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When Bad Companies Do Good Things
Entrepreneurs often ask me where good ideas come from. My answer usually is from bad companies. The most obvious example of this is Facebook. MySpace
Knowers and Learners
At breakfast earlier this month, my friend Roy Gilbert made an offhand reference to two types of people, knowers and learners. It was a distinction
Redfin Now Showing 700% More Foreclosed Homes
Last night, we flipped the switch on a different data source that gives us a more complete picture of the number of foreclosed homes that
The Double-Dip (Probably) Stops Dipping in March (Feb. Roundup)
Every month, Redfin publishes two newsletters on real estate prices. One, usually published on the last Tuesday of every month, is a Redfin Roundup, which
How Much Would Mint Be Worth Now?
It has almost been 18 months since Intuit acquired Mint for $170 million, so long ago that we can hardly remember how vigorously venture investors
Friendship and Solitude
Have you read the wonderful, deeply counter-cultural lecture on solitude and leadership delivered by William Deresiewicz in spring 2010 to the West Point plebe class? I
Redfin Adds Down Payment Assistance Information to Listing Pages
It’s not easy to save for a home these days, with pandemic-induced home price gains putting the pressure on buyers to come up with nearly
Redfin Launches in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Expands Listing Search to Over 95% of the U.S. Population
Redfin agents are ready to start helping people buy and sell homes in Hilton Head, South Carolina! We launched our brokerage in South Carolina in
How Redfin Ended Up on a Reality TV Show
This Friday, Netflix is premiering six episodes of a reality-TV show featuring Redfin. On the show, called Buy My House, people try to sell their
Meet Redfin’s Head of Industry Relations
We’re pleased to announce Joe Rath is our new director of industry relations! In his new role, Joe will build Redfin’s relationships with multiple listing
Redfin Ensures Equal Access to Reproductive Care
In response to Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, here is Redfin’s statement on its commitment to ensure its employees’ access
A Redfin Layoff
Our CEO, Glenn Kelman, sent this email to all Redfin employees at 8:00 a.m. PDT on June 14, 2022. For the public posting, we removed
