A Real Estate Guide To Abbreviations
Real estate listings can be tricky. The abbreviations you see on print ads may seem confusing, and a few online sites, though not constrained by the price of newspaper column inches, employ the same shortcuts on occasion.
This glossary decodes the abbreviations you encounter when looking up real estate:
A
AC or A/C: air conditioning
adj: adjoining or adjacent
aek: all electric kitchen
B
B: basement; can also be Bmt
B/R: bedroom; can also be Bd or Bdrm
B/A: bathroom
Balc: balcony
C
c-d-s: cul de sac
cath ceil: cathedral ceiling
CMA: comparative market analysis
cp: carport
CPX: complex
D
det/detd: detached
DIN RM/dr: dining room
Dk: deck
E
eh: house with ensuite
eik: eat-in kitchen
EXT: extended or extension
F
f/f: fullyfurnished
f/fin bsmnt: fullyfurnished basement
FDR: formal dining room
fplc/fp: fireplace
Fab pentrm: fabulous pentroom
FSBO: for sale by owner
G
Gar/grg: garage
Gard /gdn: garden
grmet kit: gourmet kitchen
grt rm: great room
H
hbh: half-bath
hdwd or h/w: hardwood floors
Hi ceils: high ceilings
L
la: living area
lndry: laundry room
lkfrt: lakefront
lr: living room
Lo dues: low homeowners association dues
Lsd pkg: leased parking area
M
MF: multi-family
MLS: Multiple Listing Service
N
neg: price is negotiable
Nr bst schls: Near best schools
O
ofc: office
OH: open house
osp: off-street parking
owc: owner will compromise
P
P&S: purchase and sale agreement
Pot’l: potential
PUBLCRD: public road
Pvt: private
Pwdr rm: powder room or half bathroom
Q
q pos: quick possession
R
RENOV: renovated
RF: roof
S
SF/SFAM: single family
sf: square feet
smart: computer-controlled lights, appliances, alarms, etc.
STRD: state road
U
Upr: upper
V
vw, vu, vws, vus: view(s)
W
wic: walk-in closet
w/d or wd: washer/dryer
These are just some of the most common real estate terms that agents use on listings. Check out more abbreviations on Realtor.com.
