. . a home is a free standing house or duplex that you may own or rent. An apartment is a unit of a multi-unit building that you can only rent - unless you own the whole shebang. In between these are condos, which are multi-unit buildings, but sometimes loosely called "homes" because you own the unit you live in, but they are more properly called "condos".

I have condos West across the street, South and East. I am amused by all these guys out in the morning walking their wives miniature condo dogs. Yesterday there was a guy walking a fluffy white thing with a brilliant pink leash. Talk about emasculated!