Broadly, property types as formally classified by the Real Estate Boards, are as follows:
One-storey single family homes:
A property with one floor above ground. This type of property is characterized by the bedrooms, kitchen and dining rooms being on the same floor; the utility room and laundry room are generally located below ground. Special attention is made to raised bungalows, where the basement is partially above ground and also includes Back Split, Bi-Level, Bungalow, Hillside Bungalow, Hillside Split, 2 Storey Split and 3 Level Split. This type of property does not differentiate between attached and detached homes.
Two-storey single family homes:
A property with two, or more, above ground floors. This type of property is characterized by the distribution of bedrooms on the upper floor and a kitchen, living room and other day-to-day rooms on the main floor and includes 4 Level Split, 5 Level Split, One-and-a-Half Storey, Two- Storey, Two-and-a-Half Storey, and Three-Storey. This type of property does not differentiate between attached and detached homes.
One-Storey attached single family homes:
A property with one floor above ground sharing at least one wall (or part of a wall) with another home. In addition to sharing a wall, this type of single family home is characterized by the bedrooms, kitchen and dining rooms being on the same floor; the utility room and laundry room are generally located below ground. Special attention is made to raised bungalows, and includes Back Split, Bi-Level, Bungalow, Hillside Bungalow, Hillside Split, 2 Storey Split and 3 Level Split. This type of attached home is distinct from units such as a townhouses, apartments or condos which typically share more than one wall with another home being within multi-family dwellings and where the ownership and maintenance costs of exterior walls, land and entrances may be shared.
Two-Storey attached single family homes:
A property with two or more above ground floors sharing at least one wall (or part of a wall) with another home. In addition to sharing a wall, this type of home houses one family and is characterized by the distribution of bedrooms on the upper floor and a kitchen, living room and other day-to-day rooms on the main floor. Includes 4 Level Split, 5 Level Split, One-and-a-Half Storey, Two- Storey, Two-and-a-Half Storey, and Three-Storey. This type of attached home is distinct from units such as a townhouses, apartments or condos which typically share more than one wall with another home being within multi-family dwellings and where the ownership and maintenance costs of exterior walls, land and entrances may be shared.
One-Storey detached single family homes:
A “One-Storey detached single family home’ popularly known as a Bungalow, is built with one above ground floor on land that exceeds the footprint of the building on each of its sides. Ownership of the surrounding land (typically less than 40,000 square foot yard), entrance and associated lesser structures is an integral and inseparable part of the home.
Two-Storey detached single family homes:
A “Two-storey detached single family home’ is built with two or more above ground floors on land that exceeds the footprint of the building on each of its sides. Ownership of the surrounding land (typically less than 40,000 square foot yard), entrance and associated lesser structures is an integral and inseparable part of the home.
Townhouse/row units:
Townhouses have configurations which lay between apartment units and freehold non strata buildings, such as bungalows and two-storey houses. Owners typically pay co-ownership fees for maintenance and enjoy exclusive access to a part of the lot.
Apartment units:
Apartment units are characterized by being part of a multi-unit building. Occupants of apartment units may or may not have direct access to the lot from their units. There are also no parts of the lot whereby access is reserved for only one of the co-owners or apartment occupants. Several type of homes within this category had originally been duplexes and triplexes and are now treated as condos or apartments according to a formal declaration of co-property.
This category includes Property Styles submitted by Participating Boards labeled as: Single Level Apartment, Multi-Level Apartment, Loft, Penthouse, Duplex, Triplex and Studio Suite.
