Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more generally) buildings or housing in general. Real estate can include property, land, buildings, air rights above the land, and underground rights below the land.
There are serveral type of Real Estates.

Major Categories of Real Estate

• Residential Real Estate
  Residential real estate includes both new construction and resale homes. The most common category is single-family homes, but there are also condominiums, co-ops, townhouses, duplexes, triple-deckers, high-value homes, multi-generational homes, and vacation homes.

• Commercial Real Estate
  Commercial real estate is the land or building that a company uses to do business. Commercial real estate includes shopping centres and strip malls, medical buildings, educational buildings, hotels, and offices. Apartment buildings are often considered commercial, even though they're used for residences, because they're owned to produce income.

• Industrial Real Estate
  Industrial real estate includes manufacturing buildings and property, as well as warehouses. The buildings can be used for research, production, storage, and distribution of goods. Some buildings that distribute goods are considered to be commercial real estate. Industrial real estate refers to the land and buildings used by industrial companies for activities such as factories, machine production, research and development, construction, transportation, logistics and warehousing.

• Pieces of Land
  Land is the foundation of all types of real estate. Land usually refers to undeveloped land and vacant lots. Developers take land and combine it with other properties (called montages) to relocate them so that they can be denser and more valuable.

• Mix use
  Mixed-use real estate refers to real estate that is intentionally used for a variety of purposes, including commercial, residential, retail, office, and parking spaces. For example, if you have an apartment, retail store, or shop in the same area, this is a multipurpose property.

• Agricultural land
  Agricultural land is defined as the land area that is either arable, under permanent crops, or under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land under temporary crops such as cereals, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.

REASONS WHY REAL ESTATE IS A SAFEST LONG TERM INVESTMENT

• Real Estate Is Almost Risk-Free Compared to Stocks-Compared to real estate, stocks present a cocktail of uncertainty. Trading in stocks and derivatives is a risky game. Being a highly specialized field, it requires excellent skills to make money out of equities and leverage trades.
• Real Estate Yields Fabulous Returns in the Long Term- Also, the population is growing - but the land supply is limited. So demand will continue to grow - and real estate returns will continue to generate excellent long-term returns, whether it is residential or some other type of real estate. Real estate always give best return in long run.
• Be Assured of Regular Rental Income-One of the biggest benefits of owning your own home is the steady rental income it can generate for you with almost 100% security. Unlike stocks, once you own a home, you're immune to volatile market forces that can drop your net worth overnight. Owning a home guarantees you a steady, steady monthly income that will only increase over time - as does the equity value of your home.

Real estate comes with various benefits loan facility, inflation cover, and secondary income and an individual also can use his\her property for their own use result in dual benefit.