Loft apartment is an exotic product, which originated in the United States, Germany, France and other countries, and then spread to China.
In monolingual English, loft means warehouse and attic. It is not difficult to imagine that from the outside, the warehouse and attic are not big, but when you walk in, there is a lot of space inside.
Some people will ask: warehouses and attics are used to put things, how can people live?
At the beginning of last century, in big cities abroad, land was scarce and housing was scarce. Many artists can't afford to buy or rent a house because they are short of money.
In desperation, artists have to find some cheap or even free idle factories and warehouses as promised places to live in and create.
They simply decorated the factories and warehouses where they lived. Because there are artworks in it, the originally lifeless space is full of vigor and vitality, thus forming an avant-garde, fashionable, personalized and creative lifestyle, integrating work and life.
Loft apartment and single apartment are both houses in commercial and residential buildings developed by development houses, and these two apartments are also hidden in residential buildings. Generally speaking, the whole building is a loft apartment or a single apartment.
From the investment point of view, buying a one-bedroom apartment is more cost-effective than a single apartment or loft apartment, because the 70-year-old house has much more room for appreciation than a single apartment or loft apartment in the same lot.
No matter what kind of apartment, there is generally no hukou, no school district, no purchase restriction and no limited loan. They are all commercial water, electricity, gas (some apartments have no natural gas) and properties, and the charges are much more expensive than those in the house.
When buying an apartment, the down payment is 50%, and the longest loan period is 10 year. Therefore, the use cost of funds is very high. In big cities, the problem of buying one room and one living room, limited purchase and limited loans. The down payment can be 30%, and the loan period can be as long as 30 years.
In addition, single apartments and loft apartments are less mobile in the second-hand housing market. It is typical that it is easy to buy but difficult to sell, and there are only a handful of takers. And the taxes and fees for transfer are very high. For those who need them, they either buy brand-new apartments from developers or rent them from owners. Once purchased and transferred, the taxes and fees are staggering.
One room and one living room are popular in the second-hand housing market because of the low total price, and can be used as a transitional room for young couples and lovers. Moreover, if such houses have high-quality school districts, the prices will continue to rise.
In terms of living comfort, loft apartment is the best, followed by single apartment, and one room and one living room is the last.
Single apartment, loft apartment and one room and one living room, all between 30 square meters and 50 square meters, are compact and practical, belonging to mini-houses, which are very popular among young people, especially singles.
Single apartment and one bedroom and one living room are flat floors. You can only use one floor if you buy one. Loft apartment is a duplex structure with two floors, ranging from 3.6 meters to 5.2 meters in height. Buy a floor with two floors, with wooden floors in the middle and stairs to separate various functional spaces such as living, working, socializing, entertainment and collection.
Living in a loft apartment is equivalent to living in a house with three bedrooms and one living room. If there is a bathroom upstairs, so much the better.
I think living in a single apartment and loft apartment with tall decoration makes me feel like living in a star-rated hotel every day. The one-bedroom house can only be decorated according to the requirements of the model house to achieve the effect of staying in the apartment.
In short, you can choose to buy or rent a single apartment, loft apartment and one bedroom and one living room. I think it is more cost-effective to invest in one room and one living room (old and young) in the main city to take care of the school district. But such a house should be redecorated and designed to reach the level of a single apartment model house, so that the comfort of staying will be higher.