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Common MLS ABBREVIATIONS in WILLIAMSBURG

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Real Estate Agent with LONG & FOSTER

 

COMMON MLS ABBREVIATIONS

IN

WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA



Searching for a home can be stressful, especially if you do not the terms for commonly used abbreviations.  How many times have you've been searching on the MLS (Multiple Listing Service)  and didn't know what  3BR 2.5BA, 2LV. COL meant?  (That is a 3 bedroom, 2 and a half bath 2 level colonial home).  Or have you read the For Sale section of the classifieds in your local paper and wished you had a guide for all the abbreviations?  Well, wonder no more!  Here is a list of commonly used MLS ABBREVIATIONS.  I hope you find it useful and if you're moving to WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA or the Hampton Roads area, I'd be delighted to help you find your home.

 

 

1C,2C

1 or 2 Car Garage

1LV,2LV

#Living Levels

ALM

Aluminum Siding

APPR

Agency Approved

APT

Apartment

ASB

Asbestos Siding

ASM

Assumptions

ASRSV

Assigned Parking

ATFN

Attif Fan

ATT

Attached Garage

BALC

Balcony

BB

Baseboard Heat

BCH

Beach

BKYD

Fenced Backyard

BOT

Boat Slip

BRK

Brick

BRKF

Breakfast Area

BULK

Bulkhead

BUNG

Bungalow

CAPE

Cape Cod

CBL,CBLH

Cable/Hookup

CDRCL

Cedar Closet

CEN

Central Air

CER

Ceramic Tile

CFAN

Ceiling Fan

CHN

Chain Link Fence

CLAP

Clapboard Siding

CLBHS

Clubhouse

CLDSC

Cul-de-Sac

CLUS

Cluster

CNL

Canal

COL

Colonial

CONT

Contemporary

CPT

Carpet or Carport

CRK

Creek

CNR,CRNR

Corner

CRWL

Crawl Space

CTH

Cathedral Ceiling

CVAC

Central Vacuum

CVGA

Converted Garage

DECO

Decorative Fence

DEDRS

Deed Restrictions

DET

Detached Garage

DHKP

Dryer Hookup

DLM

Seller Disclaimer

DLO

Seller Disclosure

DOC

Dock

DOG

Dog Run Fence

DRY

Clothes Dryer

DSP

Garbage Disposal

DW

Dishwasher

DWF,DWAC

Deep Water/Access

ELE

Electric

ELV

Elevator

END

End Unit

E-RNG

Electric Range

EXR

Exercise Room


Stay tuned for more MLS Abbvreviations!  There are many more to come!

 

Courtesy of Yvette Smith, SRES® REALTOR®
WILLIAMSBURG REAL ESTATE
757-753-7472
5350 Discovery Park Blvd
Williamsburg Virginia  23188
YvetteSmith@AtHomeInWilliamsburg.com

Jen Bowman
Keller Williams on the Water - Holmes Beach, FL
Realtor - Anna Maria Island & Bradenton FL

Yvette, that is great information to share!  I try to limit the abbreviations I use in the public remarks section of our MLS.  I think it's just too confusing to the average consumer who is not working with it daily. What am I saying??? It can be confusing for all of us.  Your abbreviations in VA are different than ours in GA.

Oct 22, 2008 11:55 AM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

Yvette - This is so helpful....great idea and I look forward to seeing what else you add to this list.  I bet I learn something too!

Hope all is well and hope you have a great week!

Oct 22, 2008 12:11 PM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Good information for those in your area. I am willing to bet there have been plenty of people looking at the abbreviations and scratching their head trying to figure them out.

Oct 22, 2008 12:33 PM
Audrey June-Forshey
RE/MAX Realty Services - Darnestown, MD
GRI, Gaithersburg, MD

How smart are you to share this info with your consumers.  I am sure I don't know what half of them mean.  Interesting that some of the abbreviations are local. 

Oct 22, 2008 01:36 PM
Yvette Smith
LONG & FOSTER - Williamsburg, VA
Realtor In Williamsburg VA, Homes for Sale

JEN - I know!  I have to look things up myself.  I believe in keeping it simple!

ANN - HI!!  It's so good to be back!  You have a great week too!

BILL - Thank you kindly!  I would bet that also!

AUDREY - I didn't think abbreviations varied among associations.  I thought they were universal.  So, I have learned something too!

AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND GREAT FEEDBACK!

Oct 22, 2008 02:37 PM
Jamie Dumaine-Russell
RE/MAX Alliance - Branford, CT

Yvette - I too have a hard enough time keeping up with the new field they add in our MLS and what all of the abbreviations mean.  Imagine what it must look like to the buyers out there?

Oct 22, 2008 02:54 PM
Chastity Guevara
Camelot's Quest Realty - Casa Grande, AZ

Hi Yvette,

Thank you for the email earlier.  I just returned from vacation Saturday morning so I know the feeling.  That is a nice list.  I have a few abbreviations I have not known so it will come in handy.

Thanks, Chastity

Oct 22, 2008 03:33 PM