Company News

Sarah Bird, CEO of Moz, Discusses Imposter Syndrome and More During REDx Talk
Yesterday, we had a special guest in the Redfin office as a part of our 2015 REDx series; Sarah Bird, CEO of Moz.

Amazon as an Antidote to Life Inside the High Technology Bubble
Here in Seattle what we’ve learned from Amazon is how good it is to try hard things, even those that sometimes require extraordinary effort. Now more than ever, we should come to praise Amazon’s grit, not to bury it. Silicon Valley needs it. America needs it.

Redfin Agents Have Arrived in Columbus!
People in Columbus can now work with local Redfin agents to buy and sell homes and use Redfin online and mobile tools to search for every home for sale in greater Columbus.

How We Became (A Little More) Impervious to Failure
Part of what our father taught us was how to resist growing up. This is what I try to do at work, insisting that Redfin is still growing up too; what after all is a startup if not a sustained, collective delusion?

Redfin Now Has Real Estate Agents in El Paso, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley
Redfin now has real estate agents in El Paso, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley! People in these parts of Texas also now have access to Redfin’s online and mobile tools, which they can use to search for every home for sale in these cities.

How Redfin Pays Women and Men
To narrow the gender gap, some employers are releasing data on how we pay employees. Redfin has now reached a size where we have a meaningful number of employees in similar roles, and so today we are releasing data on the relative pay of women and men at our company.

Hundreds Gather for Discussion on Housing Affordability in Seattle
Redfin Chief Economist Nela Richardson joined a four-person panel at the University of Washington on Tuesday to address the topic of housing affordability.

Draw Your Own Search Is Here!
On the Redfin iPhone app, you can now draw a line around where you want to search for homes. This means you can narrow down the results to include homes for sale in the exact areas where you want to live, not just in a certain neighborhood or ZIP code.

Redfin Arrives in Southern Maine!
You can now work with a local Redfin agent to buy and sell homes in the southern part of the state, including Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Kennebunk, Biddeford, Augusta and the lakes region area. You can also use the Redfin online and mobile tools to search for any home on the market.

Redfin for Apple Watch Gives “Having Your Pulse on the Market” a Whole New Meaning
We’re thrilled to announce that Redfin is among the apps Apple Watch users can experience when the device becomes available on April 24, just as the real estate market is heating up. Here’s how you can use the Redfin app for Apple Watch to find your dream home and make it your own, while you’re on the go:

Who’s Rocking Red Pants This Month?
When your real estate agent takes the time to mount your flat-screen TV and caulk your dryer vent after helping you buy your dream home, you know you’ve found someone who truly takes customer service to heart. It’s that kind of dedication that earned Bob Plessinger and Karen Collins our first-ever “Red Pants Award,” which recognizes great client service.

Oahu Native Mike DeMello Opens Redfin Office on the Island
Oahu native Mike DeMello has opened a Redfin office on the island, which means people can now find real estate in Hawaii on Redfin.com and work with Redfin agents to buy or sell a home.