Real Estate Acronyms Decoded

Whether you're looking to buy a new home or simply drooling over new listings on real estate websites, you may find it a bit difficult to understand some of the lingo used in the property descriptions. Real estate is full of acronyms designed to give you tons of information about the property while keeping the word count to a minimum. As a result, you may need help deciphering this code. Here are a few common acronyms you may read and the true meaning behind them. a/g pl  =  Above Ground Pool ac   =  Acre a/c   =  Air Conditioning APT   =  Apartment Att   =  Attached Garage Balc   =  Balcony Bb   =  Baseboard Heat bd; br   =  Bedroom bkporch   =  Back Porch Bkyd   =  Fenced Backyard blt   =  Built-in 1C, 2C   =  1 or 2 car Garage Cldsc   =  Cul-de-sac Crwl   =  Crawl Space crprt  =   Carport c-fan   =  Ceiling Fan Det   =  Detached Garage Dk   =  Deck d/w   =  Dishwasher Dr   =  Dining Room Dsp   =  Garbage Disposal ELV   =  Elevator END   =  End Unit Exr   =  Exercise Room fdr   =  Formal Dining Room Ffbr   =  First Floor Bedroom Flr   =  Floor Furnace fin ll   =  Finished Lower Level fm rm, or fr   =  Family Room fml   =  Formal fncd yd   =  Fenced Yard f-bmt   =  Finished Basement Foyr   =  Foyer Fp, Fpl   =  Fireplace Fpgas   =  Gas Fireplace FR   =  Family room FSBO   =  For Sale By Owner FXR   =  Fixer Upper GAR   =  Garage HIST   =  Historical District HTUB   =  Hot Tub HW   =  Hot Water INLW   =  In-Law Suite INT   =  Intercom LFT   =  Loft liv rm or lr   =  Living Room MBA   =  Master Bedroom w/Bath Meik   =  Modern Eat-in Kitchen Mk   =  Modern Kitchen Mstr   =  Master Bedroom Mtg   =  Mortgage OA   =  Owner Agent OFC   =  Office/Study PAN   =  Pantry PAT   =  Patio PICK   =  Picket Fence PL   =  Swimming Pool PRV   =  Privacy Fence R/OPT   =  Rent w/Opt-Buy RAD   =  Radiant Heat REC   =  Recreation Room RNCH   =  Ranch SAT   =  Satellite Dish Scrnd porch   =  Screened Porch SEW,SWR   =  Sewer SKY   =  Skylights SPLT   =  Split-Level spklr   =  Sprinkler System sq ft   =  Square Feet sd/w   =  Storm Doors & Windows SUN   =  Sun Room TOWN, Th   =  Town House Txs   =  Taxes UTRM   =  Utility Room WBFP   =  Wood Burning Fireplace WIN   =  Window/Wall Unit WINDT   =  Window Treatment WLKIN   =  Walk-in Closet w/o   =   Walk-out WTR   =  Water w/w cpt   =  Wall-to-Wall Carpet w/d   =  Washer Dryer w/d hkup   =  Washer/Dryer Hookup wd pnl   =  Wood Paneling yd   =  Yard