Common Real Estate Abbreviations

Common Real Estate Abbreviations

Below are some of the more common real estate abbreviations. Which letters are capitalized and which are not is not always consistent.
3/4 Bath Toilet with sink and either shower or tub
AC acres
A/C Air conditioning (and “C/A” or “CAC” is
central air conditioning)
AEK All-electric kitchen
Appls Appliances
Assmt Assessment, meaning property owners
are part of a homeowners’ association that
charges annual, quarterly, or monthly fees
Att Attached garage
Apprx Approximately
BA Bath
Bkfst Breakfast (“Bkfst Nook” or “Bkfst Room”)
Bldrs redo Builder’s renovation
Blt built-in
B/I/DW Built-In dishwasher
BR Bedroom
Brk Brick
Bsmt Basement
Cath ceil Cathedral ceiling
C-d-s Cul-de-sac
Crpt Carpet (No, not a crypt! That’s wall-to-wall,
tacked-down carpeting.)
Dbl Double
Det Detached garage
Di area Dining area
DR Dining room
Eat-in-kit Eat-in-kitchen
FAG Forced air gas
Feat Features (as in “feat a patio”)
Fncd yrd Fenced yard
FHA/VA Qualifies for FHA or VA financing
Fin w/o Finished walkout
Flr Floor
FP or Fplc Fireplace (either gas or “WB,” wood-burning)
Frnt prch Front porch
FROG Finished room over garage
FSBO For sale by owner
FB Full bath (toilet, sink, shower, and tub)
FR Family room
F/Fin bsmt Fully finished basement
Gar Garage, also Grg
GLFP Gas log fireplace
Gmt kit Gourmet kitchen
Grg Garage, also Gar
Grt loc Great location
Grt Rm Great room
HB Half bath (toilet and sink)
HDWD Hardwood
Hi ceil High ceiling
HOA Homeowners’ association
HVAC Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
HWH Hot water heater
Kit Kitchen
LA Living area
LL Lower level
Lndry Laundry
Lndscp Landscape
LR Living room
Micro Microwave
MBR Master bedroom
MEIK Modern eat-in kitchen
MK Modern kitchen
Mstr ste Master suite
Mtg Mortgage
Mtn vu Mountain view
Neg Negotiable
N’hood or
Nghbrhd Neighborhood
Nr schls Near schools
Ocn vu Ocean view
Ofc Office
OH Open house
Pnt paint
Pvt or prvt Private (as in “Pvt street”)
Renov Renovated
Rf Roof
Rm Room
Sec sys security system
Sep Dr Separate dining room
SF Square feet
S.S. Kit Stainless-steel kitchen appliances
Sty Style (architectural style, such as Colonial (Col),
ranch (ran), or traditional (trad))
Sunrm Sunroom
Sys System (as in “Security Sys”)
Twnhse or th townhouse
Txs Taxes
Updtd Updated
U/g sprk Underground sprinkler system
Vltd ceil Vaulted ceiling
Vus Views
WBFP Woodburning fireplace
WBS Woodburning stove
W/D Washer/dryer
Win Window
W/W CPT Wall-to-wall carpet
WD FLR Wood floor
WO (or w/o)
Bsmt Walkout basement