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What is ground lease?

A long-term lease of land on which the tenant may build and operate improvements, typically returning the land (and sometimes improvements) to the owner at expiration.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.