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Five Reasons Why Redfin Loves Hackathons
As a technology-powered real estate brokerage, we love building online tools that put information at the fingertips of our customers and real estate agents. Day-in

Redfins Hosts Udacity Meetup at Seattle Headquarters
Since Redfin is a real estate brokerage AND a technology company, we understand the importance of technical training, which is why we were happy to host the Udacity Seattle Meetup today!

Inman Names Redfin Most Innovative Real Estate Brokerage
We are proud to report that Inman News named Redfin the Most Innovative Real Estate Brokerage of 2013 as part of its Innovator Awards, which
Why The Market Can’t Keep Going Up (Wait, It Just Went Up)
Here is Redfin’s quarterly email newsletter, with a little about Redfin and a lot about what’s happening in the real estate market.
New Tool At Your Fingertips: Redfin Home Sale Calculator
The Redfin Home Sale Calculator will help you approximate what you’ll net when you sell, evaluating your outstanding mortgage and variable costs that vary by city, county, and state.

Redfin Ends Commission Savings for Oregon Homebuyers
In Oregon today, Redfin is ending our commission savings for home-buyers, for any customers who have not begun touring homes with a Redfin agent by June 15, 2013. We will continue to charge 1.5% of the final sale price as our fee for representing home-sellers, and will continue to offer commission savings to home-buyers in the 21 other markets we serve.

Why I Came to Redfin
Redfin today announces that it has hired its first-ever chief economist, Nela Richardson, who comes from Bloomberg Government.

If I Were 22: Do Something, Do a Lot of It
We often define our happiness in terms of what we want for ourselves, but the only way to be happy is to be needed by others. When you’re traveling the world at 22 in search of the perfect sushi, you are as far from needed as you can possibly be.

Real Estate Trends: Technology is Just a Means of Delivering Better Value and Service for the Consumer
From the new competitive advantage of giving customers what they want, to the last second economy, Glenn Kelman shares his thoughts on what’s changing in our economy and what he sees as the key real estate trends that are most important to consumers.

Redfin Launches Completely Redesigned iPhone App
Our award-winning iPhone app just got better! Today, we are thrilled to announce a complete overhaul of the Redfin Real Estate iPhone App that makes it even easier for you to find your dream home while on the go.

Redfin Agents Arrive in Hampton Roads, Virginia!
Virginia is for lovers and, today, Redfin expands its love for the state by launching its customer-obsessed, technology-powered home-buying and selling services in Virginia Beach and the rest of the Hampton Roads area.

Real Estate Brokers Can Coexist With National Portals by Changing the Way We Share Data
Rather than the brokers “completely reorienting” to the reality of the portals as they are today, the two parties have to work together to give real estate consumers a cohesive online experience.