| A | B |
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| apartment | A building that houses more than one family in separate living units |
| condominium | A building that houses more than one family; each person owns walls and air space of the unit |
| cooperative | A person buys shares in a corporation that owns the property; owners pay fees for maintenance and service costs, building mortgages, and taxes; co-op determines management, restrictions, and operating policies |
| single-family house | A custom-built, development, modular, or kit house or townhouse |
| manufactured "mobile" home | A single-wide or double-wide moveable home |
| duplex | A building that contains two separate living units |
| townhouse | A dwelling of two or three stories that attaches at sidewalls to other units; each person owns walls and air space plus property rights and yard of the unit |
| residence hall | A living space on college/university campuses available to attending students only |
| rent/lease | To pay a security deposit and monthly payments to a landlord |
| buy | To purchase with cash or through a down payment plus monthly mortgage loan payments |
