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Pedal to Properties has five agents and a fleet of 48 cruiser bikes and big plans for nationwide expansion. Next year, the company will stretch into Oregon and Texas. (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BIKE_REALTOR_OROL-?SITE=KOPB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/bicycling_to_work.jpgWhitney Malkin - AP - Aug 30, 2008

Wasn't this taboo for realtors a couple of years ago? ; ) -- Ed. www.pedaltoproperties.com/ (http://www.pedaltoproperties.com/)

Portland, Ore. - With gas prices high, bicycles flying out of stores and a buyers' market for houses, a handful of real estate agents around the country are touting the two-wheeled appeal of their listings.

Some even show houses exclusively by bike, wheeling through the neighborhood with potential buyers to show off bike lanes and bike-focused businesses and repair shops.

Clad in a purple helmet with plastic flowers dangling from her handlebars, Portland's Kirsten Kaufman is part of a new generation of agents eager to replace the stereotypes of hauling clients around in fancy sedans or SUVs.
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Great article! I understand that there are some people who have real physical and/or health issues that preclude them from riding a bike, BUT.... so many could. This morning I rode 35.996 miles without burning an eyedropper of gasoline. I was on my bike riding through the Ozark mountains south of Springfield, MO. One of the people I was riding with is 74 years old and is an awesome cyclist! He is relatively new to cycling (2years), and he confided with me that 2 years ago he didn't think he could do it BUT now he does it on a daily basis! I get a real thrill getting 42+ miles hypermiling my Yaris BUT it is so cool to have a ride that NEVER needs an ounce of gas and the only oil goes on its chain!:p

There is a real estate broker down the street who rides to the office when he can, but I'm not sure he has ever shown a house by bike.

Proximity and good bike access were top on our list 8 years ago. I guess not many people had the same priorities, because we had a very well known realtor, but he didn't have the city's bike map. We gave him one.