Dickson Realty
188 Hwy 50
Zephyr Cove, NV 89448

 
Direct: 775.588.9022
530.544.9022
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REAL ESTATE ACRONYMS AND COMMON ABBREVIATIONS

For a more complete list of real estate terms, please view our comprehensive
Real Estate Glossary

AIREA -
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers

ALTA -
American Land Title Association

ANSI -
American National Standards Institute

AOR -
Association of Realtors

ARES -
American Real Estate Society

ASA -
American Society of Appraisers

ASHI -
American Society of Home Inspectors

BD -
Book Depreciation

BFP -
Bona Fide Purchaser

BRR -
Book Rate of Return

CC -
Civil Code

CGT -
Capital Gains Tax

CH/BW -
Chain Link/Barbed Wire

CO -
Certificate of Occupancy

COE -
Cost of Equity

CUV -
Current Use Value

DD214 -
Used to discharge service members in the 1950s

DIM -
Deferred-Interest Mortgage

DRC -
Depreciated Replacement Cost

DS -
Due on Sale (clause)

EAL -
Exclusive Agency Listing

ERV -
Estimated Rental Value

FMV -
Fair Market Value

FPM -
Flexible-Payment Mortgage

FRM -
Fixed-Rate Mortgage

FRV -
Full Rental Value

FSBO -
For Sale By Owner

GPM -
Graduated Payment Mortgage

GRM -
Gross Rent Multiplier

HECM -
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage

HEL -
Home Equity Loan

HOA -
Home Owners' Association

HUD -
(Department of) Housing and Urban Development

HWF -
Hardwood Floors

HVAC -
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

LIBOR -
London Interbank Offered Rate

LTV -
Loan To Value (Ratio)

LUI -
Land Use Intensity

MBA -
Mortgage Bankers Association of America

MBB -
Mortgage-Backed Bond

MBO -
Mortgage-Backed Obligation

MBS -
Mortgage-Backed Security

MGIC -
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation

MLS -
Multiple Listing Service

MMI -
Mutual Morgage Insurance

MPC -
Master Planned Community

MRA -
Master Residential Appraiser

MSA -
Master Senior Appraiser

NHBC -
National House Building Council

NIA -
Net Internal Area

NIM -
Net Income Multiplier

NLA -
Net Leasable Area

NNN -
Triple Net (Lease)

NOI -
Net Operating Income

NPV -
Net Present Value

NRV -
Net Realizable Value

OBO -
Or Best Offer

OER -
Operating Expense Ratio

OIRO -
Offers In the Region Of...

PCD -
Planned Commercial Development

PEPS -
Political, Economic, Physical, Social (forces that drive value)

PHA -
Public Housing Administration

PID -
Planned Industrial Development

PITI -
Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance

PMDT -
Purchase Money Deed of Trust

PMI -
Private Mortgage Insurance

PO -
Principal Only

PSF -
Per Square Foot

PV -
Present Value

PW -
Present Worth

RAM -
Reverse Annuity Mortgage

REA -
Reciprocal Easement Agreement

REIT -
Real Estate Investment Trust

REC -
Real Estate Commission

REO -
Real Estate Owned

ROM -
Roll-Over Mortgage

SAM -
Shared-Appreciation Mortgage

SEM -
Shared-Equity Mortgage

SFD -
Single Family Detached

TPL -
Third Party Liability

TI -
Tenant Improvement

TIC -
Tenants In Common

TIP -
Treasury Investment Program

TRA -
Tax Reform Act

VA -
Veterans Administration (Loan)

VAP -
Variable Payment (Mortgage)

VAT -
Value Added Tax

VPM -
Variable-Payment Mortgage

VRM -
Variable-Rate Mortgage

Below are some common abbreviations you may find in a listing advertisement

assum. fin.
assumable financing

dk deck

gar garage

gard garden

expansion pot'l may be extra space on the lot, or possibly vertical potential for a top floor or room addition. Verify actual potential by checking local zoning restrictions prior to purchase.

fab pentrm fabulous pentroom, a room on top, underneath the roof, that sometimes has views

FDR formal dining room

frplc, fplc, FP fireplace

grmet kit gourmet kitchen

HDW, HWF, Hdwd hardwood floors

hi ceils high ceilings

In-law potential potential for a separate apartment. Sometimes, local zoning codes restrict
rentals of such units so be sure the conversion is legal first.

large E-2 plan this is one of several floor plans available in a specific building
lsd pkg. leased parking area, may come with an additional cost

lo dues find out just how low these homeowners dues are, and in comparison to what?

nr bst schls near the best schools

pvt private

pwdr rm powder room, or half-bath

upr upper floor

vw, vu, vws, vus view
 
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