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Unit 2
: Lesson 2: How to find the right home
Document literacy:
Interpreting classified advertisements
Housing ads
Being able to read housing advertisements
is a valuable skill. But it is not as easy as it might seem!
Look in the real estate section of your newspaper. You’ll
find that the housing ads use many abbreviations of words
in order to save space. It takes some practice, and sometimes
some good guessing, to figure out what they mean.
Look at the ad below. Can you figure out
the meaning of each abbreviation?
In the abbreviation 3/2/2, the
3 stands for three bedrooms. The first 2 stands
for two bathrooms. The second 2 stands for a two-car
garage. CHA refers to central heat and air conditioning.
Lg.yd. means there is a large yard. 1850 sf
shows the number of square feet of floor space in the house.
Finally, $120K means the asking price for the house
is $120,000.
There are no standard abbreviations for
words used in real estate ads. Different abbreviations are
used in various parts of the country. The more ads you read,
however, the better you will understand their meaning. If
you find abbreviations you don’t understand, a real
estate sales professional may be able to help you figure
out their meaning. The chart below describes some of the
most common abbreviations you will see in classified ads
for housing.
| Bayshore &
Interbay area. 3/2/2, CHA, new roof, lg.yd., 1850 sf.
Ready to move in. All for $120K! Call Harris Realty
834-1111. |
| Some Common Real
Estate Abbreviations |
| air
conditioning |
a.c.,
AC |
| appliances |
appl. |
| bathroom |
ba.
|
| 2
full baths and 1 half bath |
2.5
ba. |
| bedroom |
bdrm.,
BR, br. |
| 3
bedroom/2 bathroom |
3/2 |
| 3
BR/2 ba./1-car garage |
3/2/1 |
| central
heat and air |
CHA |
| central
hear |
CH |
| carpeting |
cpt. |
| dining
room |
dr.,
DR |
| dryer |
dry. |
| dishwasher |
d.w.,
d/wsher |
| fireplace |
f.p.,
frpl., FP |
| family
room |
f.r.,
FR |
| garage |
gar. |
| included |
inc. |
| kitchen |
kit. |
| large |
lg. |
| living
room |
l.r.,
LR |
| near |
nr. |
| owner
financed |
own.
fin. |
| parking |
pking. |
| square
feet |
s.f.,
SF |
| thousand
($50,000) |
K
($50K) |
| two
story |
2-sty. |
| washer
and dryer |
W/D,
wshr./dry. |
| with |
w/ |
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