In response to a demographic and socioeconomic shift towards sustainable transportation and to deliver the information that at least 59% of surveyed consumers would find valuable when assessing listings on REALTOR.ca, at the end of October select listings on REALTOR.ca will include a Transit Score®.
The addition of this new feature also coincides with the change in the implementation of the already popular Walk Score®. Both scores will now be positioned in the new "Walk Score® + Directions" tab, rather than at the bottom of the listing details page.
What you need to know:
- Both Walk Score® and Transit Score® will be accessible to visitors from the "Walk Score® + Directions"" tab on the Property Details page.
- If scores are available for that location, they will be revealed to visitors only after they request to see them
- Transit Score® is provided by the same supplier as Walk Score®, and will be available for select Canadian urban areas. Presence of public transit in your city does not automatically mean that your listings will have Transit Score®.
- Implementation of Transit Score® on REALTOR.ca mobile apps has been considered and will be addressed in the future
Alternate feature sheet
The recommendation to reposition the alternate feature sheet, as presented at the March AGM was recently approved by the CREA Board of Directors.
All consumers will be presented with a new REALTOR.ca feature sheet from the thumbnail to improve the consistency of the experience on REALTOR.ca. The alternate feature sheet will now be accessible from the new REALTOR.ca feature sheet as an additional option for consumers seeking more information about a particular listing. These call outs to the REALTOR® alternate feature sheet will be collapsed if there is none provided. You will also note that Walk Score® will no longer be displayed on the listing; it will be placed in a tab, like demographics.
No changes are required to the upload by Boards/Associations.
These changes are scheduled to be in place in December 2015.