Company News

Big Companies Versus Startups
Why I left a career in big software companies and took a plunge to work at a late-stage startup

New Construction in Seattle: State of the Market by Redfin Builder Services
The experts at Redfin Builder Services discussed how new construction sales are faring in Seattle’s red-hot market.

Redfin’s Chelsea Goyer Named a HousingWire 2016 Rising Star!
Award recognizes her as one of the most innovative young leaders in the real estate industry today.

How Hibernate’s Lazy Loading Nearly Killed Our Email
Using Hibernate’s FetchMode to improve performance in data-hungry applications

Announcing React Server
Wish your site had blazing fast page loads and seamless transitions between pages? Read on.

Python at Redfin
We hosted PuPPy, the Puget Sound Programming in Python meetup group, in the Redfin Seattle office yesterday — here’s a link to the slides.

Redfin Agents have Arrived in Reno!
Redfin has arrived in the biggest little city! People can work with a local Redfin real estate agent in Reno to buy and sell homes

Real Estate Just Got Faster: Introducing Book It Now for On-Demand Home Tours
Now you can schedule a tour with a couple of clicks.

Where Will All the Unicorns Go?
What happens when one company after another raises private capital at a multi-billion dollar valuation? No one in Silicon Valley really knows, though we ask ourselves that question every day.

What Happens to Home Prices When Technologists Come to Town…
How many technology workers does it take to increase home prices? Redfin dug into the data to find out.

Redfin Now Has Real Estate Agents in Dayton, Ohio and Little Rock, Arkansas
Now that Redfin real estate agents have arrived in Dayton, Ohio, and Little Rock, Arkansas, people in more than 70 metro areas across the U.S. can work with Redfin to buy and sell a home.

Change is Good: Chet & Barbara’s Story
Chet and Barbara sold their home in six days and saved $5,445 in commission fees!