Types of Housing:
Multi-Family Homes: Example: Apartments/Condos:
A multi-family home is a single building that’s divided to accommodate more than one family living separately. Generally the units are accessed through shared entryways.
Attached Homes: Example: Townhomes/Row Houses/Duplex
An attached home is a residential dwelling that shares a wall or other element with a neighboring property.
Detached: Example: Stick-Built Single Family Homes//Modular Homes/Mobile Homes/Manufactured Homes
A detached home, also known as a single-family detached home, single-family residence, or separate house, is a free-standing residential building that is not connected to any other homes.
Types of Detached Homes:
Stick-Built Single Family Homes: A site-built home, also known as a stick-built home, is a home that’s built from scratch on the buyer’s property. The construction method involves transporting materials to the site, building a foundation, and then assembling the home from the outside in.
Modular Home: A modular home, also known as a prefab home, is a house that’s built in sections in a factory and then assembled on a foundation at the building site. The sections, called modules, are transported to the site by truck and assembled with cranes. The construction method is called permanent modular construction, and modular homes are built to the same or higher standards as traditional stick-built homes.
Modular homes are different from mobile and manufactured homes because they’re built on a permanent foundation, not a transportable frame. Because of this, modular homes can be financed like traditional homes, and they’re permanently affixed as real property
Manufactured Home:A manufactured home, also known as a mobile home or trailer, is
a prefabricated house that is built in a factory and then transported to a permanent or temporary location. Manufactured homes are built on a steel chassis instead of a permanent foundation and are constructed in accordance with building codes set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The term “manufactured home” specifically refers to homes built after June 15, 1976, when HUD implemented stricter guidelines for factory-produced homes.
Manufactured homes can be transported to a site in sections or as a whole and can be set up on concrete blocks, metal piers, or other tie-downs. Because they can be moved, manufactured homes are considered personal property, similar to a recreational vehicle.
Modern manufactured homes come in three general floor plans:
- Single-wide: Built in one long section
- Double-wide: Two sections joined together to make a larger home
- Triple-wide: Three sections joined together for a larger, more spacious home
