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The Broken Tower and the Ivory Tower
Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt renew their argument that real estate brokers aren’t worth 6%, citing a study (PDF) conducted by Stanford economist B. Douglas
Rambo, Meet Silicon Valley…
In one night, Michael Arrington wrote a dazzling refutation of this week’s post on leaving Silicon Valley for Seattle. I have often wondered what midnight
MySQL to Postgres
A couple of weeks ago we released an upgrade to the Redfin site. Some of the changes were obvious: we now support Safari, we show
How Green Was My Valley
The New York Times reports Friday that alone among all the cities hoping to be the next Silicon Valley, Seattle “is actually doing it.” But
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Illinois General Assembly is now considering HB4313, a bill that would make it illegal for any licensed real estate agents to “give or pay
The 1st & 2nd Moments of Consumer Delight
Reacting to Thursday’s announcement about the new “Freakish Depth” release of Redfin.com, Austin asset manager Lani Anglin-Rosales wrote an analysis of Redfin’s brand for national
Redfin Ranked Top Brokerage by Real Trends and RISMedia with the Most Productive Agents
Award season is upon us, and I’m proud to say Redfin has again ranked among the top 10 real estate brokerages nationwide, according to the
Redfin Welcomes February and March Agent Hires
Spring is officially here, and we’ve been busy welcoming some amazing agents and managers across the country to help us kick off a busy homebuying
Redfin Next is Coming To Seven New Markets!
We’re bringing Redfin Next to seven more markets! Under this compensation plan, Redfin agents in Chicago, Connecticut, Dallas, Miami, New York, Palm Beach, and Washington,
NAR Settlement: Kaboom!
The National Association of Realtors today entered into a $418-million settlement agreement for a wide range of class-action lawsuits brought by home-sellers. Unlike the earlier
Redfin Expands ‘Sign & Save’ Program Nationwide
Editors Note: This post was updated in August 2024 to reflect changes to the Sign & Save program. We’re expanding our Sign & Save program
Introducing Ask Redfin, an AI-Powered Tool to Quickly Answer Questions about For-Sale Homes
Redfin is making it a little easier for you to quickly find information about homes on the market thanks to our new generative AI-powered virtual
