Real estate is defined as the land and any permanent structures, like a home, or improvements attached to the land, which may be natural or artificial.
Real estate is a form of real property. It differs from personal property, which is not permanently attached to the land, such as vehicles, boats, jewelry, furniture, and farm equipment.

The following are the types of real estate
1. Residential real estate: Any property used for residential purposes. Examples include single-family homes, condos, cooperative societies, duplexes, townhouses, and multifamily residences


2. Commercial real estate: Any property used exclusively for business purposes, such as apartment complexes, gas stations, grocery stores, hospitals, hotels, offices, parking facilities, restaurants, shopping centers, stores, shopping complexes, and theaters.


3. Industrial real estate: Any property used for manufacturing, production, distribution, storage, and research and development.
4. Land real estate: Includes undeveloped property, vacant land, and agricultural lands such as farms, orchards, ranches, and timberland.
5. Special-purpose real estate: Property used by the public, such as cemeteries, government buildings, libraries, parks, places of worship, and schools.