocabulary words that end in -ee and -or straight. Who is the lessee and who is the lessor? What is the person called who makes an offer on a home? 


The chart below will help you keep these words straight. It should help you determine what the role of each party is if you are presented with questions in the exam that contain them.


Remember that a mortgagee is the lender in a mortgage, and a mortgagor is the borrower in a mortgage.


A vendee is the buyer in a land contract, and a vendor is the seller in a land contract.


A trustee is the neutral party that holds the deed in a deed of trust. A trustor is the borrower in a deed of trust.


A lessee is the tenant whereas the lessor is the landlord.


An offeree is the person to whom an offer is made. An offeror is a person who makes an offer.


An optionee is person to whom an option is given, while an optionor is the person who gives an option.


About the Author

Maria Center began her real estate career in 2003 as a real estate agent in Ohio. Currently she works as a real estate license exam tutor/instructor at PrepAgent. She is also Principal Broker at Nestiny Realty in Cincinnati, Ohio and Richmond, Virginia. She was licensed as an Ohio real estate broker in 2011 and owned her own brokerage from 2011-2017. She currently works as Principal Broker at Nestiny Realty in Cincinnati, Ohio and Richmond, Virginia. She is also a licensed Florida and Alabama Real Estate Broker and as a Florida Real Estate Instructor.

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