1 n-uncount Real estate is property in the form of land and buildings, rather than personal possessions.
(mainly AM)
(=property)
By investing in real estate, he was one of the richest men in the United States.
2 n-uncount Real estate businesses or real estate agents sell houses, buildings, and land.
(AM) usu N n
...the real estate agent who sold you your house.
in BRIT, use estate agency, estate agents