To help show the two-wheeler appeal of a neighborhood, some real estate agents are giving bike tours to potential buyers , according to a Seattle Post-Intelligencer story.  Would a bike-friendly be a selling point for you when it comes to buying a house?

With gas prices high, bicycles flying out of stores and a buyer’s market for houses, several 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, Kirsten Kaufman, of Portland, is part of a new generation of agents eager to replace the stereotypes of hauling clients around in fancy sedans or sport utility vehicles.