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With the development of private property ownership, real estate
has become a major area of business. Purchasing real estate requires
a significant investment, and each parcel of land has unique characteristics,
so the real estate industry has evolved into several distinct
fields. Specialists are often called on to valuate real estate
and facilitate transactions. Some kinds of real estate businesses
include:
- Appraisal - Professional valuation services
- Brokerages - Assisting buyers and sellers in transactions
- Development - Improving land for use by adding or
replacing buildings
- Property management - Managing a property for its owner(s)
- Real Estate Marketing - Managing the sales side of
the property business
- Relocation services - Relocating people or business
to different country
Within each field, a business may specialize in a particular
type of real estate, such as residential, commercial, or industrial
property. In addition, almost all construction business effectively
has a connection to real estate.
"Internet Real Estate" is a term coined by the internet
investment community relating to the parallel that exists between
high quality internet domain names and real-world, prime real
estate.
In recent years, many economists have recognized that the lack
of effective real estate laws can be a significant barrier to
investment in many developing countries. In most societies, rich
or poor, a significant fraction of the total wealth is in the
form of land and buildings. In most advanced economies, the main
source of capital used by individuals and small companies to purchase
and improve land and buildings is mortgage loans --bank loans
for which the real property itself constitutes collateral. Banks
are willing to make such loans at favorable rates in large part
because, if the borrower does not make payments, the lender can
foreclose by filing a court action that lets them take back the
property and sell it to get their money back. But in many developing
countries there is no effective means by which a lender could
foreclose, so the mortgage loan industry, as such, either does
not exist at all or is only available to members of privileged
social classes.
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