Company News

Redfin’s Year in Mobile – Updates to iOS and Android Apps
The Redfin engineering team has been hard at work this year adding new features and updates to our award-winning mobile apps. With mobile devices now driving two thirds of our traffic, we know how important it is to have access to information on the go.

Using Fresco to Load Images Efficiently on Android
It’s well known that you don’t get a second chance at a first impression and often, it’s the first impression that becomes the lasting memory.

The Second Silicon Valleys
The influx of technology workers will bring more wealth to cities like Portland and Seattle, but also new challenges. We can’t just stick our heads in the sand.

Thoughts on Transitioning to Universal JavaScript
(aka “Thoughts on Transitioning to isomorphic JavaScript”) For the past year, Redfin has been quietly converting our most heavily trafficked pages from being built with

No Money Down? Redfin and D.C. Open Doors to Host Free Home Buying Class
If you want to become a homeowner but don’t have the savings for a down payment, the D.C. Open Doors program might be an option. Join us in DuPont Circle for a free class Sept. 24.

Redfin Agents Have Arrived in the Piedmont Triad Region in North Carolina!
People in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point can now work with a local Redfin agent to buy and sell homes.
A Safari into Freakish Depth
A gorgeous new version of Redfin was just released. The premise of the release is Freakish Depth: to update our website with up-to-the-minute data on
“This is the Big One”
I had an egg sandwich this weekend with an oncologist who asked for a meeting so he could roll out a dozen ways to revolutionize
“114 Pounds of Absolute Perserverance”
What do you make of this: The New York Times reports today that a San Diego couple, the Ummels, is suing their real estate agent
The Real Estate Scientist
Redfin is launching tonight The Real Estate Scientist, an initiative to use empirical techniques to improve the way our agents and clients buy and sell
Redfin on the Today Show … tomorrow!
We’re going to be on the Today Show Friday morning! Are we joining Al Roker for the weather (and housing) forecast? We’ve been sworn to
Redfin Rolls Out The Red Carpet
We are voices without faces. We are emoticons. We are Redfin Direct Agents. On Tuesday, November 13th, all of that changes. Redfin is opening our