Starting 2012 Right: Hello New York! (and Dallas! and Fort Worth!)

Today we are announcing the launch of Estately in the Dallas / Fort Worth Texas area and in Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York.

We have no allusions about the likelihood of our transit information on every property getting much use in Dallas, but in place where walking is unheard of, we find walkers really value having Walk Scores and high Walk Score neighborhoods do exist: Dallas only has one property available with a 95+ Walk Score, but in that building, you can go high and build out the penthouse or go for one of the other 5 units.

There are a many more listings in Dallas with 90+ Walkscores (here are a few) including one from 1865. Fort Worth also has three buildings that can play the 90+ Walkscore game (here are two).

It should be no great surprise that there are a lot more great Walk Score homes in New York. We have 95+ Walk Score listings all the way up the Hudson, from this place in Peekskill to this place in Croton-on-Hudson to this listing in Tarrytown.

We’re also bringing our (IMHO) awesome school search to Dallas and New York. Here’s an example for Bear Creek Elementary in Euless, TX:

Zoom in any where with homes for sale on Estately to see the local schools on the map. Click on any school to see its boundaries.

Backing out, I want to point out that we aren’t just launching in the big cities of Texas. You’ll find Estately to the north in Sherman, to the West in Weatherford, to the South in Midlothian and to the East in Greenville. From an outsiders view point, Texas appears to be a state rich with flavors and fragrances, from sweet-sounding Flower Mound and Grapevine to the savory Mesquite and the potentially foul smelling Sulphur Springs.

Our new New York markets that the average American may recognize include Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, and New Rochelle.