Company News

Redfin Adds New Data & Search Features For Homes on Redfin.com
House hunters can take advantage of new search filters and view more data on climate risk, school ratings, and neighborhood amenities Over the past several

Redfin Employees Donate More Than $1.5 Million to Nonprofits Supporting Underserved Homebuyers
In August 2020, we launched an initiative called Redfin Rise to build a path to homeownership for working-class families. It’s an extension of our mission

Redfin is Acquiring Bay Equity Home Loans
Today we announced an agreement to acquire Bay Equity Home Loans, a national, full-service mortgage lender for $135 million in cash and stock. Founded in

Neighborhood Crime Data Doesn’t Belong on Real Estate Sites
We recently decided not to add neighborhood crime data to Redfin.com. We were considering this because we’re very much focused on answering all the questions

Redfin Offers Electric-Vehicle Subsidy to Agents and Other Employees
For Redfin agents, listing photographers and other folks who drive to houses all over town, Redfin is now paying a $5,000 subsidy for used or

Redfin’s Reduced-Stress Week: Give It a Try!
From August 2 – 6, Redfin tried a meeting-free, no-new-tasks reduced-stress week. It was such a big hit that now we’re going to do it every quarter.

How Much Do Redfin Agents Earn?
Redfin agents in the job nine months or more earned a median income of $90,000 in 2017, compared to a median of $44,000 for traditional agents.

Redfin Expands Premier Service for Luxury Properties
Redfin Premier offers premium real estate services to highlight extraordinary homes and attract luxury buyers.

Redfin Agrees to Buy RentPath for $608 Million
Redfin signed an agreement Thursday to buy RentPath, the Atlanta-based owner of ApartmentGuide.com, Rent.com and Rentals.com, for $608 million in cash. We’ll need the Federal

Diversity at Redfin in 2020
Each February, Redfin reports on the diversity of our employees in the prior year, and the results from our initiatives to make Redfin a better place for people of all colors and creeds to work.

Redfin Publishes Commissions on Over 700,000 Homes for Sale
Redfin is now publishing the buyer’s agent commission for over 700,000 home listings in regions where this data is available. Our mission to redefine real

The Truth Comes Out
This is big. Today’s Department of Justice’s settlement with the National Association of Realtors now lets real estate websites show the fees paid to the brokers representing homebuyers.