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What is partially amortized loan?

A loan whose term is shorter than its amortization schedule, so a balloon payment is due at maturity, as with a 30-year amortization schedule carrying a 10-year term (a $13.39M balloon).

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.