11/21   On the scale of global averages, which one is a worse investment,
        a condo or a loft? I know that single family homes have much
        higher demands and limited supplies, hence making them much better
        investments. However, I'm curious to know whether condos or lofts
        are better.
        \_ There is no global answer to this question.  Do you mean on a
           scale of Bay Area averages?  After all, Italy has wildly different
           real estate laws.  I ran a few searches on mls and the condo
           prices seem to fluctuate in lock step with loft prices (small
           data set, do not trust this answer for investment purposes).
           Were I you, I'd look at more important things like location,
           noise, layout and so on.  That what the people you resell to
           will look at.
        \_ Single family homes do not make better investments over time.
           Who told you they did? SFH tend to do better at the beginning
           of a housing boom, condos at the end. The maint cost of a
           condo is going to be lower, that is why big investors prefer
           multi-unit buildings.