Company News

The Only Agent with a Bright Future is the One Who Puts the Customer First
The following letter was sent from Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, to all our employees, including our agents, on Wednesday May 8, 2019.

Back to the Future: The Buy-It Button Comes to Redfin.com
Redfin Direct is a new way to buy homes listed by Redfin without an agent

A Firsthand Look at Redfin’s Technology for Real Estate Agents
See how Redfin technology helps Redfin agents work smarter, delight clients and close more deals

Redfin Has Arrived in Vancouver!
Redfin agents are ready to start helping people buy and sell homes in Vancouver, British Columbia!

Redfin Has Arrived in Des Moines and Lincoln!
Homebuyers and Sellers Can Now Work with Full-Service Redfin Agents and Search for Homes on Redfin Website and App People can now buy and sell

How Redfin Paid Women and Men in 2018
On Equal Pay Day, we share data about how Redfin pays women and men.
Merchant Sensibility
The more complicated a business gets, the more of a math problem it becomes. Running a lemonade stand, you don’t need to analyze gross margins
Where Social Media Makes Cowards of Us All
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was once asked to campaign against Jesse Helms, the senator from Jordan’s home state.
You Only Get One Chance to Make a First Impression
Last week, we published research showing that more than half of all listings activated in 2009 failed to sell by August 2010. We argued then
Why Are So Many Churches for Sale?
Have you noticed how many churches are for sale these days? In almost every major American city, from Chicago to Seattle to Atlanta to Los
School Reviews, a Mortgage Guide and Better Performance!
Big news! After a long hiatus in which all our software development was focused on tools for our agents to schedule tours and monitor deals,
Time to Get Our Hands Dirty
Have you read Andy Grove’s magnificent essay on Silicon Valley’s ability to create jobs? A reaction to Tom Friedman’s column “Startups, Not Bailouts,” it’s much