Real Estate

Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is stationary, or fixed in location. Reference: ''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.'' Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/en%3Areal%20estate Dictionary.com] Retrieved July 12, 2008.

Companies in the Real Estate industry

U.S. Steel

Revenue: $23,754,000,000

Headquarters:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

CB Richard Ellis

Revenue: $5,128,820,000

Headquarters:El Segundo, California

Brookfield Properties

Revenue: $2,805,000,000

Headquarters:Toronto, Canada

Jones Lang LaSalle

Revenue: $2,697,590,000

Headquarters:Chicago, Illinois

Stewart Information Services Corporation

Revenue: $1,555,290,000

Headquarters:Houston, Texas

Fortress Investment Group

Revenue: $731,800,000

Headquarters:New York City, New York

Levitt Corporation

Revenue: $575,300,000

Headquarters:Fort Lauderdale, Florida

CharterMac

Revenue: $387,300,000

Headquarters:New York City, New York

Move Inc.

Revenue: $290,000,000

Headquarters:Westlake Village, California

W. P. Carey & Co.

Revenue: $273,300,000

Headquarters:New York City, New York

Thomas Properties Group

Revenue: $171,560,000

Headquarters:Los Angeles, California

ZipRealty

Revenue: $107,450,000

Headquarters:Emeryville, California

Getty Realty Corporation

Revenue: $72,400,000

Headquarters:Jericho, New York

PICO Holdings Inc.

Revenue: $60,350,000

Headquarters:La Jolla, California

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.

Revenue: $42,300,000

Headquarters:Daytona Beach, Florida

Tejon Ranch Company

Revenue: $40,120,000

Headquarters:Lebec, California

Books written about the Real Estate industry

The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Italy
Real Estate Professionals Handbook
Passing On
Modern real estate practice in New York
Privatizing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks

Title	Author	Genre
The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Italy	Barbara McMahon
Real Estate Professionals Handbook	Tim Baker	Business, Economics
Passing On	Janet Finch	Sociology, Anthropology
Modern real estate practice in New York	Edith Lank	Business, Economics
Privatizing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks	Peter J. Wallison	Business, Economics
Serving Two Masters, Yet Out of Control	Peter J. Wallison	Business, Economics
Blue Covenant	Maude Barlow	Nature
Rivers for Life	Sandra Postel	Nature
When the rivers run dry	Fred Pearce	Nature
Limits to Satisfaction	William Leiss
Real Estate Investment Strategy, Selected Articles from the National Newsletter, Volume 1 of 3	John T. Reed	Business, Economics
Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real Estate Investors	John T. Reed	Business, Economics
Buying a Home in Bulgaria	Dougal Robertson	Business, Travel, Economics
The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner: A Powerful Plan to Finish Rich in Real Estate	David Bach	Non-fiction
The Coming Crash in the Housing Market: 10 Things You Can Do Now to Protect Your Most Valuable Investment	John R. Talbott	Non-fiction
The Foreclosure of America: The Inside Story of the Rise and Fall of Countrywide Home Loans, the Mortgage Crisis, and the Default of the American Dream	Adam Michaelson	Non-fiction
Powerhouse Principles: The Ultimate Blueprint for Real Estate Success in an Ever-Changing Market	Jorge M. Perez	Business, Non-fiction
House Lust: America's Obsession With Our Homes	Daniel McGinn	Non-fiction
The Sky's the Limit: Passion and Property in Manhattan	Steven Gaines	Non-fiction
Are You Missing the Real Estate Boom?: Why Home Values and Other Real Estate Investments Will Climb Through The End of The Decade—And How to Profit From Them	David Lereah	Non-fiction
The Wall Street Journal Complete Home Owner's Guidebook: Make the Most of Your Biggest Asset in Any Market	David Crook	Non-fiction
The Wall Street Journal: Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook	David Crook	Non-fiction
House Poor: Pumped Up Prices, Rising Rates, and Mortgages on Steroids - How to Survive the Coming Housing Crisis	June Fletcher	Non-fiction
The Lay of the Land	Richard Ford	Fiction
The Hydrogen Economy	Jeremy Rifkin	Science, Mathematics

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