Real Estate Industry - Glossary of Acronyms

A AI AS C CO E FM H J M N O R S T U
AI Asphalt Institute
AIA American Institute of Architects
AI / ANA American Indian / Alaska Native Area
AIC Appraisal Institute of Canada
AICP American Institute of Certified Planners
AID Agency for International Development
AIH American Institute of Hydrology
AILESP American Indian Lands Environmental Support Project
AIPG American Institue of Professional Geologists
AIR American Indian reservation
AIREA American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
AITC American Institute of Timber Construction
AITD all inclusive trust deed
ALA asset liquidation program
ALARS Alaska Land and Resources System
ALI Advanced Land Imager
ALIS Automated Land Information System
ALMRS Automated Land and Mineral Record System
ALP Automated Lands Project
Alt. altitude
ALTA American Land Title Association
AMS Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (UK)
AMDA asset management and disposition manual
AMDP asset management and disposition plan
AMI alternative mortgage instrument
AML adjustable-mortgage loan
AMPS automatic mapping and planning system
AMRESCO Asset Management and Real Estate Sales Company
AMS automated mapping system
Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation
AMV affordable market value
ANA Administration for Native Americans
ANGTS Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System
ANRC Alaska Native Regional Corporation
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ANV Alaska Native village
ANVSA Alaska Native village statistical area
AO Airport Overlay (Bedford County Zoning District)
AOLS Association of Ontario Land Surveyors
AONB area of outstanding natural beauty (UK)
AOR Association of Realtors
AP Agricultural / Rural Preserve (Bedford County Zoning District)
APA American Planning Association
APCA Air Pollution Control Association
APCD air pollution control district
APFO Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance; Aerial Photography Field Office
APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APIS Aerial Photography Information System
APP Accelerated Payment Program
APR annual percentage rate
APTA American Public Transit Association
APTS aerial profiling of terrain system
APWA American Public Works Association
APWWA American Public Water Works Association
AQCR air quality control region
AQMD air quality management district
AR Agricultural / Residential (Bedford County Zoning District)
ARB Architectural Review Board
ARC Appalachian Regional Commission
ARCC Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation; American Rivers Conservation Council
Arch. architect; architecture
ARDA American Resort Development Association
ARELLO Association of Real Estate License Law Officials
AREUEA American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
ARES American Real Estate Society
ARIS Alabama Resource Information System; Arizona Resources Information System
ARM adjustable rate mortgage
ARMIS Arkansas Resource Management Information System
APR annual percentage rate
ARR average rate of return
ARS Agricultural Research Service
ARV After-Repaired Value
ARY all-risks yield