14 | Business World Magazine |
January 2014
Calculating
Commutes
On the heels of the 2014 Real Estate Con-
nect Conference, INRIX (a global real estate
franchisor and provider of traffic informa-
tion and driver services) announced a collab-
oration resulting in Remax.com becoming
the first national real estate brand website
to give prospective homebuyers the ability
to identify and compare home listings based
on preferred commute times rather than dis-
tance to work.
The new search tool (INRIXDrive Time)
provides consumers with an easy visual
means to find all homes for sale within a spe-
cific drive time between respective proper-
ties and their work address, schools or other
important locations based on typical travel
times at rush hour and throughout the day.
“Buying a home is the single largest financial
decision most of us will ever make and drive
time is a quality-of-life issue to buyers. For
many, it’s as important as the neighborhood
and good schools,” says RE/MAX Technol-
ogy Strategy Officer John Smiley. “INRIX
is the perfect choice to provide drive time
