Company News
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

A More Perfect Union: Why Cities Are Still Racially Divided And What We As Real Estate Brokers Can Do About It
As real estate brokers, we do everything in our power to give our customers an advantage. This is what we’re supposed to do. But what if our

Doing Our Part
Redfin did not sign the business community’s petition against Seattle’s head tax, which as of Monday afternoon is headed to the mayor’s desk for a signature.

Welcome Caitlin McCrory, Redfin’s New Head of Industry Relations!
Caitlin will work to strengthen Redfin’s relationships with multiple listing services, associations and other brokerages.

Einstein’s Happiest Thought
More than a specialty, it’s essential to have a craft, whether it be analyzing, building, designing, drawing, cooking, coding, teaching, selling, singing, presenting, or writing.

The Once and Future King
People mostly see you in the narrowest way possible, based on your past instead of your future, based on your race and your gender, on your clothes and the size of your nose.

How Redfin Pays Women and Men
As part of our commitment to a fair workplace, Redfin has published data on how we pay women and men since 2015, with a pledge to discuss and remedy any significant gaps.