real estate,
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
“real estate” means any leasehold or other estate or interest in, over or under land, including structures, fixtures, and other improvements and interests which by custom, usage, or law pass with a conveyance of land though not described in the contract of sale or instrument of conveyance. “Real estate” includes parcels with or without upper or lower boundaries, and spaces that may be filled with air or water;
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 3603Commerce and Trade · Definitions · in this section
The term “real estate” means land and all natural resources and structures permanently affixed to the land, including residential buildings and stationary manufactured housing. The Secretary may not require, for treatment of any land or other property as real estate for purposes of this subchapter, that such land or property be treated as real estate for purposes of State taxation.
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- 2008–present12 U.S.C. § 1707Banks and Banking · Definitions · in this section
The terms “mortgagee”, “mortgagor”, “real estate,” 1 and “State” have the meanings given such terms in section 1707 of this title.
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- 2008–present12 U.S.C. § 1715ZBanks and Banking · Insurance of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners · for purposes of this section