Real Estate, What Do You Need To Know? By: Wade Anderson | - In some jurisdictions, the term real estate is used to denote immovable property and has legal ramifications that encompass land as well as accompanying permanent fixtures that are affixed to the land in the form of buildings etc. Real estate is very often thought to be synonymous with real property, also known as realty, in contrast with personal property. There is a need to distinguish real estate as being a reference to land and fixtures, as opposed to real property that may mean ownership ri ... Tags:real estate, real estate investiong, real estate legal forms, selling real estate