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My Redfin Internship: Dhruv Agarwal
Dhruv describes his experience as a product manager intern in Seattle.

Buying the Right Home in Nine Easy Steps
It’s easy to imagine that a different neighborhood, a sunnier kitchen, a shorter commute could lead to a better life. What’s hard to know is how to get that.


Redfin Designer Garth Purkett Shares Details From His Buzzfeed-Famous Story
This started 5 years ago with a tragedy and ends with a bit of love and humor.
Why I Work at Redfin: Dan Bergman
Here’s what Redfin Chicago real estate agent, Dan Bergman, has to say about his transition from personal training to real estate.

Dates Are Not Timestamps
Adventures in date and time handling: the less than obvious perils of representing “4 July 2016” as “2016-07-04 00:00:00”

All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Hire Smart People Everywhere
Many years ago, one of Redfin’s investors asked Sean Moriarty, former TicketMaster CEO, to take me to lunch. Sean asked only two questions: “Are you
Redfin Real-Time Home Price Tracker: June Prices Increased 3.0%, But Sales Slowing
Across 19 major metropolitan markets, June prices increased 3.0% year over year, and 2.6% month over month. The number of homes for sale declined 25.3% from June 2011 to June 2012, and by 2.4% since May.
The Real-Time Demand Pulse: August Sales Improve Only Moderately Over Prior Year
Redfin is publishing demand data from our own business in a new monthly analysis of thousands of customers touring homes and signing offers with Redfin agents across 18 U.S. markets.
How to hide the toolbar in Eclipse Juno
Update as of 22 Oct 2012 – the latest version of Eclipse Juno now saves toolbar state across application launches. Great news! The original blog
The Cream Rises to the Top
Every year, the Wall Street Journal and Real Trends come out with their list of the 250 top-producing real estate agents in the country for
We’ll Push, You Steer: Instant Updates Available on iPhone & iPad
If you’re a serious home buyer, you’ve been following the news on the housing market about bidding wars, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it sales and the depressed and depressing inventory