Property & Listing Types

When you look for homes on Redfin.com, you may see a few different types and colors of home icons on the search results map. What do the different shapes and colors mean?

• House: This is the bread-and-butter of your typical search -- a detached building designed to house a single family. Usually, the owner of the home will also own the property rights for the land on which the home stands.
  
  
• Condominium: A condo is a unit that you own in a multi-unit complex, such as an apartment building. While each condo is individually owned, the common spaces are shared by all the owners in the complex. Condo developments are managed by a homeowners association that collects monthly dues, maintains operations and enforces policy.
  
  
• Townhouse/Townhome: A type of home that's usually constructed as a two or three-story unit with a common wall or walls bordering the adjacent unit. The common form of ownership is similar to a condominium project in that the property owner not only owns his or her respective unit, but also an undivided interest in any common area. Townhouse ownership sometimes differs from condominium ownership in that the townhouse owner owns the physical structure rather than just the airspace between the walls, floor and ceiling. However, in many areas "townhouse" now refers to the physical style of the structure rather than the form of ownership.
  
  
• Multi-family: A type of home or building with multiple units owned by one or more parties. Condo buildings and duplexes can be considered multi-family residences; but with a duplex, both the property and the land are recorded on one deed. Whereas with a condo, the owners only own their individual units, not the common space or land, and each have their own deed. Redfin shows all the multi-family homes for sale in the MLS and we service tours and offers on these properties with up to four units.
  
  
• Land: Vacant property with no permanent residential structure, or with only a tear-down structure. Redfin does not service this type of property, but we offer the option to include land in your search results in order to provide you with the most information possible.
  
  
• Other: This includes properties which do not fit into any of the above categories, such as timeshares, parking and ranches. Redfin does not service these types of property, but we offer the option to include them in your search results in order to provide you with the most information possible.
  
  

• MLS-Listed Home: These listings have been entered into the Multiple Listing Service by an agent or owner. The majority of homes listed for sale fall into this category.
  
  
• MLS-Listed Foreclosure: These listings have been entered into the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) by an agent or owner, and the marketing remarks contain keywords such as foreclosure or bank-listed-foreclosure.
  
  
• For-Sale-By-Owner Home: These listing results are posted for sale without a listing agent. A for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) listing may be listed in the MLS, or on a number of for-sale-by-owner websites. Redfin does not currently service FSBO homes.
  
  
• Foreclosed Home: These are homes that are currently in foreclosure. These homes are likely not for sale, but may be listed for sale later, once the bank has processed them. At that time, they would be listed as MLS-listed foreclosures, as described above.
  
  
• Sale Record: These are recent property sales pulled from the MLS and public records. Recent past sales can be useful benchmarks for evaluating the price of a listing or doing a Comparative Market Analysis. You can select a time range (from 1 week to three years, or all sales on record) in the drop menu below.
  
  

• School: Redfin also displays local schools on the map alongside your results. You can click on schools in the results map to learn more about it. Please note that a home's proximity to a school does not guarantee enrollment. If you have questions about school enrollment requirements, contact the school directly.