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Vote for Redfin as the Next Tech Titan
Redfin is a finalist in the Next Tech Titan category for the upcoming GeekWire Awards. Cast your vote for Redfin.

Redfin Teams Up With Move For Hunger
Redfin is partnering with Move For Hunger, a nonprofit organization that benefits food banks nationwide.

Why Redfin Agent Keith Thomas Will Be Wearing Red Pants This Month
Your real estate agent needs to be responsive, available and attentive to your needs, no matter how busy they are. And that’s exactly how the clients of Keith Thomas Jr., a Redfin real estate agent, described him in his review, which earned Keith this month’s “Red Pants Award” for excellent client service.

Redfin Agents Arrive in Knoxville and Oklahoma City
Howdy, neighbor! Redfin is setting up shop in a new neck of the woods, Oklahoma City, and extending its roots in Tennessee to Knoxville. People

Redfin Agents Arrive in Cincinnati, Louisville and Salt Lake City
What do Cincinnati, Louisville and Salt Lake City have in common? Not a whole lot until today when they officially become home to Redfin agents, who are paid based on customer satisfaction! People in these areas can now search for homes on Redfin.com and the Redfin iOS and Android apps.

Redfin Shared Search Makes It Easy for Spouses, Agents and Parents to Work Together on a House Hunt
Today Redfin launched Shared Search, a feature that makes it easy for people who are shopping for a home together to save, share and comment on their favorite homes.
Welcome Microsoftlings, We Love You
A job applicant just told me Thursday that “Everybody knows you don’t like Microsoft or Amazon people.” Just last week, a board member heard the
Lightweight Headless Test for Trailing Commas in JavaScript
Yesterday one of my co-workers spent hours reproducing and tracking down a bug that turned out to be a stray comma. Unfortunately, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Should Yammer Really Be Called Crammer?
Have you heard? Yammer is Twitter for corporations. On Monday it launched. On Wednesday, it won TechCrunch50’s top prize. By this morning, Yammer was reporting
Honey, I Shrunk the Startups!
Barack Obama and John McCain are going to spend the next two months arguing over the economy, mostly about how to foster innovation. The politicians
Message in a Bottle
We’ve been experimenting with messages in various locations across Redfin.com. Recently, we placed an announcement in a message box at the top of our map
TechCrunch Asks the $24,000 Question
A strange thing happened in online real estate last Friday. After three years of fierce competition and $100+ million in venture capital, TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld