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DeeJayOh Argues that the Problem is Still Inventory, not Demand
Every month, Redfin publishes a newsletter about real estate prices out to a few hundred thousand people. A few hundred write back. The tone of
Tracey Foley
A Boston-area Redfin field agent was arrested today by the FBI on charges of being a Russian spy. In her job application, she identified herself
The Rise of the Quants
My favorite anecdote in Michael Lewis’s The Big Short is about one of the first people to make big bets against mortgage bonds, a Deutsche
What the Government Could Really Do to Support Entrepreneurs
Innovation and entrepreneurship are becoming my two least-favorite words, mostly because they are being appropriated in ways that are neither innovative nor entrepreneurial. Like in
Jeff Hammerbacher on Hadoop, Facebook and a Surprising Bit About Microsoft
As part of our engineer-to-engineer series of technical talks, Cloudera co-founder Jeff “The Hammer” Hammerbacher visited Redfin’s San Francisco office last week to explain why
Engineer-to-Engineer: Evolving a New Analytical Platform with Hadoop
In the second installment of our San Francisco series of engineer-to-engineer lectures, Jeff Hammerbacher described the challenges of building data-intensive, distributed applications and how using
Introducing the Redfin Owner Estimate!
New Feature Combines Machine Learning with Homeowner Input for a Smarter Home Value Estimate
Ten Years Gone: Eight Graphs That Show the Unexpected Ways the Financial Crisis Changed the World
Ten years since 2008, we examine eight unexpected ways the great financial crisis changed the world.
Redfin Hosts Race and Real Estate Symposium
Sociologist Elizabeth Korver-Glenn shared insight from her research on housing discrimination and strategies to create a more equitable housing market
Introducing the Redfin Compete Score
We know that today’s housing market is highly competitive. But if you’re buying or selling your house, that’s not enough — you need to know
You’re Invited: Symposium on Race and Real Estate
As Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman announced in his Wednesday keynote at Inman Connect, we’re hosting a symposium on race and real estate in our Seattle
The Real Reason Diverse Teams Are Better at Solving Problems and Making Money
Many people don’t believe that diversity is a big competitive advantage. We disagree. Here’s how our diversity efforts have helped our bottom line.
