HOUSING TYPES EACH DWELLING.

1. SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES
2. SEMI-DETACHED HOMES
3. MULTIFAMILY HOMES
4. TOWNHOMES
5. APARTMENTS
6. CONDOMINIUMS (CONDOS)
7. CO-OPS
8. TINY HOMES
9. MANUFACTURED HOMES 3. MULTIFAMILY HOMES
10. SPLIT-LEVEL A MULTIFAMILY HOME IS A
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT
1. SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES CONSISTS OF MORE THAN ONE
HOUSING UNIT. EACH UNIT WILL
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ARE LIKELY HAVE ITS OWN MAIN
FREESTANDING RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE, KITCHEN SPACE AND
BUILDINGS. A SINGLE-FAMILY BATHROOM.
HOME DOESN’T SHARE A WALL WITH
ANOTHER BUILDING. A SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMEOWNER TYPICALLY OWNS THE
BUILDING AND THE LAND THE
BUILDING SITS ON.

4. TOWNHOMES

TOWNHOMES ARE MULTIFLOOR

HOMES WITH THEIR OWN ENTRANCE,
BATHROOM AND KITCHEN SPACE.
TOWNHOMES SHARE TWO WALLS
WITH NEIGHBORS UNLESS
2. SEMI-DETACHED HOMES THE TOWNHOME IS LOCATED AT THE
END OF A BUILDING. IN SOME
A SEMI-DETACHED HOME IS A SINGLE- MARKETS, THE TERMS “TOWNHOME”
FAMILY DWELLING THAT SHARES ONE AND “TOWNHOUSE” ARE USED
COMMON WALL. UNLIKE A INTERCHANGEABLY.
TOWNHOME, WHERE YOU MAY HAVE
A NEIGHBOR ON BOTH SIDES OF YOUR
HOME, SEMI-DETACHED HOMES
SHARE ONLY ONE WALL, AND THE
HOME DESIGN TYPICALLY MIRRORS
5. APARTMENTS COMMON AREA EXPENSES.

AN APARTMENT IS A UNIT INSIDE OF A

BUILDING STRUCTURE COMPOSED OF
SIMILARLY STYLED INDIVIDUAL
UNITS. A TENANT RENTS AN
APARTMENT FROM A LANDLORD, SO
THE TENANT ISN’T BUILDING ANY
EQUITY WHILE PAYING RENT. WHILE
LEASE AGREEMENTS VARY, MANY
LANDLORDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
MAKING REPAIRS AND UPGRADES TO
THE LEASED UNIT. SOME APARTMENT
COMMUNITIES INCLUDE COMMON
AREA AMENITIES LIKE A LAUNDRY
ROOM, GYM OR POOL.

7. CO-OPS

A CO-OP MAY PHYSICALLY RESEMBLE

AN APARTMENT OR CONDOMINIUM
BUILDING, BUT ON PAPER, A CO-OP IS
VERY DIFFERENT. PEOPLE WHO
INVEST IN THE CO-OP ARE CALLED
SHAREHOLDERS. SHAREHOLDERS
WHO LIVE IN THE CO-OP HAVE A
PROPRIETARY LEASE GIVING THEM
THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN A SPECIFIC
UNIT IN THE BUILDING.

6. CONDOMINIUMS (CONDOS)

CONDOMINIUMS, OR CONDOS FOR

SHORT, ARE BUILDINGS MADE UP OF
INDIVIDUAL UNITS THAT ARE OWNED.
THEY CAN LOOK AND FEEL LIKE AN
APARTMENT BUILDING OR
COMMUNITY. UNLIKE WITH AN
APARTMENT, A CONDO OWNER OWNS
THE INTERIOR SPACE OF THEIR UNIT
AND IS BUILDING EQUITY WITH 8. TINY HOMES
EVERY MORTGAGE PAYMENT. THE
WHAT IS A TINY HOUSE? TINY HOMES
COMMON AREA IS USUALLY
ARE HOMES THAT ARE GENERALLY 60
MANAGED BY A HOMEOWNERS
– 400 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE BUT MAY
ASSOCIATION, WITH FEES BEING
GO UP TO JUST UNDER 600 SQUARE
ASSESSED TO HOMEOWNERS FOR
FEET. SINCE BECOMING POPULAR,
TINY HOMES ARE AVAILABLE IN A LEVEL HOMES HAVE MULTIPLE
WIDE RANGE OF STYLES. MANY ARE FLOORS THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH
PREFABRICATED WITH CUSTOM SHORT FLIGHTS OF STAIRS (UNLIKE
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FEATURES REGULAR TWO OR THREE-STORY
AND BENEFITS THAT CAN MAKE TINY HOMES WITH LONG FLIGHTS OF
LIVING LIVABLE. STAIRS). SOME LOVE THE UNIQUE
SEPARATION OF SPACE WHILE OTHERS
FIND THE NUMEROUS SHORT FLIGHTS
OF STAIRS TO BE CUMBERSOME.

9. MANUFACTURED HOMES

MANUFACTURED HOMES ARE HOMES

BUILT IN FACTORIES, ACCORDING TO
STANDARDS SET BY THE U.S. 15 POPULAR ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND OF HOMES
URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD).
MANUFACTURED HOMES ARE 1. RANCH STYLE
AFFIXED TO A PERMANENT CHASSIS 2. CAPE COD STYLE
WITH WHEELS AND CAN BE 3. COLONIAL STYLE
INSTALLED IN BOTH PERMANENT AND 4. VICTORIAN STYLE
TEMPORARY LOCATIONS. 9. PRAIRIE STYLE
10. MIDCENTURY MODERN STYLE
12. COTTAGE STYLE
13. FRENCH COUNTRY STYLE
14. BUNGALOW STYLE
15. CRAFTSMAN STYLE

TRAVEL ACROSS AMERICA AND

YOU’LL FIND AN INCREDIBLE
VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES.
AS YOU SEARCH FOR YOUR NEW
HOME, TAKE NOTE OF THE HOME
10. SPLIT-LEVEL STYLES YOU PREFER. THE
DESCRIPTIONS BELOW COULD HELP
SPLIT-LEVEL HOMES EMERGED FROM
YOU ARTICULATE JUST WHAT YOU’RE
THE RANCH-STYLE HOME DESIGN AND
LOOKING FOR IN YOUR NEW HOME.
BECAME POPULAR IN THE 1950S AND
’60S. WHAT SETS A SPLIT-LEVEL HOME
APART IS HOW THE LIVING SPACES OF
THE HOME ARE SEPARATED. SPLIT-
1. RANCH STYLE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IS CALLED A
QUEEN ANNE. VICTORIAN-ERA HOMES
RANCH-STYLE HOMES ARE BUILT ARE LARGE STRUCTURES WITH
WITH ACCESSIBILITY AND ORNATE WOODWORK AND LARGE
FLEXIBILITY IN MIND. MANY ARE WRAPAROUND PORCHES. THE PAINT
CONSTRUCTED HORIZONTALLY, WITH AND DECOR SPAN THE SPECTRUM OF
EACH ROOM EASILY DESIGN.
INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE NEXT.
A LARGE FAMILY ROOM CAN EASILY 9. PRAIRIE STYLE
BECOME A HOME-SCHOOL
CLASSROOM BY ADDING FRENCH DURING THE VICTORIAN ERA, YOUNG
DOORS OR A BEDROOM INTO A HOME ARCHITECTS WERE TIRED OF THE
OFFICE. EUROPEAN STYLES AND WANTED TO
CREATE SOMETHING FRESH FOR
2. CAPE COD STYLE MODERN AMERICAN LIVING. THE
PRAIRIE-STYLE HOME IS DESIGNED TO
THE CAPE COD-STYLE HOME REFLECT AND PAY HOMAGE TO THE
ORIGINATED FROM THE CAPE COD SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. MADE
AREA IN THE MID-1600S. ORIGINALLY POPULAR BY ARCHITECT FRANK
DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND LLOYD WRIGHT, PRAIRIE-STYLE
INCREDIBLY HARSH NEW ENGLAND HOMES ARE DESIGNED TO BE
WINTERS, HOMES FEATURED HEAVY FUNCTIONAL, FLOWING AND OPEN.
SHUTTERS THAT COULD BE CLOSED
TO PROTECT WINDOWS AND KEEP 10. MIDCENTURY MODERN STYLE
DRAFTS DOWN DURING HEAVY
STORMS. THE MIDCENTURY MODERN STYLE IS
EASILY RECOGNIZABLE AND MOST
3. COLONIAL STYLE OFTEN CHARACTERIZED BY FLAT
STRAIGHT LINES, LARGE GLASS
LIKE THE CAPE COD, COLONIAL-STYLE WINDOWS AND OPEN SPACES. THE
HOMES WERE BUILT OUT OF FOCUS OF MIDCENTURY MODERN
NECESSITY. WEATHER ALONG THE STYLE IS ITS SIMPLICITY AND
EASTERN SEABOARD CAN BE TOUGH INTEGRATION WITH NATURE AND THE
AND COLD. CENTRAL FIREPLACES, SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT WITH
SEPARATE ROOMS AND RELATIVELY AN EMPHASIS PLACED ON FORM AS
LOW CEILINGS RETAINED HEAT FUNCTION.
EFFICIENTLY. EARLY COLONISTS
BROUGHT WITH THEM THEIR OWN 12. COTTAGE STYLE
ARCHITECTURAL TWIST FROM THE
COUNTRIES THEY LEFT. WE NOW BROUGHT OVER FROM ENGLAND,
HAVE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF COTTAGES WERE THE HOME TO
COLONIAL-STYLE HOMES LIKE THE WORKING-CLASS FARMERS. COTTAGE-
GEORGIAN, DUTCH AND SPANISH STYLE HOMES ARE COZY AND
COLONIAL STYLES TO NAME A FEW TYPICALLY ON THE SMALLER SIDE IN
SQUARE FOOTAGE. THEY OFTEN
4. VICTORIAN STYLE FEATURE WOOD OR WOOD SHINGLE
SIDING, SMALL PORCHES AND A COZY
WHEN CALLING A HOUSE FIREPLACE.
A VICTORIAN-STYLE HOME,
“VICTORIAN” IS ACTUALLY
REFERRING TO THE TIME PERIOD
FROM THE 1830S TO 1900. THE HOME’S
13. FRENCH COUNTRY STYLE

FRENCH COUNTRY-STYLE HOUSES

ARE INSPIRED BY THE GORGEOUS
HOMES FOUND IN THE FRENCH
COUNTRYSIDE IN AREAS LIKE
PROVENCE. FRENCH COUNTRY HOMES
TYPICALLY HAVE POINTED ROOFS
AND SHUTTERS, AND THEY
INCORPORATE STONE AND HAVE A
WEATHERED APPEARANCE. INSIDE,
YOU’LL FIND SUBDUED COLOR
PALETTES WITH WORN COLORS AND
NATURAL EXPOSED WOOD GRAIN.

14. BUNGALOW STYLE

THE TERM “BUNGALOW” CAN BE

TRACED BACK TO THE 19TH CENTURY
WHEN THE BRITISH RULING CLASS
SET OUT TO BUILD AN EASILY
CONSTRUCTED REST HOUSE TO USE
DURING THEIR VISITS. CHARLES AND
HENRY GREENE ARE CREDITED AS
EARLY ADOPTERS OF THIS STYLE. A
BUNGALOW-STYLE HOME TYPICALLY
HAS TAPERED OR SQUARED COLUMNS
SUPPORTING THE ROOF, LOTS OF MAIN
FLOOR LIVING SPACE AND A
FIREPLACE.

15. CRAFTSMAN STYLE

A CRAFTSMAN-STYLE HOME FOCUSES

ON THE VALUE OF HANDMADE, WELL-
CONSTRUCTED ARCHITECTURE.
CRAFTSMAN-STYLE HOMES FEATURE
BEAUTIFUL HAND-WORKED
MATERIALS, EXPOSED BEAMS, LOW-
PITCHED GABLE ROOFS AND TAPERED
COLUMNS ON THEIR PORCHES. INSIDE,
YOU CAN FIND CUSTOM ELEMENTS
LIKE BUILT-IN BOOKSHELVES, HAND-
LAID FIREPLACES AND WINDOW
SEATS.