The houses purchased before divorce are mainly divided into the following situations:
（1） Buying a house before marriage is paid by one party. This kind of situation belongs to the husband and wife's personal property in law, not the joint property of the husband and wife, so it can not be divided, and the property can only be disposed of according to the wishes of the property owner in divorce.
（2） Two people contributed to the purchase of houses before marriage. Although they are not married yet, they can be divided if they jointly contribute to buy a house. If there is no agreement on the method of division, the proportion of contributions at that time will be used.
（3） One person pays the down payment to repay the loan after marriage. It is stipulated in the law that if the party who buys the house before marriage pays the down payment, the down payment part belongs to personal property, and the part that repays the loan after marriage belongs to common property, which should be shared by the husband and wife.
