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How I Had to Change to Increase Diversity
Some of the changes I had to as make as Redfin’s CEO to support diversity were painful.

Why I Work at Redfin: Karen Jones
Hear what Redfin Listing Specialist, Karen Jones has to say about her 10-year journey with Redfin

How Much is One Point of Transit Score Worth?
On average, across the 14 metros analyzed, one Transit Score point can increase the price of a home by $2,040. But the price premium varies widely from metro to metro.

Redfin CTO Bridget Frey Discusses Diversity & Inclusion at Google Cloud Next
In honor of International Women’s Day, our Chief Technology Officer spoke alongside other female leaders on a panel about diversity & inclusion in tech at Google Cloud Next’17.


How Accurate is the Redfin Estimate?
In a new study, the Redfin Estimate more accurately predicted the value of thousands of homes for sale than estimates from the other leading providers of public home-value estimates.
So Long, 2008
At today’s all-hands meeting, Redfin surveyed our 2008 accomplishments alongside what we wanted to do better in 2009. It was a good exercise, both so
A Free Call Option on the American Economy
This is an essay arguing that some of the same forces driving Wall Street have affected Sand Hill Road, so that entrepreneurs try to make
Which City Has the Lowest Percentage of Homes for Sale? Envelope Please…
We just published a table showing the percentage of listings being sold by a bank. But then we began to wonder: what percentage of properties
Our Maps Are Googley Now
Redfin just released a new version of the site. In addition to improving our short sale detection in Orange County and parts of LA and
A Virtual Earth to Google Maps Transition: From Idea to Deployment In a Few Weeks
Whenever I out myself as a member of the Redfin search team to someone who has used Redfin, one of the first questions I get
Redfin on TechCrunch: The First-Time CEO’s Recession-Survival Guide
Many thanks to Michael Arrington and Erick Schonfeld for publishing an essay this morning on what I’ve learned as a CEO during the downturn. Did