Company News

The State of My Industry: Why Real Estate Is Taking So Long to Change
Why, people often ask me, hasn’t technology made real estate better? The answer always surprises them: that technology mostly hasn’t tried.

Redfin Launches Feature To Help House Hunters Juggle Open House Visits
An open house is a great opportunity to tour a property and determine if it’s “the one,” but, until now, keeping track of a day of open house viewings could be overwhelming and confusing for buyers. With the launch of the Redfin Open House Schedule, you no longer have to create spreadsheets or keep track of all the details on paper.

Thousands More New Construction Homes Now Searchable on Redfin!
What’s new? Thousands of homes for sale on Redfin, that’s what! And by new, we mean brand spankin’ new: Homebuyers who want to be the first to live in a home can now search Redfin.com and Redfin’s mobile apps to find just-built homes in 23 markets.

SXSW 2014: Glenn Kelman on Why the Next $50B Business Won’t Be A Website
In a few short days, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman will present at SXSW 2014’s Interactive Conference. In his Sunday presentation, “Why the Next $50B Business Won’t be a Website,” Glenn will elaborate on an accelerating wave of entrepreneurialism known as the end-to-end movement (#End2End) that’s set to revolutionize industries in need of some tech-savvy savoir-faire.

How to Be Unreasonably Happy
My friend, Jon Kraft, the founding CEO of Pandora, asked me to write an essay about a childhood extracurricular activity as part of the launch of his new startup, Thrively, which helps children from all backgrounds discover and pursue their passions in life. With Jon’s permission, we’re republishing the essay.

Redfin.com Will Not Be Affected By the MLS Listing Delay from CLAW
You might have heard the news that the Combined Los Angeles/Westside MLS (CLAW), whose public website is TheMLS.com, has implemented a 48-hour delay on data feeds to websites such as Zillow, Trulia, REALTOR.com, and numerous third party websites. We’d like to reassure our community that Redfin.com will not be affected by this change since we are a real estate brokerage that receives this data instantly.

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.