Listings to get walkability ratings
Zillow, ZipRealty, Postlets to feature 'Walk Score'
By Inman News, Thursday, January 8, 2009.Real estate Web sites with more than 80 million online listings -- inlcuding Zillow.com, ZipRealty.com and Postlets.com -- will provide a "Walk Score" with each property using an application that automatically scores the walkability of each home's surrounding neighborhood.
In announcing the partnership with real estate Web sites, Seattle-based "civic software" developer Front Seat said the company hopes a property's Walk Score will rank right up with the number of bedrooms and bathrooms in a home in importance.
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