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You Look Beautiful Darling
We’re proud to introduce the new Redfin home details page, which shows the photos, details and history of 35 million U.S. homes, condos, townhomes and
The Last Swashbuckler
Redfin just announced a big milestone: we’ve saved consumers more than $100 million in fees, based on more than $8 billion in home sales, with customer
Redfin Open Book Reaches 10,000 Reviews
Redfin Open Book, our directory of lenders, inspectors, real estate attorneys and escrow agents, just posted its 10,000th review of the service these folks provide,
First Day of School Search
Two years ago, we began publishing ratings and reviews for schools on Redfin.com. Today, we take another major stride toward reinventing real estate in the
How to See 20% More Listings, One Week Faster (October Roundup)
Here is Redfin’s monthly email newsletter, with a little about Redfin and a lot about what’s happening in the real estate market. Howdy Redfinnians! Welcome
With a Gap This Big, It’s Sort of Hard Not to Say Something About It
Windermere and Redfin just published a study showing that across 11 major U.S. cities, local broker sites such as Windermere.com, Redfin.com, and LongandFoster.com have about 20+% more agent-listed properties than two national portals, Zillow and Trulia.
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
