Types of ownership interests:-
Real property (immovable property) can refer to
the real estate itself, or to various types of ownership
interests in real estate, including:
• Fee simple or freehold:
The most common interest or right in real estate
and provides the owner the right to use the real
estate for any lawful purpose and sell the interest
when and to whom the owner wishes.
• Life estate: An interest
in real estate (immovable property) which is granted
to a life tenant until that person dies. During
the life estate, the life tenant has the right to
use the real estate for any lawful purpose. The
interest terminates upon the death of the life tenant*Estate
for years: Similar to a life estate but term is
a specified number of years.
• Leasehold: The right to
possess and use real estate (immovable property)
pursuant to the terms of a lease.
• Reversion: The right to
possess the fee interest in real estate (immovable
property) after the expiration of a life estate,
estate for years, or leasehold.
• Concurrent or co-tenancy:
The ownership of an interest in real property (immovable
property) by more than one party. Rights of any
single party may be limited in various ways depending
on the jurisdiction and type of concurrency.