Commercial Real Estate

Some real estate exists to provide a place for people to live. Some exists to provide a place for people to work. The first kind is called residential real estate. The second kind is called commercial real estate.

Any store front or office building would represent commercial real estate. These places are often owned by investors and then leased out to the actual businesses that occupy them. The main distinction, though, is that their primary purpose is for business.

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