The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article or discuss the issue on the talk page. Property law Part of the common law series Acquisition of property Gift  · Adverse possession  · Deed Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Alienation  · Bailment  · License Estates in land Allodial title  · Fee simple  · Fee tail Life estate  · Defeasible estate Future interest  · Concurrent estate Leasehold estate  · Condominiums Conveyancing of interests in land Bona fide purchaser  · Torrens title Estoppel by deed  · Quitclaim deed Mortgage  · Equitable conversion Action to quiet title Limiting control over future use Restraint on alienation Rule against perpetuities Rule in Shelley's Case Doctrine of worthier title Nonpossessory interest in land Easement  · Profit Covenant running with the land Equitable servitude Related topics Fixtures  · Waste  · Partition Riparian water rights Lateral and subjacent support Assignment  · Nemo dat Other areas of the common law Contract law  · Tort law Wills and trusts Criminal Law  · Evidence Real estate or immovable property is a legal term (in some jurisdictions) that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. Real estate (immovable property) is often considered synonymous with real property (also sometimes called realty), in contrast with personal property (also sometimes called chattel or personalty). However, for technical purposes, some people prefer to distinguish real estate, referring to the land and fixtures themselves, from real property, referring to ownership rights over real estate. The terms real estate and real property are used primarily in common law, while civil law jurisdictions refer instead to immovable property.