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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.

Why I Joined Redfin: Trevor Kemp
Trevor Kemp is a Redfin principal agent on Long Island, New York. He joined Redfin in June 2024 after more than a decade at East

Redfin Welcomes June Agent Hires
It’s my honor to introduce you to our June Newfins! I’m excited to welcome this group of talented lead agents and look forward to seeing

Homeowners Can Now Use Redfin Redesign For Their Home Photos!
It’s official—Redfin Redesign is now available for both homebuyers and sellers! As of today, any homeowner can now upload a photo of their home and

Why I Joined Redfin: Jonathan Chvala
Jonathan Chvala is a Redfin principal agent in Chicago. He joined Redfin in May 2024 after building and managing a successful team at Keller Williams.

Redfin Welcomes May Agent Hires
Summer is here, and so is a new group of incredible agents who are joining Redfin! Please join me in welcoming all of the talented

Hundreds of Redfin Agents Named to RealTrends Verified Top Agent Ranking
It’s a big day at Redfin as more than 600 of our agents were named among the country’s most successful real estate agents by RealTrends