compare house/ apartment/ condo in USA

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Please tell me the differences between house/ apartment/ condo in USA!Please explain them in simple ways.Thanks

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(In your other post I explained condo and apt.) In the US, the word "house" typically means a detached dwelling of two or more bedrooms - often referred to as "a single family house/home" - which has been sold to a buyer. Thus the occupant of a house is typically the owner of it.

But there are other types of "houses." For example, a "townhouse," which is typically a small, houselike structure, which is not detached and standing alone, but rather, is attached to one or more similar small, houselike structures. Thus, townhouse develpments look sort of like small single familty houses that have been attached to each other. A townhouse owner would typically refer to his home as a townhouse, but some townhouse owners call their home "a house." Thus a townhouse owner might say: "I'm going back to my house."

Then there is a duplex, which can mean several things, one of which is a single family house that has been split into two dwellings. Since it is so closely related to a "house," a duplex might be referred to as "a house."

Single family houses, townhouses, and duplexes are sometimes rented. The renter of a single family house, a townhouse, or duplex might say: "I'm going back to my house."

The word "house" is sometimes loosely used to refer to one's dwelling, not matter what it is. Thus an owner or renter of a single family house, a townhouse, a duplex, a condo, or an apt. might say: "Come over to my house." or "I'm going back to my house."

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