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August 4, 2008

  by Galen

  |  Transit

Why you should buy a home near a transit line

Last week the Seattle PI reported that people who give up a car and ride the bus can save up to $8,400 a year. That’s $700 a month! That’s a lot of cash – it’s the difference between affording payments … Continued

July 2, 2008

  by Galen

  |  Real estate, Transit

More people searching for homes near transit

And we’re serving them in Seattle and Portland. San Diego transit agencies will not share their stop locations, but they say they are considering it. CNN story: So instead he made an offer on a home near the train station … Continued

Tags: Portland

June 2, 2008

  by Galen

  |  Estately, New Features, Transit

Introducing Improved “Near Transit” Search

Yes, it’s another feature improvement made to Estately! As you may or may not know, Seattle isn’t exactly known for its mass transit. The buses—or “road slugs,” as I sometimes call them—are good, but they’re no light rail. On our … Continued

May 30, 2008

  by Galen

  |  Real estate, Transit

When buying a home, living near rail lines is better

We just released some improvements to our transit search (here are homes for sale within a quarter mile of Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail line) and, while we let people search for homes near bus routes, we’ve really prioritized light … Continued

Tags: Seattle

May 27, 2008

  by Galen

  |  Real estate, Transit

Announcing Estately’s Portland Real Estate Search

Hi Portland, meet Estately, your newest real estate search website. We’re adding 35,000+ Portland homes to our existing database of nearly 50,000 Western Washington homes. While it might rain a tad bit less in Portland (and you have a few … Continued

Tags: Portland

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