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Almost Famous
After Redfin’s layoff last week, the CEO of a startup down the street emailed to say “at least we’re not public!” Which made me wonder
URL Query Parameters and HTML Entities: The Case of the Missing Semicolon
What’s the difference between this HTML snippet: <a href=”http://www.google.com/search?q=html&foo=0″>foo=0</a> and this? <a href=”http://www.google.com/search?q=html©=0″>copy=0</a> Both of them look like simple Google searches (though they could have
A Very Tough Day
Today Redfin laid off roughly 20% of our employees. Unlike other startups, our industry’s recession started a year ago, when home prices first plunged. Since
"It's Only Going to Get Better for Me"
This is the first in a series of real-time, agent-off-the-record blog posts on what Redfin agents and market managers are seeing in different markets. We promise
“We Were The Cool Guys.”
Watching the credit crisis destroy Wall Street this week, it was hard not to think of the mortgage episode of “This American Life,” which aired
"We Were The Cool Guys."
Watching the credit crisis destroy Wall Street this week, it was hard not to think of the mortgage episode of “This American Life,” which aired
The Naked Truth: Watch It Live!
It’s not too late to head down to the Naked Truth at Olympic Sculpture Park here in Seattle! With the sun out we tore up
Why The Real Estate Market Isn't a Free Market
The folks at Redfin got into real estate to make the industry more efficient. But if anything, the market has just gotten less and less
The Naked Truth Returns!
Walking out at 2 a.m. from the paparazzi-lined Chateau Marmont last fall with a few of the world’s nerdiest people*, I was nearly run over
Advertising is an Emotional Art
Twitter’s Biz Stone blogged yesteray that Twitter wasn’t interested in banner ads. Undeterred, TechCrunch immediately reported that Twitter would still undoubtedly focus on ads, perhaps
Partner Agent Program Off to a Roaring Start
In February (has three months already gone by?) we launched our partner agent program giving home buyers and sellers the opportunity to see and make
Redfin By The Numbers: April Brokerage Numbers Are Up
Last week we released the latest round of the Redfin By The Numbers reports. With these posts, we’re trying to give some insight into what’s
