Company News
Redfin’s Year in Mobile – Updates to iOS and Android Apps
The Redfin engineering team has been hard at work this year adding new features and updates to our award-winning mobile apps. With mobile devices now driving two thirds of our traffic, we know how important it is to have access to information on the go.
Using Fresco to Load Images Efficiently on Android
It’s well known that you don’t get a second chance at a first impression and often, it’s the first impression that becomes the lasting memory.
The Second Silicon Valleys
The influx of technology workers will bring more wealth to cities like Portland and Seattle, but also new challenges. We can’t just stick our heads in the sand.
Thoughts on Transitioning to Universal JavaScript
(aka “Thoughts on Transitioning to isomorphic JavaScript”) For the past year, Redfin has been quietly converting our most heavily trafficked pages from being built with
No Money Down? Redfin and D.C. Open Doors to Host Free Home Buying Class
If you want to become a homeowner but don’t have the savings for a down payment, the D.C. Open Doors program might be an option. Join us in DuPont Circle for a free class Sept. 24.
Redfin Agents Have Arrived in the Piedmont Triad Region in North Carolina!
People in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point can now work with a local Redfin agent to buy and sell homes.
Redfin Launches Facebook Integration, Customer Deal Room
Big news! Redfin launched a bunch of new technologies last night — an online Deal Room to guide our home-buying customers through escrow, the ability
The Story of My Life
When we think about what makes a life good or bad, we tend to focus on the key events: a small envelope on the counter,
Celebrity or Entrepreneur?
I was just reading Chris Dixon’s notes on starting your first company, and noticed that five of his eleven recommendations focus on becoming a social-media
Jim Flatley Wasn’t a Recliner
Every time I get on a plane, I think of Jim Flatley, the vice-president of sales at my old company, Plumtree Software. Corvette-driver, hair-gunker, suit-wearer,
Jim Flatley Wasn't a Recliner
Every time I get on a plane, I think of Jim Flatley, the vice-president of sales at my old company, Plumtree Software. Corvette-driver, hair-gunker, suit-wearer,
One in Five Facebook Employees Has No Imagination Whatsoever
Whoa! Shocking news, guys. An engineer left Google for Facebook. The great Lars Rasmussen, creator of Google Maps and Google Wave, quit Google Thursday to
