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real estate
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| re·al estate
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n. Land, including all the natural resources and permanent buildings on it. re'al-es·tate' (rē'əl-ĭ·stāt', rēl'-) adj. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| real estate | |
noun | |
| property consisting of houses and land [syn: real property] |
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Real Estate
Land plus anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, sheds, and other items attached to the structure.
Investopedia Commentary
Unlike other investments, real estate is dramatically affected by the condition of the immediate area where the property is located. With the exception of a global recession, real estate is affected primarily by local factors.
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See also: Cash on Cash Return, Commercial Real Estate, Deed, Investment Real Estate, Mortgage, Real Estate Limited Partnership, REIT
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real estate
- The land, buildings, and improvements thereto. Also called real property.
| Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott. Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: real estate
Function: noun
: REAL PROPERTY at, PROPERTY
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
real estate jargon
May be used for any critical resource measured in units of area. Most frequently used of "chip real estate", the area available for logic on the surface of an integrated circuit (see also nanoacre). May also be used of floor space in a dinosaur pen, or even space on a crowded desktop (whether physical or electronic).
[The Jargon File]
(1996-11-06)
| The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe |
real estate
n. May be used for any critical resource measured in units of area. Most frequently used of `chip real estate', the area available for logic on the surface of an integrated circuit (see also nanoacre). May also be used of floor space in a dinosaur pen, or even space on a crowded desktop (whether physical or electronic).| Jargon File 4.2.0 |
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