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DeeJayOh Argues that the Problem is Still Inventory, not Demand
Every month, Redfin publishes a newsletter about real estate prices out to a few hundred thousand people. A few hundred write back. The tone of
Tracey Foley
A Boston-area Redfin field agent was arrested today by the FBI on charges of being a Russian spy. In her job application, she identified herself
The Rise of the Quants
My favorite anecdote in Michael Lewis’s The Big Short is about one of the first people to make big bets against mortgage bonds, a Deutsche
What the Government Could Really Do to Support Entrepreneurs
Innovation and entrepreneurship are becoming my two least-favorite words, mostly because they are being appropriated in ways that are neither innovative nor entrepreneurial. Like in
Jeff Hammerbacher on Hadoop, Facebook and a Surprising Bit About Microsoft
As part of our engineer-to-engineer series of technical talks, Cloudera co-founder Jeff “The Hammer” Hammerbacher visited Redfin’s San Francisco office last week to explain why
Engineer-to-Engineer: Evolving a New Analytical Platform with Hadoop
In the second installment of our San Francisco series of engineer-to-engineer lectures, Jeff Hammerbacher described the challenges of building data-intensive, distributed applications and how using
Introducing Redfin Teams
2024 has been a year of big changes and exciting growth at Redfin! You’ve probably heard by now about Redfin Next, our new fully commission-based
Deck the Halls with Redfin Redesign!
Decking the halls just got a lot easier with a little help from Redfin Redesign! Whether you’re buying a home or already own one, you
Way-Too-Early Take: What Trump’s Re-Election Could Mean for Housing
Donald Trump’s re-election seems to have had immediate consequences for housing in America. Demand from home-buyers requesting service through Redfin’s site, which was already stronger
Redfin Expands Free Rental Tools Nationwide
Redfin’s rental tools are now available nationwide! Starting today, homeowners, investors, property managers and agents anywhere in the U.S. can list rental properties for free
In a World Without Clear Cooperation, Big Brokers Win, Agents and Consumers Lose
We can’t keep debating the consumer benefits of Clear Cooperation, the National Association of Realtors’ policy against pocket listings. The data is clear that sellers
Why I Joined Redfin: Vanessa Gamp
Vanessa Gamp is Redfin’s newest Sales Manager leading the San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma teams. She joined Redfin in September 2024, bringing more than 16
