commercial real estate

Office building investments

Commercial real estate is property used for business purposes rather than residential living—office buildings, retail spaces, warehouses, hotels, and industrial facilities.

The term often appears in contexts of investment and development: She made her fortune in commercial real estate.

Abbreviated CRE in industry usage.

Opposites
property use type

commercial real estateresidential real estate

Property for dwelling purposes

residential property · housing · homes · apartments · single-family homes

ownership structure

commercial real estatepublic land

State-owned accessible terrain

government property · public property · state-owned land · federal lands · commons

development status

commercial real estateundeveloped land

Unbuilt natural property

raw land · vacant land · wilderness · greenfield · agricultural land

Family

commercial, commerce, commercialize, commercialization, commercially, commercialism, realism, realist, realistic

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G