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Property Type Definitions
For property searches using Galveston Association of Realtors' MLS listings,please refer to the below classifications and definitions:
Property Types for Single Family Homes commonly used "In Town" in Galveston between Ferry Road and 103rd Street:
Single Family (SF) – This property type includes all single family, free standing, homes which are located in the City of Galveston. This property type classification is not used on the west end of the island.
Single Family w/Apartment (SF w/apt) – This property type includes all single family, free standing homes which include an apartment (typically, a detached apartment built over the garage). This property type classification is not used on the west end of the island.
Single Family Waterfront (SF/WF) – This property type will be found both in the city and on the west end of the island. It indicates property which fronts a body of water (lake, bayou, retention pond or other body of water) but which does not provide direct water access (i.e. boat house and or beach access).
Property Types for Single Family Homes commonly used in Galveston on the “West End” (west of 103rd Street):
Single Family Beach Front (SF/BF) – This property type includes all single family, free standing homes located directly in front of the Gulf of Mexico with no other homes, or other obstructions, built between the home and the Gulf.
Single Family Beach Front Home on West End of Galveston Island (SF/BF)
Single Family Beach Side Home on Galveston's West End (SF/BS)
Single Family Beach Side (SF/BS) – This property type includes all single family, free standing homes which are located on the south side of FM 3005 excluding those homes which are directly in front of the gulf. View’s of the Gulf of Mexico from beach side homes are dependant on the location of the home, number of homes built between it and the gulf, elevation, etc.
Single Family Dry (SF/Dr) – This property type includes all single family, free standing homes which are located on the north side of FM 3005 and continue until the canal systems begin. These homes are typically located within 1 mile of the beach and bay. Some of these homes may have views of the water (beach or bay).
Single Family Canal (SF/CA) – This property type includes all single family, free standing homes which are located on a man-made canal. These property types typically feature bulk-headed (concrete, wood, vinyl, sheet metal) barriers between the property and the water and may also feature a boat house and the ability to moor a boat alongside the property. Canal depths vary quite a bit, but a common range will be from 3’ to 6’ depending on subdivision and location within subdivision.
Single Family Bay Front (SF/BA) – This property type includes all single family, free standing homes which are located on the bay, or bayou front with nothing between the home and water (West Galveston Bay, Offats Bayou, Jones Lake, etc.).Similar to canal homes, these property types will be bulk headed and most will include a boat house.
Single Family Canal Front Homes in a West End subdivision (SF/CA)
