What Does Style (Property Style) Mean?

Each real estate listing has a style or property style stated at the top of the listing. The property style describes the kind of home that is being sold (not to be confused with the property ‘type’ of home being sold).

Real Estate Agent Explains Style

There are quite a few different kinds of styles of home available in Edmonton. They are broken up by type initially, and then subdivided by styles. Think of a property style as a kind of layout for a home.

The kinds of styles available in Edmonton are:

Property Style		Abbreviation

Single Level Apartment		APART
Multi Level Apartment		APRTM
Back Split		BK-SP
Bi-Level		BLEVL
Bungalow		BUNG
Hillside Bungalow		BUNGH
Raised Bungalow		BUNGR
Bungalow Semi		BUNGS
Hillside Split		HL-SP
Loft		LOFT
Double Wide Mobile Home		MOBLD
Single Wide Mobile Home		MOBLS
Modular Home		MODUL
Not Applicable		NA
Penthouse		PENTH
Recreational Use		RECRE
2 Storey Split		SPLT2
3 Level Split		SPLT3
4 Level Split		SPLT4
5 Level Split		SPLT5
1 and Half Storey		ST1.5
2 Storey		ST2
2 and Half Storey		ST2.5
3 Storey		ST3
Stacked Townhouse		STOWN
Studio Suite		STUDI
Villa		Villa

Why Does It Matter?

Property styles are important because they dictate the layout of the property. With houses and condos, layout can be very important. Perhaps a homeowner has trouble climbing stairs, then a bungalow may be preferable to say, a two storey. But perhaps a few stairs at a time are ok, then a back-split or split level may be ok, too. When it comes to desirability and sales price, those may be dictated by property styles as well. There are certain styles that are trendy at certain times. Trends dictate what styles are used when homes are built, and trend cycles dictate how much those styles are worth in future real estate markets.

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Alan F Macdonald

Alan F Macdonald is a real estate agent with Realty Executives Challenge in Edmonton, Alberta.

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