realty
Buildings and land
Realty is real estate—land and the buildings on it, as opposed to personal property that can be moved.
The term appears most often in company names: Century 21 Realty, Coldwell Banker Realty.
In legal contexts, realty distinguishes immovable property from movable goods (personalty).
Written property conveyance
- titleFormal honorific or name
- escrowConditional third-party deposit
- closingFinal stage of something
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
appraisal · valuation · mortgage · lien · foreclosure · refinancing · down payment · earnest money
Formal honorific or name
- easementLimited land-use privilege
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- freeholdPermanent property title
leasehold · covenant · encroachment · right-of-way · plat · variance · eminent domain · abstract
One's personal residence
- houseResidential building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
bungalow · cottage · duplex · villa · mobile home · loft · penthouse · studio
Professional work location
- retailSales to end users
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- industrialOf factories and production
- leasingContractual temporary use
tenant · landlord · storefront · plaza · mall · highrise · zoning · brokerage
Transaction intermediary for hire
- agentOne who acts independently
- listing agentRealtor representing property sellers
- buyer's agentRepresents purchasers in transactions
- MLSShared property listing system
commission · showing · open house · staging · comparable · referral · licensure · franchise
Amount of land owned
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- lotLarge amount or portion
- tractArea of land
farmland · undeveloped · vacant lot · raw land · buildable · frontage · landlocked · easement
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
- rental incomeEarnings from leased property
- ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
portfolio · cash flow · leverage · flip · REIT · passive income · rental property · turnkey
deed
Written property conveyance
conveyance · appraisal · valuation · mortgage · lien · foreclosure · refinancing · down payment · earnest money · contingency
title
Formal honorific or name
- easementLimited land-use privilege
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- zoningSectioning areas by use
freehold · leasehold · covenant · encroachment · right-of-way · plat · variance · eminent domain · abstract · title search
home
One's personal residence
- houseResidential building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
townhouse · bungalow · cottage · duplex · villa · mobile home · loft · penthouse · studio · co-op
office
Professional work location
- retailSales to end users
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- industrialOf factories and production
leasing · tenant · landlord · storefront · plaza · mall · highrise · zoning · brokerage · showroom
broker
Transaction intermediary for hire
- agentOne who acts independently
- listing agentRealtor representing property sellers
- buyer's agentRepresents purchasers in transactions
MLS · commission · showing · open house · staging · comparable · referral · licensure · franchise · RE/MAX
acreage
Amount of land owned
tract · farmland · undeveloped · vacant lot · raw land · buildable · frontage · landlocked · easement · survey
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
- rental incomeEarnings from leased property
ROI · portfolio · cash flow · leverage · flip · REIT · passive income · rental property · turnkey · speculator
- assetsproperty, cash, money, investments, bank accounts
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- propertyproperty, land, ownership, house, home
- hereditamentsland, freehold, leasehold, life estate, tenement
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- ownershipssole ownership, joint ownership, co-ownership, home ownership, land ownership
realtypersonalty
Movable personal property
personal property · chattels · movables · personal effects · belongings
- real lifeExistence beyond imagination
- real estateLand and its structures
- for realGenuinely, without pretense
- get realDismissive demand for rationality
- real worldTangible everyday existence
- reality checkConfrontation with actual circumstances
real, realize, reality, unreal, realized, realization, surreal, realism, unreality