2007-02-26 07:00:58 · 5 answers · asked by dino a 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
It originated in the days when other things you could buy were considered less substantial than the piece of land you were going to live on and farm to support your family. If you also had money in owning a piece of a business that was not thought to be as real as your interest in a piece of land. They business could fail but the land was always part of the earth and always had real value.
2007-02-26 07:09:38 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I suppose the best place to find the origin of the word would be a dictionary or dictionary.com As it applies, the term "Real" is used to differentiate between Personal property and real estate. For example, a mobile home on a leased lot is Personal Property, like a car and a mobile home on a foundation or on a piece of land is considered Real Property like a house or condo.
2007-03-02 04:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "Real" means - a dwelling, home or some type of building that is attached to property. When you purchase a home the deed and mortgage states, "affixed to real property". The property then becomes "real estate".
2007-02-26 07:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by umortgage3@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary:
"1448, 'relating to things' (esp. property), from O.Fr. reel, from L.L. realis 'actual,' from L. res 'matter, thing,' of unknown origin. Meaning 'genuine' is recorded from 1559; that of 'actually existing' is attested from 1597; sense of 'unaffected, no-nonsense' is from 1847. Real estate is first recorded 1666 and retains the oldest Eng. sense of the word;"
2007-02-26 07:27:48 · answer #4 · answered by Latigo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Real_estate
2007-02-26 07:06:17 · answer #5 · answered by austin_texan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋