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The State of My Industry: Why Real Estate Is Taking So Long to Change
Why, people often ask me, hasn’t technology made real estate better? The answer always surprises them: that technology mostly hasn’t tried.

Redfin Launches Feature To Help House Hunters Juggle Open House Visits
An open house is a great opportunity to tour a property and determine if it’s “the one,” but, until now, keeping track of a day of open house viewings could be overwhelming and confusing for buyers. With the launch of the Redfin Open House Schedule, you no longer have to create spreadsheets or keep track of all the details on paper.

Thousands More New Construction Homes Now Searchable on Redfin!
What’s new? Thousands of homes for sale on Redfin, that’s what! And by new, we mean brand spankin’ new: Homebuyers who want to be the first to live in a home can now search Redfin.com and Redfin’s mobile apps to find just-built homes in 23 markets.

SXSW 2014: Glenn Kelman on Why the Next $50B Business Won’t Be A Website
In a few short days, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman will present at SXSW 2014’s Interactive Conference. In his Sunday presentation, “Why the Next $50B Business Won’t be a Website,” Glenn will elaborate on an accelerating wave of entrepreneurialism known as the end-to-end movement (#End2End) that’s set to revolutionize industries in need of some tech-savvy savoir-faire.

How to Be Unreasonably Happy
My friend, Jon Kraft, the founding CEO of Pandora, asked me to write an essay about a childhood extracurricular activity as part of the launch of his new startup, Thrively, which helps children from all backgrounds discover and pursue their passions in life. With Jon’s permission, we’re republishing the essay.

Redfin.com Will Not Be Affected By the MLS Listing Delay from CLAW
You might have heard the news that the Combined Los Angeles/Westside MLS (CLAW), whose public website is TheMLS.com, has implemented a 48-hour delay on data feeds to websites such as Zillow, Trulia, REALTOR.com, and numerous third party websites. We’d like to reassure our community that Redfin.com will not be affected by this change since we are a real estate brokerage that receives this data instantly.

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