The purchase cost of a product or service to an institution, agency or individual.
In a HUD/FHA transaction, the price the borrower paid for the property plus any of the following costs: closing, repairs or financing (except discounts in other than a refinance transaction). Does not include prepaid discounts in a purchase transaction, mortgage insurance premiums or similar add-ons.
The cost of the lease vehicle to the lessor.
The dollar expense in signing up a new customer. Lifetime Value (LTV) is frequently used to determine the maximum allowable acquisition cost.
(Refers to the Tax-Exempt Program) Acquisition cost is the cost the borrower pays to acquire a completed residential unit. It includes the purchase price of the residence and all improvements the borrower plans to make.
The price paid by the borrower for the property, excluding financing and closing costs.
the total cost of acquiring a property, in addition to the purchase price, such as title, escrow, and lenders' fees.
The amount actually paid to purchase an asset. This includes all costs associated with the purchase, such as installation, freight, and sales tax.
See Gross Capitalized Cost.
The amount of money or other valuable consideration expended to obtain title to a property. It includes the purchase cost, appraisal fees, closing costs, finance charges, mortgage loan origination fees and title insurance.
The costs paid to secure purchase of a property. These costs typically include the down payment, mortgage acquisition points, appraisal fees, attorney fees, inspection fees, environmental evaluation fees, Etc.
The total cost of purchasing or acquiring title to real property. In addition to the sales price, additional costs could also include loan origination fees, appraisal fee, credit report fee, title charges, attorney fees and other normal closing costs.
The outlay of funds needed to obtain rights in a property. In addition to the purchase price, it includes expenses such as closing costs, mortgage loan origination fees, legal and appraisal fees, and title insurance.
the cost to an advertiser to gain a new customer
The portion of an insurance premium that represents the cost of producing the insurance business; it includes the agent's commission, the company field expense, and other related expenses.
In email marketing, the cost to generate one lead, newsletter subscriber or customer in an individual email campaign; typically, the total campaign expense divided by the number of leads, subscribers or customers it produced.
Cost of a piece of equipment including calibration, installation, freight, trade-in value, and sales and excise tax.
The immediate cost of issuing a new policy, including cost of clerical work, agent's commission, and medical inspection fees.
The cost of equipment or property after taking adjustments for incentives, discounts, or closing costs, but before any sales tax.
The original purchase price, the costs for transportation and installation incurred to place the asset in operation (if not already in the purchase price) and any costs for capital improvements.
Total cost of an advertising / marketing campaign divided by the number of visitors (visitor acquisition cost) or divided by the number of customers (customer acquisition cost). Monitoring of acquisition cost is an important factor in effective PPC advertising.
The expenses incurred by an insurer or reinsurance company that are directly related to putting the business on the books of the company. The largest portion of this cost is usually the agent's or sales representative's commission or bonus. (G)
The total campaign expense divided by the number of leads or customers it generated. Also see Return-On-Investment.
The cost incurred to the advertiser to acquire a new customer. Calculating this value is useful to determine how much of your budget to allocate to gaining new customer. Factors such as how many new customers are acquired per month, how much it costs to maintain a website, how long the website will be active, how much is spent for monthly promotional costs and general website maintenance costs are all considered when calculating the acquisition cost. Related terms include: conversion rate, cost-per-action (CPA), cost-per-click (CPC), CPM
The cost to the purchaser of obtaining title to anything, including real property. Acquisition cost includes the cost of the transaction of obtaining title, including legal fees and expenses, interest charges on mortgages, land transfer tax, etc.
The price to obtain property, including purchase price and all nonrecurring closing costs, including discount points, FHA application fee, service charge, credit report, FHA appraisal, escrow, document preparation, title insurance, termite inspection, reconveyance and recording fees for FHA-insured loans.
The purchase price or appraised value of a property under an FHA loan, plus closing costs.
The cost of equipment or property after it has been adjusted for any incentives, discounts, or closing costs, but before sales tax.
How much it costs insurers to obtain and write new business. It would include intermediaries' commissions, underwriting and policy issue expenses.
The cost to an insurance company of securing business.
These are costs incurred by the insurer to write business such as intermediaries' commissions, underwriting and issuance of policy expenses.
The total cost of acquiring a piece of property. In addition to the purchase price, it includes fees and costs paid to other parties, such as mortgage origination fees and points, title insurance, appraisals costs, and other closing costs.
The cost of placing new business. It typically includes Financial Representative commissions, fees for medical and credit reports, underwriting, marketing, and other administrative expenses. In today's competitive environment, insurers strive to keep acquisition costs at a minimum.
Under an FHA loan, the purchase price or appraised value of the property plus the estimated closing costs.
Cost of acquiring a property, in addition to purchase price, such as title insurance and lender’s fees (e.g. with FHA, acquisition is a set amount based on the appraised value of the property).
the cost to the insurance company of securing business; commissions to agents and brokers and, in some companies, field supervision.
The cost of acquiring real estate, in addition to purchase price. Acquisition costs include the title insurance and lender's fees. With FHA, acquisition is a set amount based on the appraised value of the property.
The investment necessary for an insurer to write new business. It includes such charges as underwriting the risk, issuing a new policy, paying commissions and overhead or office expenses.
The expense undertaken to acquire new business. The concept applies to both agents and companies. The largest portion of an insurer's acquisition cost is agent's or sales representative's commission or bonus.
The cost required to obtain one or more units of an item. It is order quantity times unit cost. See: ordering cost.