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Real estate is the legal term for property that encompasses land and any structures permanently attached to the land. Other alternative terms for real estate include realty or real property. Although they are commonly used in exchange for eachother, it is important to understand the difference between real estate and real property. As noted, real estate is the land and the attached structures, while real property is distinguished as the rights of ownership of the real estate. Real estate has developed into a major business sector, earning the economic term real estate bubble in times of rapid increases in property values.

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    A report released Thursday by the Joint Economic Committee predicts the housing slowdown will result in an unprecedented $100 billion loss to the economy by the end of 2009.

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