A dwelling built low to the ground with habitable rooms on only one level (excluding the basement, if present). The inside floor and the outdoor ground levels should be similar.

A dwelling with habitable rooms on two similarly sized floors (excluding the basement).

A dwelling with habitable rooms on 3 or more floors (excluding the basement). Properties that are technically only 2½ stories should be entered as 3+ Story dwellings in the MLS.

Dwellings that have habitable rooms on two floors (excluding the basement, if present). The upper floor is usually smaller in square feet.

A dwelling with habitable rooms on at least two but usually three or more levels (excluding basement). The floor levels are separated from each other by less than a full story.

A dwelling with habitable rooms on two levels. The level of the main entrance is between the upper and lower levels (sometimes referred to as a split foyer entrance).

A dwelling with habitable rooms on two levels. Differs from a Bi-Level because the main entrance opens directly to the upper level.

A multiple unit building of four stories or fewer.

A multiple unit building of five stories or greater.

Dwellings that do not conform to any of the above designs such as A-Frames, Converted Barns, Domes and below ground structures.

The home sits on corner lot, where two streets intersect

A dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet, usually shaped like a circle

The home sits on a lot that has an irregular shape, such as a trapezoid

The lot where the home is located where access to a road is provided along a long, narrow entryway

The property sits on a level, flat lot

The property sits on a sloping lot, often showcasing views of the back of the lot

The property is on a lot that has no other developments around it, such as homes or businesses

The surrounding lot has a wooded area, such as trees

The lot the home is sitting on has a view of a golf course

The property has a front yard

The property has a rear yard

The property has a side yard(s)

The current lot could, or has space for, a subdivision to be built

Typically a flat surface, similar to a floor, but usually constructed outdoors, on the ground level but often elevated from the ground, and usually connected to the home.

Similar to a deck, it is located on the roof of either a home or an apartment building.

An outdoor space generally used for dining or recreation that often adjoins a residence on the ground level (is not elevated) and is typically paved, with either concrete or stone slabs.

A structure attached to a building, forming a covered entrance to a home. A porch may also be enclosed by a screen, latticework, broad windows, or other light frame walls extending from the main structure.

A platform with a railing extending from a wall of the home at the second story or higher.

An area with a roof, and open sides that connects two buildings.

A strip of land running along the shore of a bay is present near the home.

The home is situated very close to the shore of a bay.

A wall or an embankment that acts as a protective barrier along the waterfront.

A small sheltered recessed area in the shoreline that is visible from the home.

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar, which is visible from the home.

The home borders a lake.

The home does not border or have a view of any body of water.

No other property/lot between the home and the beach.

The home is located on the coast of an ocean.

The home borders or has a view of a pond.

The home is located along the edge of a river.

The home borders or has a view of a stream or creek.

The home borders on or has a view of some other type of water not listed here.

A bungalow usually consists of one and a half stories with most of the living spaces on the ground floor, low-pitched roof and horizontal shape, living room at the center of the home and connecting rooms without hallways.

Characteristics include a steep roof with side gables, a small roof overhang and 1 or 1½ stories. They are also typically made of wood and covered in wide clapboard or shingles and have a symmetrical appearance with a door in the center.

A small building usually near a large residence or part of an estate, used for keeping coaches, carriages, or other vehicles. Many old carriage houses are used for secondary suites, guest houses, automobile garages, offices and workshops.

Homes that usually consist of a symmetrical façade, rectangular in shape, 2 to 3 stories. They also have, brick or wood siding, a gable roof, pillars and columns and have multi-pane, double-hung windows with shutters.

Many contemporary homes have an odd, irregular shape, lack of ornamentation, tall, over-sized windows, have an open floor plan and use natural materials such as cedar or stone.

A structure that was previously used as a barn, but which is now a livable space.

Characteristics include stone or brick construction, Dutch doors (upper and lower halves can be opened independently), matching chimneys on each side and wide, slightly flared eaves.

Usually feature large, wrap-around porches and a gabled roof. Additionally, the interior of a farm house has a large family area as well as a formal dining area and a cluster of bedrooms.

Can be distinguished by their distinctive hipped roofs and flared eaves. Other characteristics include brick, stone or stucco siding, dormers, multi-paned windows, and arched doorways.

Some Normandy homes feature a small, round tower topped by a cone-shaped roof and may resemble miniature castles with arched doorways set in imposing towers.

Single story homes with a low pitched roof, rectangular, L-shaped or U-shaped design, large windows and usually have an emphasis on openness (few interior walls).

Typically have decorative half-timbering on the exterior of the home, a steeply pitched roof, prominent cross gables, tall, narrow windows and small window panes.

Homes that usually have a square, symmetrical shape, porches with spindles, low pitched, pyramid shaped roof and have a front gable with side wings.

A row or twin home with a living room as the ground floor front room and the dining room and kitchen arranged side by side to each other at the back of the ground floor.

A row or twin home with ground floor rooms running sequentially from the front to the back of the house and without a hallway. To get from the front room to the back room requires walking through the middle room(s).

A small three story row or town home with one room on each floor.

A row home or townhouse that that shares only one common dividing wall.

A mobile home measuring eighteen feet or less in width and ninety feet or less in length, able to be towed as a single unit.

A mobile home measuring twenty feet or more wide and are 90 feet in length, and are towed to their site in two separate units, which are then joined together on-site.

A style of home that does not fit any of the criteria listed here.

The master bedroom is located on the main level, and depending on the design, will share floor space with the kitchen, a family room, and at least one bathroom. Additionally, the other bedrooms are typically found on the lower level of the home.

A large, open space generally built from a former industrial building.

A large, open space generally built from a former industrial building designed to house resident(s) that also contains at least one (1) bedroom.

A small house built from logs. It usually constitutes a simple one or one and a half story structure.

A free-standing residential building that does not share a party wall with another property.

A pair (two) of houses built side by side as units sharing a party wall.

A group of homes built side by side with the dividing walls being common on each.

A self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building.

A factory-assembled residence consisting of one or more modules, in which a chassis and wheels are an integral part of the structure, and can be readied for occupancy without removing the chassis and/or wheels.