Glossary

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  Metro Area

  Definition:

  The census bureau defines 929 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as areas centered around US population centers - large and small. We use these areas as our definition of Metro Area. Wikipedia has this definition of CBSA.

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  CRE Types

  Definition:

  The types of Commercial Real Estate (CRE) we use in our list of types is not a definitive list, but it is pretty close to representative. If you believe we are missing categories that we should include, please send us a request via our Get Answers links.