Before you start browsing listings, you’ll want to have a good idea of the different home styles that are available, and which will meet your needs.

Detached

A home which is free-standing on its own lot, and is designed for one single-family occupancy (though some may have finished basements suitable for extended relatives or rental units).

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Duplex

Detached from neighbouring homes, yet contain two single-family units stacked above one another.

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Semi-Detached

Two single-family homes alongside each other, attached by a common wall in the middle.

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Townhouse

Townhouses are collections of multiple single-family homes joined by common walls.

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Condominium

Typically highrises, these buildings are multistorey residential buildings containing many individual single-family units.