BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Estate
- a substantial area of land that normally includes a large house
- a deceased person's net assets
Wiktionary Definition for: Estate
- An area on land under single ownership.
- The property of a deceased person.
- A group of buildings built together as a single development on a designated area of land.
- A general collective noun.
- context UK automotive An estate car; the body style for cars, popular with families, which has an enclosed area where the boot or trunk would be on a sedan / saloon.
- A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights
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Additional Resources
- Estate Planning Essentials: 8 Steps to Protect Your Family
- Take care of these things today and your loved ones will be grateful that you've saved them money and anguish after you die. But look at it this way: If the worst should happen and you don’t have your financial affairs in order, you’ll leave your loved ones...
- Articles 2009-09-02
- Commercial Real Estate is the Latest Worry
- Behind all the good news about the economy, one thing is keeping bankers awake at night: commercial real estate is looming as the next asset bubble to pop. This comes just as residential real estate appears to have hit bottom and is rebounding. According to the National Association of Realtors,...
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
- Real Estate Oversupply Still Looming Problem, says Wharton's Gyourko
- What's the job outlook for this year's crop of MBAs in the battered real estate sector? And what lessons are MBA programs learning from the economic crisis? Here's the second part of BNET's interview with Joseph Gyourko, chairman of the real estate department at Wharton: BNET: How...
- Blog posts 2008-12-30
- Real Estate Oversupply Still Looming Problem, says Wharton's Gyourko
- What's the job outlook for this year's crop of MBAs in the battered real estate sector? And what lessons are MBA programs learning from the economic crisis? Here's the second part of BNET's interview with Joseph Gyourko, chairman of the real estate department at Wharton: BNET: How do you think...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Jobs and Real Estate Still Tied Together
- Last week's unemployment report sent shivers down the spines of traders. And why not? On every level, the jobs report was dreadful. National unemployment rose to 9.5 percent, but in reality, it's much higher. Real unemployment is perhaps even as high as 16 or 17 percent. The numbers include: ...
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- Real Estate Industry Battle Begins in Canada
- I know "Canadian lawsuit" is a phrase that usually makes my attention wander, but if you're a homebuyer, real estate agent, or in the publishing industry, there's one Canadian lawsuit out there that might affect your life. The history is a little complicated, so grab a cup of coffee while...
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- Real Estate Auction: Whose Sale Is This, Anyway?
- Selling real estate can be complex and difficult. In Alberta, the sale of real estate - including the sale of real estate by auction - is governed by the Real Estate Act. The Real Estate Act allows the Real Estate Council of Alberta to set standards of competency that must...
- White papers 2001-12-01
- How Do I Find a Good Real Estate Attorney?
- Dear Ali; I'm buying a new home, and I want to make sure I find a good real estate attorney. Where do I start? A: Referrals, referrals, referrals. You want to have someone you trust, so ask friends who they used, and hire the...
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Academic and Applied Real Estate Research: "As Two Worlds Collide" or "As Two Worlds Divide"?
- Some believe that academic real estate research is out of touch with the real world and professional real estate research is too basic to contribute to theory. Others believe that there needs to be a new approach to real estate research, a more applied approach. In coming years, the way...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Understanding Estate Planning and Living Trusts
- The article defines the estate as something owned by an individual. The home, other real estate, bank accounts, investments, retirement benefits from the employer, IRAs, insurance policies, collectibles, and personal belongings. When one starts adding it up -- especially when he adds in the death benefits from the insurance policies...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Advanced Estate Planning: An Absolute "Must" For Larger Estates
- The article talks on the net value of the client's estate, the client's life expectancy, the anticipated value of the estate at the end of the lifetime and the final estate tax obligation. The whole purpose of advanced estate planning is to "freeze" and "discount" the assets that one owns...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Prism's National Real Estate Investor Launches ''Global Real Estate Monitor'' for GE Real Estate
- NEW YORK -- National Real Estate InvestorR magazine today launched "Global Real Estate Monitor", a new e-newsletter sponsored exclusively by GE Real Estate. Produced by NREI's editorial staff, the monthly e-newsletter will reach an initial audience of 56,000 worldwide and focuses on U.S. and international commercial real estate industry topics,...
- Research articles 2006-07-13
- What Real Estate Agents Know (That You Don't)
- Chances are you clicked "Ask the Agent" because you're in the real estate market or plan to be soon and you want information from someone in the trenches. Or you hate real estate brokers and this is your thinly disguised way to vent a little aggression before getting on with...
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- Buy, Close, Move In! 7 Rules of Real Estate
- In my new book, "Buy Close, Move IN!" which will be published by Harper Collins in April, 2010, I discuss the myriad of changes in the world of real estate due to the housing and credit crisis. But in the midst of new legislation, new attitudes, new...
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Towards Greater Transparency in Real Estate Private Equity Funds
- The real estate private equity funds are forcing real estate companies to take a hard look at greater transparency and standardization in their disclosures and also to work towards establishing performance benchmarks. In setting the context for the paper's recommendations, it might be helpful to examine the origin and evolution...
- White papers 2002-07-31
- Tales from the Real Side: The Implications of Urban Research for Real Estate Finance in Developing and Transition Economies
- In this paper, it reviewed recent research on the "real side" of housing and real estate markets, and the economy in general, and draw out their implications for housing and real estate finance in developing and transition economies. Among the points discussed are the following: Real estate markets land,...
- White papers 2000-12-19
- Real Estate Information Standards 2000
- The Real Estate Information Standards are the result of the dedicated efforts of the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries NCREIF, the Pension Real Estate Association PREA, and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers NAREIM. The purpose of the information standardization project was rooted in the perception...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- "Real Estate Cycles and Outlook 2001
- Real Estate Cycles and Outlook 2001, it provides information to joint clients with a collective overview of the public and private real estate markets and introduces them to the new joint venture Realpoint. Economic change and apprehension regarding the economy have characterized the few months. The stock market, highly...
- White papers 2001-01-16
- Can Private Real Estate Portfolios Be Rebalanced/Diversified Using Equity REIT Shares?
- The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not private real estate portfolios can be diversified or rebalanced using public real estate equity real estate investment trust stocks. An examination of resulting efficient frontiers and their corresponding optimal portfolio weights across various levels of expected return reveals that...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Guide to Reviewing Your Estate Plan and Organizing Supporting Information
- To ensure that the plan meets the estate planning goals, organize relevant personal and financial information. Giving the right information to the right persons now can make administration of the estate easier and less costly when the time comes for others to take over for one. After one has successfully...
- White papers 2003-01-01
