ABBREVIATIONS
The following is a list of abbreviations frequently used in the real estate business.
This may help you to better understand the descriptions of properties in real estate advertising.
WORD / EXPRESSION
|
ABBREVIATION
|
and
|
&
|
approximately
|
approx.
|
available
|
avail.
|
basement
|
bsmt.
|
| bathroom
|
bth.
or bathrm. |
bedroom
|
bdrm.
|
block
|
blk. |
building
|
bldg.
|
built
|
blt. |
bungalow
|
bung.
|
| ceiling
|
ceil.
|
central
air conditioning
|
c/a
or c/air |
central
vacuum
|
c/v
or c/vac |
condition
|
cond.
|
construction
|
const.
|
cupboards
|
cpbds.
|
dining
room
|
din rm.
|
| dishwasher
|
dishwr.
|
doors
|
drs.
|
double
|
dbl. |
electric
|
elec.
|
| ensuite |
ens. |
equipment
|
equip.
|
family
room
|
fam rm.
|
| finished |
fin. |
fireplace
|
ffp.
|
furnace
|
furn.
|
hardwood
|
hrdwd.
|
hot
water tank
|
hwt. or HWT
|
| immediate |
immed. |
included
|
incl.
|
landscaped
|
lnscp.
|
large
|
lge. or lrg.
|
living
room
|
lvgrm.
or livrm. |
maintenance
|
maint.
|
measurement
|
meas.
|
mortgage
|
mtge.
|
| piece
|
pc. or pce.
|
possession
|
poss.
|
private
|
priv.
|
property
|
prop.
|
recreation
room
|
rec rm.
|
refridgerator
|
fridge
|
room
|
rm. |
small
|
sm. |
square
feet
|
sq.
ft. |
throughout
|
thruout. |
township
|
twp.
|
wall
to wall
|
w/w
|
with
|
w/
|
woodwork
|
woodwk
|
| yard |
yd.
|
| |
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