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Announcing SitemapGen4j 1.0
Redfin is happy to announce SitemapGen4j 1.0. SitemapGen4j is a library to generate XML sitemaps in Java. Download SitemapGen4j 1.0 What’s an XML sitemap? Quoting
Improved Geocoding, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Map
Those of us on the Redfin data team see every data problem that gets reported by our users. Of course, if we were to respond
How I Look at Resumes
“Life,” William James once said, “is in the transitions.” He wasn’t talking about weddings and graduations, but the lonely moments before, when a decision still
What We're Losing
We learned this weekend that Seattle may be on the verge of closing its second newsaper, the Seattle PI. A few days earlier, Clay Shirky
What We’re Losing
We learned this weekend that Seattle may be on the verge of closing its second newsaper, the Seattle PI. A few days earlier, Clay Shirky
Howdy, 2009!
Yesterday we talked about what Redfin achieved over the past year. Without thinking much about it, I promised a second post on our priorities for
Hey Beautiful, Upload Your Photo!
Big news! Redfin upgraded its website last night to improve the performance of map-based search, which is quite zippy now. The site has been creaking
Fifty Agents Say So Long to Redfin
It isn’t easy building a network of high-quality real estate agents, even if you’re a real estate agent yourself. Redfin just removed 50 partner agents
Endurance
It’s fashionable these days to talk about a startup as a roller–coaster, with ups and downs, flips and flame-outs, twists and turns. There’s some truth
Time to Shake Things Up Again!
Whoa! Redfin just launched a big new upgrade on our website, showing customers our real estate agents‘ comments about the listings we’ve toured. We call
Boilerplate JDBC Wrapper
Boilerplate code to wrap implementations of important JDBC interfaces
Real Estate Confidential: What I Learned About How the Industry Really Works
You know those movies where someone accidentally discovers the truth behind a great secret, in a warehouse of UFOs or a file on who shot
