Company News

The Fortress and the Ecosystem
The annual Swanepoel Trends Report explores the biggest trends in the residential real estate industry. This year, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman was asked to write the foreword.

Diary of an IPO
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman kept a diary of the company’s whole IPO process, which he calls “as weird as an abduction by space aliens.” Read it here.

A Tragedy of the Commons
A Center for Data Innovation study recently argued that Multiple Listing Services and the National Association of Realtors have harmed Redfin’s ability to compete.

Diversity at Redfin in 2017
Each year, we publish a report on gender, racial and ethnic diversity at Redfin. Here are this year’s numbers.

Introducing Redfin Concierge Service
Redfin Concierge Service Gives Home Sellers the Option to Let Redfin Take Care of Deep Cleaning, Painting, Staging and Landscaping for a 2% Listing-Agent Fee

Why I Work at Redfin: Jim Barnett
Jim Barnett is a buy-side agent working out of Denver, CO, in his third year at Redfin. Jim embodies the Redfin values: genuine, honorable, mission-driven and resourceful.

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.