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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.
More Gadgets, Please
On hearing this week that Barnes & Noble stock traded up on 140% growth for its e-book reader, the Nook, I had only one thought:
Now You Can Buy Short Sales with Redfin
In the wee hours of the morning we released our latest Redfin upgrade; not only did we upgrade our site, but our service, too. Now,
Right Now, It’s All About the Inventory (August 2011 Roundup)
Every month, Redfin publishes two newsletters on real estate prices. One, usually published on the last Tuesday of every month, is a Redfin Roundup, which
My Critic, Steve Jobs
I have sometimes been a critic of Steve Jobs: for outsourcing manufacturing, overlooking charities, diverting idealists, sidestepping the web or simply demanding the best. But long before
Get Back in the Game
Everything I’ve read about the American economy argues that our most serious problem is the number of able-bodied men and women who in previous generations
Online Message Boards & Communities: “Think of It Like a Nightclub”
Bridget Frey, Redfin’s newest engineering director, recently joined us from Lithium, the software provider for our for-consumers-and-by-consumers online discussion site, Redfin Forums. Bridget hosted a
