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The Next Generation of Real Estate Agents
Findings from a March 2019 Survey of 500 U.S. Real Estate Agents

Opendoor and Redfin Partner to Provide More Options to Home Sellers
Program gives home sellers in Phoenix and Atlanta the ability to request an Opendoor offer through Redfin

Redfin Direct Expands to Northern Virginia
With Redfin Direct, unrepresented homebuyers can make their offer more competitive by saving the seller thousands of dollars in buyer’s agent commission fees.

Redfin Opens Dallas Engineering Hub
Newly opened Frisco office is home to brokerage, mortgage, title and engineering teams

Redfin and Zillow Agree on Listing Attribution for Syndication in Several Markets
Redfin listings now appear on Zillow.com in Seattle, Charlotte, Des Moines and Nashville.

Exclusive Redfin and RE/MAX Partnership Ends
RE/MAX withdrew today from its corporate partnership with Redfin. Redfin has the utmost respect for RE/MAX as a company, for its agents and leaders. RE/MAX
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