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A/C: Air Conditioner
CAC: Central Air Conditioner, also, C/A
Acc: Access (as in Acc to backyard)
Ad: Advertisement
Agr: Agricultural (as in zoned Agr)
Agmt: Agreement (as in Agmt of Purchase and Sale - APS)
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
APS: Agreement of Purchase and Sale
Bbq: Barbeque
B/I: Built-In (as in B/I Dishwasher)
B/I/DW: Built-In Dishwasher
Berber: A high quality broadloom/carpet that wears well. Not recommended for dog owners as claws will tend to catch on the fabric and damage it.
Bkfst: Breakfast (as in Bkfst Nook or Bkfst Room)
Bldg: Building
Bldrs: Builders (as in Bldrs plans)
Bdr: Bedroom (as in 4BR)
BR: Bedroom (as in 4BR)
Brdlm: Broadloam (carpet)
Bsbrds: Baseboards
Bsmt: Basement (as in finished Bsmt)
B4: Before
C'Top: Counter Top
CAC: Central Air Conditioning also C/A
CB: Co-operating Broker (represents the buyer)
Clt: Collateral (as in Clt Agreement)
Clt Agmt: Collateral Agreement
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 Vacuum (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 - Multiple Listing Service, e.g. TREB - Toronto Real Estate Board runs the MLS for the GTA - Greater Toronto Area)
DOM: Days On Market (number of days listed as shown on MLS)
DR: Dining Room
DRs: Doors
Dryr: Dryer (as in Cloths Dryr)
DW or D/W: Dryer (as in Cloths Dryr)
EAC: Electronic Air Cleaner
Egdo: Extra Garage Door Opener
Elect: Electric or Electrical
ELFs: Electrical Lighting Fixtures (does not include items plugged in, like table lamps but includes wired-in appliances like chandeliers, and pot lights and track lights.
Ent: Entrance(as in separate 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)
Ext: Exterior
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 (as in main Fl or hardwood Fl or Hdw Fl)
Flrs:Floors
Fr: Front Room, also FRrm
Gar: Garage, also Grg
Gdo: Garage Door Opener
GdoR: Garage Door Opener remote (handheld device to activate the opener)
GB&E: Gas Burner and Equipment (furnace)
GST: Goods and Services Tax (See also PST and HST)
GTA: Greater Toronto Area
Hi-Eff: High-Efficiency (furnace) or HE
HST: Harmonized Sales Tax - combined GST + PST, effective in Ontario July 1, 2010
Hwt(R): Hot Water Tank (Rental)
I/G: Inground (as in I/G swimming pool)
Incl: Included
Insp: Inspection (as in Insp report or home Insp)
Int: Interior or Interest (rate)
Irr: Irregular, also Irreg (as in Irr lot size)
Jr: Junior (as in Jr Bedroom or Jr BR)
Kit: Kitchen
L/A: Listing Agent also L.A.
LB: Lockbox also Lbx, also Listing Brokerage
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
Mbr: Master Bedroom
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 (as in the apartment Occup or Occup Permit for new home construction)
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, 3pcBR)
PITI: Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance with regard to a mortgage or loan.
PST: Provincial Sales Tax
Pvt: Private (as in Pvt yard)
Pwdr: Powder (as in Powdr Room, Pwdr Rm)
REA: Real Estate Agent or Realtor
Rec: Recreation (as in RecRoom 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)
REA: Real Estate Agent
Rrea: Registered Real Estate Agent
RSA: Room Sizes Approximate
Sds: Sides (as in Sides on the park)
Sec: Security
Sep: Separate (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
S/S: Stainless Steel (appliances)
Stv: Stove
Sys: System ( as in Security Sys or Sec Sys)
T/O: ThroughOut
Tba: To Be Announced or Arranged (as the possession date is Tba - meaning negotiable)
TTC: Toronto Transit Commission (bus and subway system in Toronto)
TLC: Tender Loving Care meaning needs some repairs.
TMI: Tax, Maintenance, Insurance.
TREB: Toronto Real Estate Board.
UFFI: Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation
Upgr: Upgraded (as in carpet upgr or upgr cabinets)
W: With (as in comes w all appliances)
W/D or W&D: Washer And Dryer
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)
W/W: Wall-to-Wall (as in W/W carpet or window or closet)
Win: Window (as in Win covering or Win Cov)
Yr: Year
Yrly: Yearly
OTHER
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 the basement.
10: rated high as in 10 out of 10
@: At (as in keys @ office or lights @rear)
$/mo: price or dollars per month