real estate
Americannoun
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property, especially in land.
three acres of real estate.
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available space or capacity.
A bigger screen will give you extra real estate.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of real estate
First recorded in 1640–45
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Between 2018 and 2022, a client in Southern California who owned commercial and residential real estate applied for several mortgages stating that they would live in the properties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The program is a partnership between the SoLa Foundation, a nonprofit affiliate of the affordable housing and real estate investment company SoLa Impact, and entertainment behemoth Live Nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Foreign buyers are pressing pause because the overall cost of investing in U.S. real estate has increased,” Kacie Anderson, a Florida-based real-estate agent with eXp Realty, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Puder has ambitious plans to expand the enterprise, with more schools and related components in real estate, school security, artificial intelligence and school health clinics.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The real estate agent informed us that our new house is a simple Cape Cod.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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