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Real Estate Abbreviations
Real Estate people (myself included) love to make up short forms for almost every word or phrase. To be fair, space is very limited in certain parts of a MLS Listing and also in newspaper ads. My hope is that this list will help clear up some of the mystery.
created by
Dennis Paradis
Please contact me if you have any questions or if you can come up with any new abbreviations not listed here. I will post all worthy suggestions.
Terms of a typical MLS Listing - Formated as a Listing
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A
A/C - Air Conditioner, also CAC - Central Air Conditioner, also, C/A
Acc - Access (as in Acc to backyard)
Ad - Advertisement
Agr - agricultural (as in zoned Agr)
Agmt - Agreement (as in Agmt of Purchase and Sale - APS)
A.K.A. – “Also Known As” - as in, semi-detached a.k.a. “semi“.
Alum - Aluminum (as in alum siding)
Apt - Apartment (as in Basement Apt)
Appt - Appointment
Apx - Approximate, also Appx
APS - Agreement of Purchase and Sale
ARP# - Assessment Roll Number (for property tax records)
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B
Bbq - Barbeque
B/I - Built-In (as in B/I Dishwasher)
B/I/DW - Built-In Dishwasher
Berber - A high quality broadloom/carpet that wears well. Not recomended for dog owners
as claws will tend to catch on the fabric and damage it.
Bkfst - Breakfast (as in Bkfst Nook or Bkfst Room)
Bldg - Building
Bldrs - Builders (as in Bldrs plans)
BR - Bedroom (as in 4BR) also Bdr
Brdlm - Broadloam (carpet)
Bsbrds - Baseboards
Bsmt - Basement (as in finished Bsmt)
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C
CAC - Central Air Conditioning also C/A
CB - Co-operating Broker (represents the buyer)
Cert - Certificate or Certified
Clt - Collateral (as in Clt Agreement) or Clt Agmt
Comb - Combined (as in Comb Living Room/Dining Room or Comb LR/DR)
Comm - Commission
Cond - Condition or Conditional
Cond Expiry - Condition Expiry (date)
Condo - Condominium
Cov - Coverings (as in Window Cov - drapes,curtains, shears, etc)
Cvac - Central Vaccum (system)
D
Desig - Designation (as in Desig heritage property)
Det - Detached (as in Det Garage or Det House or Semi Det)
Dir - Direction
Dft - Deal Fell Through (status condition on MLS - Multiple Listing Service, e.g.; TREB - Toronto Real Estate Board runs the MLS for the GTA - Gtreater Toronto Area)
DOM - Days On Market (number of days listed as shown on MLS)
DR - Dining Room
DRs -Doors
Dryr - Dryer (as in Cloths Dryr)
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E
EAC - Electronic Air Cleaner
Egdo - Extra Garage Door Opener
Elect - Electric or Electrical
ELFs - Electrical Lighting Fixtures (does not include items plugged in, like table lamps but includes wired-in appliances like chandeliers, and potlights and track lights.
Ent - Entrance (as in seperate Ent or Sep Ent)
Escape: Escape (option to give notice to remove a condition by seller, usually applies to buyer condition to sale of buyer's current home).
Excl - Excluded (as in Excl Chandelier)
Exp - Expired (as in Exp Listing, a status condition on MLS)
Exh - Exhaust (as in Exh fan or Exh to outside)
Ext - Exterior
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F
FAG - Forced Air Gas (as in FAG furnace or heating system)
Fam - Family (as in Fam Room or Fam Rm, or FR or F/R
Feat - Feature or Features (as in Feat a pool) Aslo Prop Features (property features)
Fin - Finished
Fl - Floor ,also Flrs (as in main Fl or hardwood Fl or Hdw Fl)
Fr - Front Room, also FRrm
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G
Gar - Garage, also Grg
Gdo - Garage Door Opener
GdoR - Garage Door Opener remote (handheld device to activate the opener)
GB&E - Gas Burner & Equipment (furnace)
GST - Goods and Services Tax (See also PST and HST)
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H
Hi-Eff - High-Efficiency (furnace) or HE
HST - Harmonized Sales Tax -combined GST + PST, effective in Ontario July 1, 2010
Hwt(r) - Hot Water Tank (rental)
I
Immed - Immediate
I/G - Inground (as in I/G swimming pool)
Incl - Included
Insp - Inspection (as in Insp report or home Insp)
Int - Interior or Interest (rate)
Irr - Irregular, also Irreg (as in Irr lot size)
Irrev - Irrevocable (as in the offer is irrev until ...)
J
Jr - Junior (as in Jr Bedroom or Jr BR)
K
Kit - Kitchen
L
L/A - Listing Agent also L.A.
LB - Lockbox also Lbx, also Listing Brokerage
LBO - Listing Broker Office (as in keys or documents at Lbo)
Lev - Level also Lvl
Loc - Location
Low-Eff - Low-Efficiency (furnace)
LR - Living Room also L/R
Lux - Luxury ( as in Lux condo)
Lvl - Level also Lev
LVR - Loan-to-Value Ratio
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M
Mbr - Master Bedroom
Micro - Microwave
Mn - Main (as in Mn Floor or MnFl or MnFlr or M/F)
Mnths - Months, also Mos or Mth
Msrmts - Measurements
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N
Nr - Near
O
Occup - Occupied or Occupancy (as in the apartment Occup or Occup Permit for new home construction)
O/Looks - Overlooks (as in dining room O/looks Living Room or DR O/Looks LR)
ONHWP - Ontario New Home Warranty Program
Oth - Other
P
Part - Partly (as in Part finished basement)
PC - Piece , also pc (as in 3PC bathroom, 3pc BR)
Phys. Hdcp-Eqp - Physically Handicapped Equipted
PIN # - Property Information Number (land registry records).
PITI - principal, interest, taxes, and insurance with regard to a mortgage or loan.
Prop - property also Prop Feat (features)
PST - Provincial Sales Tax
Pvt - Private (as in Pvt yard)
Pwdr - Powder (as in Powdr Room, Pwdr Rm)
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Q
R
REA - Real Estate Agent or Realtor
Rec - Recreation (as in Rec Room or Rec Rm)
Reno'd - renovated
Res - Residence, also residential (as in zoned Res)
R/I - Rough-In (as in R/I fireplace or dishwasher)
Rm - Room
R/O - reverse osmosis (water purification system)
Rrea - Registered Real Estate Agent, also REA (Real Esate Agent)
RSA - Room Sizes Approximate
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S
SC - Sold Conditionally
Sched - Schedule
Sds - Sides (as in Sides on the park)
Sec - Security
Sep - Seperate (as in Sep Living Room and Dining Room or Sep LR/DR)
Sgwo - Sliding Glass Door Walkout
Sl - Sliding (as in Sl glass patio doors)
Sol - Solarium
Sched - Schedule
Spcs - Spaces (as in parking spcs)
SPIS - Seller Property Information Statement
Sq - Square (as in 100 sq feet)
Sqft - Square Feet
S/S - Stainless Steel (appliances)
Struct - Structure
Stv - Stove
Sys - System ( as in Security Sys or Sec Sys)
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T
Tba - To Be Announced or Arranged (as the possession date is Tba - meaning negotiable)
TTC - Toronto Transit Commission (bus and subway system in Toronto)
TLC - Tender Loving Care meaning needs some repairs.
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U
UFFI - Urea Formaldihide Foam Insulation
Upgr - Upgraded (as in carpet upgr or upgr cabinets)
V
W
W - With (as in comes w all appliances)
Win - Window (as in Win covering or Win Cov)
W/I - Walk-In (as in W/I closet)
W/L - Where Laid ( as in carpet W/L) also W/Laid
W/O - Walk-Out (as in Basement Apartment W/O or W/O to deck)
W/W - Wall-to-Wall (as in W/W carpet or window or closet)
X
Y
Yr - Year , also Yrly - Yearly
Z
OTHER
2 - To (as in a short walk 2 the park)
4+2 - The number after the + means in the basement. Example: Bedrooms: 4+2 means 4 BR on main or upper floors and 2 in basement.
10 - rated high as in 10 out of 10
@ - At (as in keys @ office or lights @rear)
$/mo - price or dollars per month
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