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More Gadgets, Please
On hearing this week that Barnes & Noble stock traded up on 140% growth for its e-book reader, the Nook, I had only one thought:
Now You Can Buy Short Sales with Redfin
In the wee hours of the morning we released our latest Redfin upgrade; not only did we upgrade our site, but our service, too. Now,
Right Now, It’s All About the Inventory (August 2011 Roundup)
Every month, Redfin publishes two newsletters on real estate prices. One, usually published on the last Tuesday of every month, is a Redfin Roundup, which
My Critic, Steve Jobs
I have sometimes been a critic of Steve Jobs: for outsourcing manufacturing, overlooking charities, diverting idealists, sidestepping the web or simply demanding the best. But long before
Get Back in the Game
Everything I’ve read about the American economy argues that our most serious problem is the number of able-bodied men and women who in previous generations
Online Message Boards & Communities: “Think of It Like a Nightclub”
Bridget Frey, Redfin’s newest engineering director, recently joined us from Lithium, the software provider for our for-consumers-and-by-consumers online discussion site, Redfin Forums. Bridget hosted a
Something I’ve Been Meaning to Say for A Long Time
For no real reason, a San Diego Sweet Digs blogger attacked real estate broker Kris Berg today. The contract blogger, a usually kind person who
Boston Real Estate: Not Clinically Depressed, Just a Split Personality
Chris Glew – Redfin Advantage essayist and Boston hockey fan – stopped another fur-flying meeting in its tracks last week with an arresting observation. He
Men Like Ravenous Fishes Feed on One Another
Redfin Short Sale Policy Update: We’re sorry, Redfin no longer tours or services offers on short sales. Like the bad-news boyfriend you can’t cut loose
At Last, The Outrage is Over (Introducing Redfin Select)
Evan, one of several old roommates who still put me up on visits to San Francisco, is perhaps the most dignified person I know. He
The Redfin Advantage: Bigger, Broader, Higher Statistical Confidence
April 24, 2008 addition: Redfin is correcting how it calculates the weighted average in the Redfin Advantage report. Greg Wharton, the general counsel at my
Syndicate Redfin Listings in WordPress
Our very own PM, Matt Goyer, recently setup his Seattle condos WordPress blog to include a syndication of new Redfin listings. We thought it would
