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Redfin Adds Internet Service Provider and Speed Data to Homes on Redfin.com
As skyrocketing housing costs and remote work continue to drive a record share of homebuyers to relocate, house hunters are more eager than ever to

Redfin Launches Rental Search!
Consumers Can Now Search for Apartments and Homes for Rent on Redfin’s Website and Apps Rental Search is Powered by RentPath, which Redfin Acquired in

Redfin Launches Self-Service Marketing Platform for Agents and Coordinators
Great marketing is essential to real estate. Redfin has always prided itself on the high quality of our listing photography and marketing materials that make

Diversity at Redfin in 2021
Each spring, Redfin reports on the diversity of our employees in the prior year, and the results from our initiatives to make Redfin a better

Black History Month: Eminent Domains, Black Domains
This email was sent to all Redfin employees. Each year, Redfin explores housing’s role in the history of Black people in North America. Last year,

How to Honor Black History Month
A note about how Black history is shaping a new generation of builders and entrepreneurs.
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