What is the meaning of assumable?

As applied to mortgage loans,' assumable' means that a borrower who sells his or her home may transfer the outstanding mortgage loan secured by that dwelling to the new buyers. The new buyers are said to assume the loan.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). assumable. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/assumable/definitions/1147969
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "assumable" http://smartdefine.org/assumable/definitions/1147969 (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, assumable, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/assumable/definitions/1147969>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "assumable" 21 October 2010. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/assumable/definitions/1147969>
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