Hi I'm french.. In the expression "Real Estate" what means the word "real"?

Question

I thought that "real" meant "true"..
Why are we using "real" in that case?!!

I don't know if my question is clear..

(I'm looking for a good name for my futur website, that's why I'm putting this question in this category)

Answer 1

I had a quick look on wikipedia and this is what i found...Hope this helps!

In law, the word real means relating to a thing (from Latin res/rei, thing), as distinguished from a person. Thus the law broadly distinguishes between [real property] (land and anything affixed to it) and [personal property] (everything else, e.g., clothing, furniture, money). The conceptual difference was between immovable property, which would transfer title along with the land, and movable property, which a person would retain title to. (The word is not derived from the notion of land having historically been "royal" property. The word royal — and its Castilian cognate real — come from the related Latin word rex-regis, meaning king.)


Gotta love wikipedia!

Answer 2

Well, these answers are right and wrong. When you apply for a real estate license, you learn that the term "real" relates to a king and and "estate" is the rights and interest you have in something. At one time, only kings could own land. They took it or gave it according to the loyalty of their supporters. It literally means the king's right to land. "El Camino Real" is a common Spanish street name in the U.S. and it means "the King's Road". The term "real estate" has evolved to mean land and includes the improvements attached to it.

Answer 3

I think the term Real Estate is mainly used in the U.S.A. In the U.K. we just say Estate Agents

Answer 4

Your estate is what you own.

Estate is another term for property.

Real property is property that cannot be moved, such as land or buildings on land.

Answer 5

well estate means land...so...