Company News

The Only Agent with a Bright Future is the One Who Puts the Customer First
The following letter was sent from Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, to all our employees, including our agents, on Wednesday May 8, 2019.

Back to the Future: The Buy-It Button Comes to Redfin.com
Redfin Direct is a new way to buy homes listed by Redfin without an agent

A Firsthand Look at Redfin’s Technology for Real Estate Agents
See how Redfin technology helps Redfin agents work smarter, delight clients and close more deals

Redfin Has Arrived in Vancouver!
Redfin agents are ready to start helping people buy and sell homes in Vancouver, British Columbia!

Redfin Has Arrived in Des Moines and Lincoln!
Homebuyers and Sellers Can Now Work with Full-Service Redfin Agents and Search for Homes on Redfin Website and App People can now buy and sell

How Redfin Paid Women and Men in 2018
On Equal Pay Day, we share data about how Redfin pays women and men.
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