Land Bank
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A land bank is a bank that issues long-term loans on real estate
in return for mortgages. This term could also apply to:
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "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; an item of real property; buildings or...
in return for mortgages. This term could also apply to:
- The Land Bank of TaiwanLand Bank of TaiwanLand Bank of Taiwan is a wholly state-owned bank of the Republic of China .It was owned by the Taiwan Provincial Government before its downsizing on December 21, 1998, when it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan....
, a wholly state-owned bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) - The Land Bank of the PhilippinesLand Bank of the PhilippinesLand Bank of the Philippines , also known as LANDBANK or by its initials, LBP, is a bank in the Philippines owned by the Philippine government with a special focus on serving the needs of farmers and fishermen...
, a bank in the Philippines owned by the Philippine government with a special focus on serving the needs of farmers and fishermen - Land bankingLand bankingLand banking is the practice of purchasing raw land with the intent to hold on to it until such a time as it is profitable to sell it on to others for more than was initially paid...
, the buying and holding (rather than developing) of land for future development or use