Loading...A comprehensive list of about 61 possible real estate abbreviations, acronyms, & descriptions made for Realtors and Realtor wannabes.
Here are some examples with explanations to help you out!
4B/2B – Four bedrooms and two bathrooms
a/c – air conditioning
apt – apartment
appls – appliances
assum. fin – assumable financing
balc – balcony
bsmt – basement
ba, bth, bthrm – bathroom
br, bdrm – bedroom
bldg – building
bung – bungalow
cac – central air conditioning
contingency – a provision of an agreement that keeps the agreement from being fully legally binding until a certain condition is met
cvac, c/vac – central vacuum
CMA – Comparative Market Analysis or Competitive Market Analysis. A CMA is a report that shows prices of homes that are comparable to a subject home and that were recently sold, are currently on the market or were on the market, but not sold within the listing period
condo – condominium
dbl – double
det – detached
dk – deck
elf – existing light fixtures
exp – exposure
expansion pot’l – expansion potential mean that there is extra space on the lot or the possibility of adding a room or even an upper level, subject to local zoning restrictions
ext – exterior
fab pentrm – fabulous pentroom, a room on top (but under the roof) that has great views
fdr – formal dining room
fin. bsmt – finished basement
fixture – anything of value that is permanently attached to or part of real property
fncd – fenced
frplc, fpl, fplc, fp – fireplace
fsbo – for sale by owner
full bathroom – room with a toilet, a sink and a bathtub
gar – garage (www.househuntingintoronto.com)
gard, gdn – garden
grmet kit – gourmet kitchen
half bathroom – also known as “powder room”; has only a toilet and a sink
hdw, hwf, hdwd – hardwood floors
hi ceils – high ceilings
in-law potential – potential for a separate apartment, subject to local zoning restrictions
listing – an agreement between a real estate broker and a home owner that allows the broker to market and arrange for the sale of the owner’s home. The word “listing” is also used to refer to the for-sale home itself. A home being sold by the owner without a real estate agent is not a “listing”
lock box – locked key-holding device affixed to a for-sale home so that real estate professionals can gain entry into the home after obtaining permission from the listing agent
lo dues – low home owner’s association dues
lsd pkg – leased parking area
MLS – Multiple Listing Service. An MLS is an organization that collects, compiles and distributes information about homes listed for sale by its members, who are real estate brokers
nr bst schls – near the best schools
ph – penthouse
pot’l – potential
prkg – parking
pvt, priv – private
pwdr rm – half bathroom or powder room
real property – real estate is legally called “real property”, while movables are called “personal property”
reno – renovated
rm – room
sep entr – separate entrance
sol – solarium
three-quarter bathroom – has a toilet, a sink and a shower
twnhse – townhouse
upr – upper floor
vw, vu, vws, vus – view(s)
w/w – wall to wall
w/d – washer / dryer
yd, yrd – yard