Home buyers should be aware of xylotomous insects. If they had this reference handy, they would know that these are termites or other wood-boring insects. From AA tenant to zoning ordinance, this compendium provides succinct definitions of some 2,400 familiar and more obscure terms encountered in buying, selling, and managing houses and other real estate. Entries are not cross-referenced. The author has extensively invested in, and written about, residential and commercial properties. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)