Immovable Property = Real Estate

**realestatebillionaire** · 11-16-2005, 06:29 PM

I wonder why real estate professionals (Realtors), real estate agencies, real estate brokers, agents etc. do not use the term IMMOVABLE PPROPERTY in place of REAL ESTATE. I believe that the term "immovable property" is more proper than "real estate". Real (Royal) estate is royal, thus not for everyone. Immovable property (immobilier, immobilien, immovables) means exactly what it means - the really real real estate: houses and land and all of it together. Here's what it says about immovable property:

Immovable Property is: "Immovable object, real estate, item of property. Includes premises and property rights (for example, heritable building right), houses and associated goods and chattels."

**STVP** · 11-16-2005, 07:35 PM

because,

www. immovable property forum .com would sound funny

STVP

**realestatebillionaire** · 11-16-2005, 08:25 PM

How about ImmoForum.com? "immovable Property" abbreviates across the world as "immo", be it "immobilier" in France or "immobilien" in Germany and so on.

**OregonLO** · 11-17-2005, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by STVP

because,

www. immovable property forum .com would sound funny

STVP

I do agree...and it's easy for me to remember realestateforum...ha

**realestatebillionaire** · 11-17-2005, 09:48 AM

I'm not talking about the name of the Forum.

**CalCoast Realtor** · 11-17-2005, 10:43 AM

It's a nice idea, but if you try to market

**realestatebillionaire** · 11-17-2005, 01:59 PM

I'm not trying to market anything. I'm a linguist and a realtor. I like the term "real estate", but I deal with realtors and attorneys from many different countries and they use the terms "immovable property" in English and/or in their own language a lot. Since "immovable property" term is used a lot more than "real estate" in countries outside USA I was just wondering about it. That's all.

**Chief Tutor** · 11-17-2005, 03:15 PM

I am not sure of the origins of the word real estate, but I looked up the word real property in a real estate glossary and since the definition is similiar to your definition of immovable property, It would assume that the american english adaptation came by using the real from real property and estate, from the british english word to describe large privately owned land.

This is not based on fact but if you ask these guys, you will get the correct history of the word.

http://www.kpbs.org/Radio/DynPage.php?id=12

It is a very interesting radio show on NPR and I think you would like it.

**restate** · 06-06-2006, 01:54 AM

In original form Real Estate is the part of Immovable Property like Immovable object, real estate, item of property. Includes premises,and property rights (for example, heritable building right), houses,land and associated goods.