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Matterport for iPhone brings 3D virtual walkthroughs to the masses
Interactive 3D virtual home tours can now be created using an iPhone with Matterport’s new software and the results are impressive.

Let Yourself In. Redfin Launches Self-Tour Feature for Vacant Listings
With Direct Access, buyers can use their Redfin app to unlock the door and tour vacant Redfin listings without an agent.

A Big Redfin Furlough, With Some Permanent Departures
An update from Glenn about a furlough and other changes within Redfin.

Video Home Tour Requests Soar Nearly 500% in One Week
Redfin saw a 494% increase in requests for agent-led video home tours as homebuyers began relying heavily on virtual viewings amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Redfin Livestream for Thursday Afternoon: What We’ve Learned So Far Running a Brokerage During a Pandemic
At 1:45 p.m. Pacific Time Thursday, Redfin is broadcasting a live presentation followed by a question-and-answer session on what we’ve learned about running a brokerage during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Coronavirus’s Impact on Housing Is Now Nearly Nationwide
Redfin CEO explains how Coronavirus has impacted homebuying demand, new listings, and website traffic.
When Bad Companies Do Good Things
Entrepreneurs often ask me where good ideas come from. My answer usually is from bad companies. The most obvious example of this is Facebook. MySpace
Knowers and Learners
At breakfast earlier this month, my friend Roy Gilbert made an offhand reference to two types of people, knowers and learners. It was a distinction
Redfin Now Showing 700% More Foreclosed Homes
Last night, we flipped the switch on a different data source that gives us a more complete picture of the number of foreclosed homes that
The Double-Dip (Probably) Stops Dipping in March (Feb. 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
How Much Would Mint Be Worth Now?
It has almost been 18 months since Intuit acquired Mint for $170 million, so long ago that we can hardly remember how vigorously venture investors
Friendship and Solitude
Have you read the wonderful, deeply counter-cultural lecture on solitude and leadership delivered by William Deresiewicz in spring 2010 to the West Point plebe class? I