Company News

Redfin Agents Take Home Top State Awards
We’re excited to congratulate the Redfin agents from across the country who were named to the REAL Trends List of America’s Best Real Estate Agents

Why I Work at Redfin: Kelsey Tempel, Product Manager
My love story with Redfin began when I received a call from a Redfin recruiter on Feb. 14, 2012, regarding a computer science internship. It seems appropriate that my relationship with a company I have grown to love started on Valentine’s Day.

An extension to find CSS selectors
Soon after I started working at Redfin at the beginning of February, I was introduced to the browser automation tool Selenium Webdriver. Regretfully I
Hot or Not? Redfin “Hot Homes” Show Buyers When to Move Quickly
Today we launched Redfin Hot Homes, a new feature that identifies which homes for sale are likely to sell quickly, and highlights these homes throughout Redfin.com.

Redfin Named to CNBC Disruptor 50 List
Redfin made the CNBC Disruptor 50 List, which is a roundup of private companies who are considered disruptors in their respective industries.

Redfin Arrives in Rhode Island!
We have big news for homebuyers and sellers in the nation’s smallest state! Residents in the entire state of Rhode Island can now work with
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