Swiss property portal of Home.ch, has rolled out a new feature which allows users to search for listings within a driving distance (measured by time) of a specific address (ie: office, school, airport, etc.).
Right below the search window on Home.ch home page, is a section where users enter the starting point address, which should then generate up to 100 property listings within a specific journey time (from 10 to 45 minutes).
After the list of properties is displayed, users should be able to then refine their search by selecting price, number of rooms, size or apartment/house, nearby schools, shops, etc.
Property Portal Watch did a bit of browsing around and attempted to conduct the property search, but unfortunately we repeatedly received an error message. Perhaps the feature is experiencing an overwhelming response by public and we just happened to try it out at the wrong time. Whatever the reason may be, we feel that Home.ch’s new feature is certainly useful when searching for a new home.
The company has indicated it intends on launching a search function which will also indicate public transport traveling time.
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Very nice, similar to what we offer on MyProperty.co.za where the driving time to a point of interest is shown:
http://www.propertyportalwatch.com/2012/07/myproperty-co-az-point-of-interest-search-feature/
Hi Gordana, great article! And yes, we were overwhelmed by the usage of the new tool. We just added a new server, so everything should work fine again. Here an example of a 10 minute search around our office in Lausanne: http://www.home.ch/en/rent/residential/search/f/address-Avenue+Mon-Repos+22%2C+1005+Lausanne%2C+Switzerland/bycar-10/m/46.004593,6.591797/47.768868,9.173584/7
Hi Robert, thanks for the update. I have amended the article and re-posted it today. UPDATE: Home.ch’s New Driving Distance Feature
Ah, I wish I had come across this when I was looking for property in Ouchy, Lausanne.