Company News

Why I Work at Redfin: Sarah D’Avignon
Sarah D’Avignon is a Portland Redfin listing agent with a passion for people.

Why I Work at Redfin: Jeremy Beauvarlet
Driven to play a part in improving the traditional real estate model, Jeremy brings fire and “wow” to his work as a Redfin Agent.

Why I Work at Redfin: Zane Jacobs
Zane Jacobs is a Redfin listing specialist in the windy city of Chicago, IL. Originally from , Zane brings a love for the outdoors and an ingrained work ethic to Redfin.

Why I Work at Redfin: Christy Cottle
Christy Cottle may be new to Seattle, but she’s no stranger to real estate. Now eight months into her career at Redfin, Christy continues to exude excitement about her role as a listing agent.

Why I Work at Redfin: Tom Baumgartner
Tom Baumgartner is a San Francisco listing agent who has a genuine heart for service and lives the Redfin values.

One Percent Listing Fee Arrives in 18 Additional Markets
Sell your home for $3,000 more on average and pay less than half the usual commission.

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.