Scottsdale Real Estate - Phoenix Real Estate
AZ Relocation - Property Types
Types of homes in Arizona: - 83.8% Single family residences
- 5.8% Condominiums
- 5.4% Townhouses or townhomes
- 1.4% Patio homes
- 0.3% Lofts
- 2.5% Manufactured homes
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What are the differences between townhouses, condominiums and patio homes?
These dwelling types share some of the same advantages:
Generally less expensive than single family homes
Governed by a Home Owners Association (HOA): The HOA often covers roof replacement, exterior maintenance, landscape maintenance, common area maintenance, and other expenses.
Ideal for “lock and leave” vacation homes
Commonly includes amenities such as a community pool
patio home (sometimes referred to as a ‘garden home’) is a single-story dwelling that is built with 2, 3 or 4 homes in each building. Most often the home is attached only on one side to another dwelling. The homes typically have a patio or small yard. They share with exterior maintenance and landscaping provided through an association fee. This type of property is less common than townhouses or condominiums, so the selection of patio homes is generally smaller. The advantage of the Patio home is: | → No neighbors above or below | | → Often only one shared wall | | → No stairs and low maintenance make patio homes popular with seniors | | → Not as crowded (dense) as townhomes or condominiums |
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Condominium or condos, are essentially apartments that are individually owned. Parking at a condominium is often in a common area and not attached to the home. Condominium buildings often have stairs and there is no yard. |
Townhome is a home that shares a building with other units, particularly if there are no other units above or below. Most townhouses or townhomes in the Phoenix area are multiple story dwellings. Typically there are no neighbors above or below. In many Phoenix area townhome communities, a private garage is on the ground level with the living space directly above. The townhome sometimes has a small yard. |
The Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service does not have definitions for townhouses, patio homes, twin homes or for any other home type, and there are really no legal definitions for different types of houses in Arizona.
The Maricopa County Assessor, for example, lumps several these home
types into the same category.
It is not uncommon to see the identical home marketed as
a townhouse by one person and as a patio home by anther.
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