Title: Real Estate Definition
Headings: Real Estate
Real Estate
What Is Real Estate?
Key Takeaways
Real Estate
Understanding Real Estate
Physical Characteristics of Real Estate
Economic Characteristics of Real Estate
Types of Real Estate
How the Real Estate Industry Works
Example: Housing Starts
How to Invest in Real Estate
Mortgage-Backed Securities
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Content: It differs from personal property, which are things not permanently attached to the land, such as vehicles, boats, jewelry, furniture, and farm equipment. Key Takeaways
Real estate is a class of "real property" that includes land and anything permanently attached to it, whether natural or man-made. There are five main categories of real estate: residential, commercial, industrial, raw land, and special use. You can invest in real estate directly by purchasing a home, rental property or other property, or indirectly through a real estate investment trust (REIT). 1:34
Real Estate
Understanding Real Estate
People often use the terms land, real estate, and real property interchangeably, but there are some subtle distinctions. Land refers to the earth's surface down to the center of the earth and upward to the airspace above, including the trees, minerals, and water. Real estate is the land, plus any permanent man-made additions, such as houses and other buildings. Real property —one of the two main classifications of property—is the interests, benefits and rights inherent in the ownership of real estate. Broadly speaking, real estate includes the physical surface of the land, what lies above and below it, what is permanently attached to it, plus all the rights of ownership—including the right to possess, sell, lease, and enjoy the land.