Company News
So Long, And Thanks for All the Fish!
October is the quietest month at Redfin. The interns leave in September, and the new recruits don’t visit the office until November. In the mountains,

When Rabid Squirrels Attack
Redfin just raised $14.8 million, in a round led by Globespan Capital. The press release rattles off the stunning accomplishments that brought us to this
Trying & Not-Trying
Many folks asked this past week how I’ve felt about Steve Jobs’s death, and wondered why I haven’t written about it. When I first heard
Trying & Not-Trying
Many folks asked this past week how I’ve felt about Steve Jobs’s death, and wondered why I haven’t written about it. When I first heard
Requiem for a Dream
Redfin just took down Scouting Report 1.0 for good. Our latest problem was that the data we used for Scouting Report had problems at the source
Scouting Report, the Morning After
When Redfin first launched our home-buying service, David Eraker sent an email to the whole company that I’ll never forget: “Strap in Team Redfin. We’re
More Real Estate Science! Finding the Sweetest Deals
Redfin’s real estate scientists published a big, glorious new report today on when homes will sell for a big discount and when they won’t, based
Giant Dog, Marketing Gimmick
Yesterday, we blogged about a Redfin screenshot that appeared on PhotoshopDisasters, showing a gigantic dog peering through the sliding glass doors of a Shoreline listing.
Giant Dog Menaces Home for Sale…
There’s a home for sale in Shoreline that is either much smaller than it seems, or is being menaced by a giant golden shepherd. Here’s
We're All Just Link Farmers Now…
For a long time, we have all brooded and marveled at how the entire Internet has been deformed by the enormous mass of Google at
We’re All Just Link Farmers Now…
For a long time, we have all brooded and marveled at how the entire Internet has been deformed by the enormous mass of Google at
Will the Last High-Tech IPO Please Turn out the Lights?
Lots of prominent venture capitalists, including Fred Wilson and now Bill Gurley, are writing this week about the dearth of IPOs first reported by Matt