Fannie Mae Foundation: How to Buy a Home

Working with abbreviations
Depending on the level of your students, ask them to work individually or in groups to answer the questions. Go over the responses as a class.

Extension activity
Have students try making up their own housing ads using the abbreviations
on the list. Have them exchange their ad with a partner and see if the partner can read it.

Unit 2 : Lesson 2: How to find the right home

Vocabulary check

100A Real Estate	3. SOUTH TPA. New home. Open Sat. 10-3, Sun. 1-4. Spacious 3/1ba w/yd and off street pking. For more info call 831-1111.	6. PALMA CEIA. Open House. Sun 1-5. 3/2. 3819 San Rafael St. 1650 sf. LR/FR/DR, own fin. 282-1111.
101 South Tampa 1. DAVIS ISLAND, 3/2, 2 car gar, new const. $78K. Bob Harman 837-0000.	102 Northwest 4. 2910 Swann. 2/1 renovated. FR/den. W/D, nr. park. Bay Living 256-6666.	7. 6239 Manhattan. Fixer-upper. 3BR, 1BA, gar., appl. incl. 356-5555
2. INTERBAY, Price reduced. Ready to occupy 3/2/1. CHA, fenced yard, 2-sty. 2000 sf. Must see. 876-9999 or beeper 852-4444.	5.$1000DN OWNER FIN 1500 SF, 3/1+ 1/1 Apt. ($325 rent). Only $693/mo. Owner 883-4444.	8. Condo. 35 units. 700 sf. CHA. Pking. $85/mo. main. fee. Wheelchair access. Call Ed at Best Bay Realty 878-8888.

Above are some housing ads you might see in your daily paper. Use the ads and the chart on this page to help you answer the following questions.

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