Residential property
Property that consists of homes, apartments, townhouses, and condominiums.
Residential Property
Any
property that a municipality has designated for single family homes, apartments,
co-operatives, townhouses, and any other place where people live.
Mortgages on and
income from residential property are often (though not always) entitled to preferential tax treatment.
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residential property
(1) In real estate brokerage, commonly used to signify an owner-occupied residence, even though a rental house is technically a residential property. (2) For tax purposes,any rental property in which at least 80 percent of the income is from dwelling units. Residential property enjoys a 27.5-year depreciation period, while normal commercial property must be depreciated over 39 years.
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