Company News

Why I Work at Redfin: Jessie Culbert, Builder Services Marketing Manager
It’s not very often that you get a chance to be involved in building something from the ground up. Jessie Culbert talks about how Builder Services, a startup within Redfin, offered her that opportunity.

Redfin Agents Bring New Light to the Sunshine Factory!
Redfin is ready for some serious southern exposure! In addition to serving Phoenix, we are setting up shop in Arizona’s second largest city, Tucson. Residents of Tucson can now work with a local Redfin agent to buy and sell homes and use the Redfin online and mobile tools to search for every home on the market in Tucson including the Northwest, Northeast and Central neighborhoods.

3D Innovation Meets Home Tours: Introducing Redfin 3D Walkthrough
Redfin is the first national real estate brokerage to utilize cutting-edge 3D technology, powered by Matterport, that allows homebuyers to have a high-resolution, interactive view inside a Redfin agent-listed home for sale.

Thinking About Selling Your Home? You’ll Want to Take a Look at This
At Redfin, our goal is to make the entire home-buying and selling process easier, which is why we’re excited to announce the Redfin Home Dashboard, a comprehensive online resource for home sellers.

Welcome to the New Redfin Android Tablet App
Our award-winning Redfin app is now available for download on the Android tablet. This new app takes advantage of a bigger, more vibrant tablet screen.

Redfin Teams Up with Bainbridge Island’s Grow Community
Most of us do our small part to help Mother Earth. Recycle. Drive a low-emission car. But what if your whole house could reduce your carbon footprint? That’s the aim of Bainbridge Island’s Grow Community, the largest solar-powered community in Washington state. Developed by Asani and listed by Redfin, the community’s second phase of homes are now for sale.

Redfin’s Year in Mobile – Updates to iOS and Android Apps
The Redfin engineering team has been hard at work this year adding new features and updates to our award-winning mobile apps. With mobile devices now driving two thirds of our traffic, we know how important it is to have access to information on the go.

Using Fresco to Load Images Efficiently on Android
It’s well known that you don’t get a second chance at a first impression and often, it’s the first impression that becomes the lasting memory.

The Second Silicon Valleys
The influx of technology workers will bring more wealth to cities like Portland and Seattle, but also new challenges. We can’t just stick our heads in the sand.

Thoughts on Transitioning to Universal JavaScript
(aka “Thoughts on Transitioning to isomorphic JavaScript”) For the past year, Redfin has been quietly converting our most heavily trafficked pages from being built with

No Money Down? Redfin and D.C. Open Doors to Host Free Home Buying Class
If you want to become a homeowner but don’t have the savings for a down payment, the D.C. Open Doors program might be an option. Join us in DuPont Circle for a free class Sept. 24.

Redfin Agents Have Arrived in the Piedmont Triad Region in North Carolina!
People in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point can now work with a local Redfin agent to buy and sell homes.