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Buying a Condo or House?

By Louise Carter

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So you have decided to make a purchase in the real estate market. You might have made this decision because you want to make a good investment that you can benefit into the distant future. Problem is, you're not exactly sure which one is the better investment especially in this very volatile market.

As it always is with real estate decisions, you should ask yourself what your needs are, and that can only be determined with the question of what your lifestyle is like. If your job entails a lot of travelling, for example, then you should consider purchasing a home with easy access to an airport. If you run a business, then it would definitely be in your best interest to stay somewhere close to your shop and/or office. Real estate is a decision made according to necessity.

This article will attempt to discuss the advantages of getting either a condo or a house, without favouring one over the other. Besides, whatever decision is carried out is one that you as prospective homeowner will make—this article is just a rudimentary reference to the idea of purchasing your next home.

A condo unit entails usually that the owners are either single or childless, as high-rises are set in hearts of cities, where commercial centers are abuzz at night. It is also ideal for people who are currently focusing primarily on their careers and, considering that their accessibility of their offices and/or businesses would be significantly limited, should they decide to live in the suburbs. Buyers of houses are usually those at the opposite end of the spectrum: already large families or perhaps just a couple looking to have children soon. Though they still take into account the said house's distance from the city, it concerns these particular buyers more what schools and hospitals are close.

On the matter of privacy, it must be pointed out that high-rise condos have a greater population density than suburban townhouse areas. If your lifestyle is more into that of the extrovert, then it should not affect your decision that much. The purchase of a house, however, does give the owner a greater level of privacy. Purchasing a house in suburban areas also offers the prospective owner the ability to make decisions about his home on a very personal level, rather than re-tasking issues of security to the associations that will most definitely come with the high-rise condo.

When it comes to the prices of high-rise condos it is not uncommon to hear that for the amount of space allotted, the value is shot through the roof in comparison to buying a house in the suburbs. This comes from the point of location. The proximity of high-rise condos to medical care, business districts and commercial centers raise the value of the property. Two ways to see this would be that: a) this is unnecessarily overpriced or b) this is good for its resale value.

The decision between purchasing a high-rise condo or a suburban townhouse is simply a question of the buyer's lifestyle and future plans. Your home should be a reflection of the way you live, rather than you adjusting to somewhere that does not agree with your schedule and/or preferences.

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