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Alone, Just the Two of Us
I’d just sat down last month for a chat with the CEO of a very successful startup when his co-founder, the company’s chairman, walked into
Javascript Prototype and Multiple Inheritance with dojo.declare
Coming from the C++ background into javascript programming was a fun ride. I read many blog posts and articles about javascript inheritance, and after reading
May Real Estate Prices Increase 2.2% as Inventory Continues to Fall
Now that Redfin covers about as many markets as the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller index, we are publishing our own monthly report on prices, sales volume and inventory: the Redfin Real-Time Price Tracker. Our goal is to offer the deep data access and market insights of a local broker, but on a national scale.
Homes Listed with a Redfin Agent are Viewed Twice as Often
What if we could get our clients’ listings in front of more serious home buyers searching in their neighborhood and give them a better chance of selling for even more money, even faster? That’s just what we set out to do in 2012.
CMSClassUnloadingEnabled at Redfin
tl;dr: If you’re using the CMS collector in Java 6 (-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC) server-side, then you should really consider –XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled Today’s post starts out with a story.
Redfin's Real-Time Home-Buyer Tracker: Buyers Become More Confident
Today, we’re launching the survey results as a regular report, The Redfin Real-Time Home-Buyer Tracker, updated with data for the second quarter of 2012. What we found this quarter mostly is evidence of a strengthening market.

Why I Work at Redfin: Sonal Basu, Agent Relations
No two days are the same when you’re a real estate agent. I love that the job has given me the opportunity to wear a number of different hats.

Redfin Agents Arrive in South Carolina and Nebraska
Redfin today announced the launch of its home-buying and selling services in Columbia and Greenville, South Carolina, as well as in Omaha, Nebraska. People in these areas can now search for homes on Redfin.com and the Redfin iOS and Android apps.

Redfin Arrives in New Hampshire!
Redfin hired industry veteran Mark Callahan to lead the business in New Hampshire. Mark is already on the ground touring homes with buyers and guiding them through the offer, negotiation and closing processes, and helping people sell their homes.

Redfin ‘Last Call’ Service Informs You When a Home is About to Sell
Redfin launched a new service called “Last Call,” which informs house hunters when a home is about to sell so they can make an offer on it right away.

Join us for The Redfin Buying, Selling or Just Dreaming in 2015 Twitter Talk!
Redfin Chief Economist Nela Richardson and Annie from MamaDweeb will chat about tips for buying and selling in 2015.

Why I Came to Redfin: For the Little Guy
Lorraine Woellert says she was a Redfin evangelist long before she ever thought of working here. “It wasn’t just the terrific app and all the cool stuff I could get on the website. What sold me was the Redfin mission to make home buying and selling better for people like you and me.”