https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:40:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066302 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:59:49 +0000 pui 2066302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think some of these are regional? For instance here a bedroom counts as a bedroom as long as there is a full bathroom close to it, regardless of closets. Usually though if there is a bedroom in the basement it's called a "+1" so a house could be "3+1 bedrooms". Any room on the upper floor is considered a bedroom lol.</p> <p>Also an eat-in kitchen here describes an open kitchen with enough room to comfortably fit a table, not a kitchen with a table crammed in lol.</p> <p>Also keep in mind many real estate sites only let you put in a certain amount of characters for the description, so words like "en suite" and "windowed" save space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066280 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:56:17 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2066280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: yes, when I think of chef's or gourmet kitchen I expect sub zero fridge, Viking range, water filler by the stove, butcher block, marble stone baking station, two sinks and really thoughtful layout. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066266 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:50:49 +0000 lamariniere 2066266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pirouette: haha LOL-ing over the chef's kitchen. Totally agree! </p> <p>I find this thread interesting because I sometimes have to translate real estate terms and it's never cut and dry, depending on the market. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066259 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:48:00 +0000 Anagram 2066259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Florida room is a good regional specific term! I used to always wonder what that meant.....but I think my grandparents in Virginia used it, too!</p> <p>@Mamaof2: yes, the ever popular "en suite" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066257 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:46:48 +0000 Pirouette 2066257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha alcove always pisses me off! often in NYC it's just a spot where you could MAYBE fit a twin bed that would peek out into the main space. alcove studios are just not usually any different than regular studios, but they throw the word alcove in and suddenly think it commands a higher price regardless of how tiny the alcove is.</p> <p>i also hate chef's kitchen. No chef would ever be happy with a NYC size kitchen! also, when you say chef's kitchen, i'm gonna be expecting a massive restaurant-sized kitchen, with multiple ovens, etc. don't set me up for disappointment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066254 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:46:23 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2066254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Walking closets get me every time. Where are they walking to? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066243 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:43:26 +0000 Shutterbug 2066243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I always wondered what a Florida room was! I hear it on HGTV all the time. I always think of a great room as a living area open to the kitchen with a vaulted ceiling, fireplace, etc.</p> <p>The only thing I can think of is "cozy" and "well-appointed" which are both code words for TEENY TINY. Well, "well-appointed" doesn't necessarily mean small, but I always see it used to describe places where every little nook and corner is utilized (effectively). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066178 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:21:33 +0000 Mamaof2 2066178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>en suite</p> <p>A fancy way to say bedroom with attached bathroom </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066168 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:17:57 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2066168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought an eat-in-kitchen included breakfast nooks. I wouldn't want a table in the middle of the room where an island could go. </p> <p>Great rooms stump me. Sometimes it means, and what I prefer, the main room for a couch and TV- living/family room combo. I don't like when it's used to mean an open floor plan, and there is still a separate, formal living room.</p> <p>Den/5th bedroom. Unless a room has a closet it does not count as a bedroom in FL. Yet, so often dens/offices are advertised as 5th bedroom. Sure you can put an armoire for hanging clothes, but it's really not another bedroom.</p> <p>Florida Room. This is just an attached and insulated screened porch or sun room. </p> <p>Cabana bathroom is a bathroom with a door to the outside, typically providing access to the backyard or pool.</p> <p>Gathering room. I see this all the time in floor plans. On HGTV or maybe This Old House a gathering room was explained as a place to warm up near the kitchen, but it also sounded like it was a mud room too. When I see it on floor plans it's usually a big space for a couch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066146 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:11:31 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2066146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha - I don't know! The market down here is very different because we have a lot of areas where new houses are going up. But, in places up north, I guess they have to get creative to make you feel like it's updated? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-popular-real-estate-terms-that-you-just-dont-get#post-2066121 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:06:20 +0000 Anagram 2066121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know what board to put this in....</p> <p>I'm constantly trawling real estate websites just for fun. I've noticed a lot of regional-specific real estate terms, and some of them drive me nuts.</p> <p>In the NYC area, the term "windowed". Just...why. Why is it necessary to make a noun into an adjective in such an awkward fashion. Why can't you just say the kitchen has a beautiful window? Instead it's always "The windowed kitchen", or "the windowed office"--I know in nyc real estate this is secret code for "You can make this into a tiny bedroom!" or the like, but it still drives me crazy.</p> <p>Another one: Eat-in kitchen. I guess this was a thing in the 60's and 70's that was awesome...like a kitchen big enough to eat in? But nowadays these aren't popular and people prefer a more open concept and no one wants their table inside their closed off kitchen. Obviously, when looking at older buildings or homes, this term is super popular.</p> <p>Another one: "alcove". Everything is an alcove in NYC.</p> <p>ugh.</p> <p>What other terms are used in your market that drive you crazy or that you love? </p>