716,032
Several years ago one of our agents called the Americans with Disabilities office to ask that question since she had been called out by another agent on having said a property was a 5 minute walk from downtown. She wanted to know right from the source whether or not this was a fair housing violation. The people at the ADA laughed and told her they often go out for "walks" in their wheelchairs and there is no issue using that phrase in a real estate listing.
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Dana Hollish Hill
Bethesda, MD
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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John Meussner
Fair Oaks, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,684,669
So I can't walk to the master bedroom anymore? Please, just stop already. Even George Orwell didn't foresee this level of absurdity.
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Chris Ann Cleland
Gainesville, VA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
1,056,663
LOL LOL LOL
The whole 'cancelling words' is hilarious to me.
Use WalkScore and let it speak for itself.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
3,589,741
I am so done with cancel culture. If I want to walk to the master I will.
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,071,506
Technically, in our region, "walkable", or "walk-to" has been out of style for years. Since not everyone can walk. But we are allowed to say "lake view", when not everyone can see.... so I just don't get it.
In it's place, we use "convenient to", "two blocks from..", "nearby", "a few minutes from", a "short drive"... etc... Go figure.
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Dana Hollish Hill
Bethesda, MD
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
5,772,587
Dana,
Walkable is a no, no in our county. It discriminates against those who are handicapped. Frankly, I am tired of all this correctedness, we all need to grow up and stop getting offended left and right. A
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
1,553,599
Those that seek to be offended will always succeed.
I'm not changing any of my listing lingo.
I don't walk anyhow, I keep rollin'
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
3,416,038
I am so AGAINST canceling everything especially this. People are too offended. I saw a complainer against "short walk to the beach" Enough already
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
1,078,201
I think being offended by words is due for a change
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
637,484
And that reminds me: I see "walking distance" etc. in text here on the MLS all the time and cringe. But no one calls agents on it.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
292,009
What about "Close to everything"?
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,349,554
I do not suggest any language ... someone may be offended by it.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
633,070
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,048,330
We can't use that in our area anymore.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Rocky Dickerson
Las Vegas, NV
913,568
I just use distances. I heard a story about a man claiming he bought a house because it was advertised " walk to nearby shopping, parks, etc" Then he sued the broker because he couldn't walk to any of those places. Not sure if story was true or just used to make a point?
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
921,504
Depends on the context.
Universal design is often a better choice.
"Distance to" is also a better alternative.
But I use a term I will not change called the Walkhome Score. This is a dashbord that allows the prospect to enter criteria for their monthly lifestyle habits and this includes their entry of a parmeter in miles and fractions of a mile that they consider a walkable distance. The (?) link explains they can enter Bike/wheel or any other mode if it is applicable to them. Simply enter a distance. The (?) text furhter elaborates the criteria that is applied such as crossing NO 4 laners, never sharing a paved surface with traffic traveling faster that 35 MPH and the distances calculated assumes they are not ducks so bodies of water must be circumnavigated.
But I am highly confident the lawyers will have a different take.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
2,192,369
HUD allows walking paths
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
6,418,755
We may soon be prohibited from making any remarks.
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,847,051
I would say that yes, that is next. I never liked the walkable score anyway.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
3,139,060
Not everyone can walk, so for me, it is unacceptable verbage. You can pinpoint accurate distance, example: .32 miles...7 miles...500 yards...
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
3,383,384
Unless it hits a racial nerve these days, it is unlikey to change. There was a report of a "family friendly neighborhood" in agent remarks that was reported in our local MLS. NOT a FH violation as far as they saw it. Can you imagine if you subsituted another protected class and put the words friendly neighborhood after it? All hell would break loose.
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
1,506,163
"Walking distance" was something that was a no-no phrase some 20 years ago, but came back within a few years. I suspect that it will be going away again, based on what I've been hearing abot NAR's new stances. It will be interesting to see how these "Walkability Scores" on all the portals get re-branded. Walkability was a big concern of the millenials (allegedly). Should be interesting. I know my city is trying to develop a "walking district" of sorts.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
853,132
I just can't... Lynnea Miller has the answer right from the best resource for this topic.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,457,219
We haven't become so "enlightened" up here yet but I do see "in close proximity" being used occasionally
902,038
I would think that implying that a handicapped person may not be able to accomplish the same feat as those with more traditional feet might be construed as being more discriminatory or demeaning.
766,179
Everything is change so fast such as not using "master" bedroom who knows what this new generation to continue to do to inhibit free speech.
5,240,031
Given the current situation at our Southern border "walkability" has whole new meaning. Illegal is the new legal when walking is the issue!