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The Broken Tower and the Ivory Tower
Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt renew their argument that real estate brokers aren’t worth 6%, citing a study (PDF) conducted by Stanford economist B. Douglas
Rambo, Meet Silicon Valley…
In one night, Michael Arrington wrote a dazzling refutation of this week’s post on leaving Silicon Valley for Seattle. I have often wondered what midnight
MySQL to Postgres
A couple of weeks ago we released an upgrade to the Redfin site. Some of the changes were obvious: we now support Safari, we show
How Green Was My Valley
The New York Times reports Friday that alone among all the cities hoping to be the next Silicon Valley, Seattle “is actually doing it.” But
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Illinois General Assembly is now considering HB4313, a bill that would make it illegal for any licensed real estate agents to “give or pay
The 1st & 2nd Moments of Consumer Delight
Reacting to Thursday’s announcement about the new “Freakish Depth” release of Redfin.com, Austin asset manager Lani Anglin-Rosales wrote an analysis of Redfin’s brand for national
2023 Diversity Report
Every year, Redfin publishes a report on the diversity of our workforce. In 2023, diversity at Redfin fell, with people of color declining from 36%
Homeowners Can Now List Properties for Rent on Redfin
Today we launched rental tools on Redfin to help homeowners, investors, property managers and agents list properties for rent on Redfin. With our new rental
We’re Bringing Redfin Next to 25 More Markets!
Redfin Next is coming to 25 new markets! Agents in these markets earn competitive splits as high as 70% and have virtually all business expenses
Redfin Welcomes April Agent Hires
It’s an exciting time at Redfin as we continue to grow our team of incredible agents and managers! Please help me give a warm welcome
Introducing the 2024 Redfin Top Producer Council
At Redfin, our agents are the stars of the show! Their talent, drive and commitment are what allow us to put our customers first and
Ask Redfin Launches Nationwide, Helping House Hunters Get Quick Answers to Questions about For-Sale Homes
The AI-powered tool is available to all Redfin iPhone app users across the U.S. Since its beta launch on March 7, Ask Redfin has made
