A/C – Air Conditioner, also CAC – Central Air Conditioner
Acc – Access (as in Acc to backyard)
Ad – Advertisement
Agr – agricultural (as in zoned Agr)
Agmt – Agreement (as in Agmt of Purchase and Sale)
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)
Apx – Approximate, also Appx
Bbq – Barbeque
B/I – Built-In (as in B/I Dishwasher)
B/I/DW – Built-In Dishwasher
Berber – A high quality broadloom/carpet
Bkfst – Breakfast (as in Bkfst Nook or Bkfst Room)
Bldg – Building
BR – Bedroom (as in 4BR) also Bdr
Brdlm – Broadloam (carpet)
Bsbrds – Baseboards
Bsmt – Basement (as in finished Bsmt)
CAC – Central Air Conditioning also C/A
CB – Co-operating Broker
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
Condo – Condominium
Cov – Coverings (as in Window Cov – drapes,curtains, shears, etc)
Cvac – Central Vaccum (system)
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)
DOM – Days On Market (time listed as shown on MLS)
DR – Dining Room
DRs -Doors
Dryr – Dryer (as in Cloths Dryr)
EAC – Electronic Air Cleaner
Egdo – Extra Garage Door Opener
ELFs – Electrical Lighting Fixtures
Ent – Entrance (as in seperate Ent or Sep Ent)
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)
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)
Fin – Finished
Fl – Floor ,also Flrs (as in main Fl or hardwood Fl)
Gar – Garage, also Grg
Gdo – Garage Door Opener
GB&E – Gas Burner & Equipment (furnace)
Hi-Eff – High-Efficiency (furnace)
Hwt(r) – Hot Water Tank (rental)
I/G – Inground (as in I/G pool)
Incl – Included
Int – Interior or Interest (rate)
Irr – Irregular, also Irreg (as in Irr lot size)
Kit – Kitchen
L/A – Listing Agent also L.A.
LB – Lockbox also Lbx
LBO – Listing Broker Office (as in keys or documents at Lbo)
Loc – Location
Low-Eff – Low-Efficiency (furnace)
LR – Living Room also L/R
Lux – Luxury ( as in Lux condo)
Lvl – Level
LVR – Loan-to-Value Ratio
Micro – Microwave
Mn – Main (as in Mn Floor or MnFl or MnFlr or M/F)
Mnths – Months, also Mos or Mth
Msrmts – Measurements
Nr – Near
Occup – Occupied or Occupancy
O/Looks – Overlooks (as in dining room O/looks Living Room or DR O/Looks LR)
ONHWP – Ontario New Home Warranty Program
Part – Partly (as in Part finished basement)
PC – Piece , also pc (as in 3PC bathroom, 3pc BR)
PITI – principal, interest, taxes, and insurance with regard to a mortgage or loan.
Pwdr – Powder (as in Powdr Room, Pwdr Rm)
REA – Real Estate Agent or Realtor
Rec – Recreation (as in Rec Room or Rec Rm)
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
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
Spec – Special
SPIS – Seller Property Information Statement
Sq – Square (as in 100 sq feet)
Sqft – Square Feet
Stv – Stove
Sys – System ( as in Security Sys or Sec Sys)
Tba – To Be Announced or Arranged
TTC – Toronto Transit Commission (bus and subway system in Toronto)
TLC – Tender Loving Care meaning needs some repairs.
UFFI – Urea Formaldihide Foam Insulation
Upgr – Upgraded (as in carpet upgr or upgr cabinets)
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)
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)
