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Alone, Just the Two of Us
I’d just sat down last month for a chat with the CEO of a very successful startup when his co-founder, the company’s chairman, walked into
Javascript Prototype and Multiple Inheritance with dojo.declare
Coming from the C++ background into javascript programming was a fun ride. I read many blog posts and articles about javascript inheritance, and after reading
May Real Estate Prices Increase 2.2% as Inventory Continues to Fall
Now that Redfin covers about as many markets as the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller index, we are publishing our own monthly report on prices, sales volume and inventory: the Redfin Real-Time Price Tracker. Our goal is to offer the deep data access and market insights of a local broker, but on a national scale.
Homes Listed with a Redfin Agent are Viewed Twice as Often
What if we could get our clients’ listings in front of more serious home buyers searching in their neighborhood and give them a better chance of selling for even more money, even faster? That’s just what we set out to do in 2012.
CMSClassUnloadingEnabled at Redfin
tl;dr: If you’re using the CMS collector in Java 6 (-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC) server-side, then you should really consider –XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled Today’s post starts out with a story.
Redfin's Real-Time Home-Buyer Tracker: Buyers Become More Confident
Today, we’re launching the survey results as a regular report, The Redfin Real-Time Home-Buyer Tracker, updated with data for the second quarter of 2012. What we found this quarter mostly is evidence of a strengthening market.
How Much Does a Redfin Agent Earn?
To be the best brokerage, you have to hire and train the best agents. This is Redfin’s goal. In our mind, the best agent is
Home Buying on April 1 Just Became Unbelievably Easy
Redfin is testing a new website feature today only that makes home buying almost foolishly easy. It’s called 2-Click Purchase, and it gives Redfin customers
Roske Speaks: Redfin Should Be More Like Costco
Chris Roske, Redfin’s director of finance, recently sent me a letter explaining how Redfin should be more like Costco. I think the letter’s pretty good
JSON in Postgres
Since Dec 2011 we’ve been storing a small portion of our data as JSON in Postgres. This blog post gives a quick overview of why
Dang. That’s Fast.
In a real estate world suddenly frenzied with competition, Redfin just released Instant Updates, the first* major service for immediately alerting home-buyers about new listings
List with Redfin, Sell Your Home Faster and For More Money
On average, Redfin listings sell 15 days faster and for $8,700 more than the competition.
