Abbreviations used in US Classified advertisements: 

a/c, A.C. - air conditioning
alum. - aluminum
appl. - appliances (usually means kitchen appliances like refrigerator)
appt. - appointment
apt. - apartment (flat)
attch., att. - attached
brk. - brick
bsmt. - basement
bdrm. - bedroom
beaut. - beautiful
blvd. - boulevard (wide street, usually with a center divide)
bung. - bungalow
cent. air, C/A - central air conditioning, without this the a/c unit will be in the window.
cert. - certified, certification, has a certificate of some sort.
cond. - condition
const. - construction
contemp. - contemporary
crpt. - carpeted
decor., dec - decorated
dept. - department
din. rm. - dining room
ea. - each
elec. - electrical
ext. - exterior/extended, extension
exc. cond. - excellent condition
fam. rm. - family room, an additional living room
fin. - finished
flr. - floor
frplc. - fireplace
gar. - garage
immed. - immediate
incl. - includes
kit. kitch. - kitchen
liv. rm. - living room
lrg., lge. - large
mod. - modern
occ., occup. - occupancy
R. E. - Real Estate (Property)
rlty. - realty 
refrig. - refrigerator
sac. - sacrifice
sq. ft. - square feet (approx 10 square feet = 1 sq metre)
st. - street
ste. - suite (often used for offices where a number of businesses share one building)
subdivision - group of houses sharing one access (housing estate)
twnhse. - townhouse, terraced house.
yd. - yard as in back garden not the measurement, does not mean hard surface, should be read as garden.

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