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So Long, 2008
At today’s all-hands meeting, Redfin surveyed our 2008 accomplishments alongside what we wanted to do better in 2009. It was a good exercise, both so
A Free Call Option on the American Economy
This is an essay arguing that some of the same forces driving Wall Street have affected Sand Hill Road, so that entrepreneurs try to make
Which City Has the Lowest Percentage of Homes for Sale? Envelope Please…
We just published a table showing the percentage of listings being sold by a bank. But then we began to wonder: what percentage of properties
Our Maps Are Googley Now
Redfin just released a new version of the site. In addition to improving our short sale detection in Orange County and parts of LA and
A Virtual Earth to Google Maps Transition: From Idea to Deployment In a Few Weeks
Whenever I out myself as a member of the Redfin search team to someone who has used Redfin, one of the first questions I get
Redfin on TechCrunch: The First-Time CEO’s Recession-Survival Guide
Many thanks to Michael Arrington and Erick Schonfeld for publishing an essay this morning on what I’ve learned as a CEO during the downturn. Did

Redfin Rise: A Year in Review
Happy new year and welcome to 2023! In August 2020, Redfin launched a philanthropic and community outreach program called Redfin Rise to help underserved families

Outdated MLS Policy Hides Thousands of Homes For Sale
This op-ed was originally published on Inman.com. In August, the REcolorado MLS board voted to allow the display of non-MLS listings alongside their members’ listings

Redfin Adds Zoning Data for More Than 70 Million Homes
Today, we added zoning and land use information to home description pages on Redfin.com. This information, which is provided by our partners at Zoneomics, will

Redfin Rise and Giving Tuesday
Redfin believes in giving back to our communities, taking part in philanthropic causes, and providing social value – all while helping to broaden the scope

All-Hands Email on November Layoff
Our CEO, Glenn Kelman, sent this email to all Redfin employees at 5:45 a.m. PDT on November 9, 2022. For the public posting, we removed

Redfin Launches in Wilmington, North Carolina and Green Bay, Wisconsin
Consumers in Wilmington, North Carolina and Green Bay, Wisconsin can now work with Redfin agents to buy and sell homes! Redfin first opened its brokerage