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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.
All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Hire Smart People Everywhere
Many years ago, one of Redfin’s investors asked Sean Moriarty, former TicketMaster CEO, to take me to lunch. Sean asked only two questions: “Are you
Redfin Real-Time Home Price Tracker: June Prices Increased 3.0%, But Sales Slowing
Across 19 major metropolitan markets, June prices increased 3.0% year over year, and 2.6% month over month. The number of homes for sale declined 25.3% from June 2011 to June 2012, and by 2.4% since May.
The Real-Time Demand Pulse: August Sales Improve Only Moderately Over Prior Year
Redfin is publishing demand data from our own business in a new monthly analysis of thousands of customers touring homes and signing offers with Redfin agents across 18 U.S. markets.
How to hide the toolbar in Eclipse Juno
Update as of 22 Oct 2012 – the latest version of Eclipse Juno now saves toolbar state across application launches. Great news! The original blog
Survey Says… Redfin's Best-Kept Secret is Its Customer Service
Redfin surveys people every day, all day: when they tour homes, when they make offers, when they cancel listings, when they sell their house. It’s
Survey Says… Redfin’s Best-Kept Secret is Its Customer Service
Redfin surveys people every day, all day: when they tour homes, when they make offers, when they cancel listings, when they sell their house. It’s
Chris Neitzert Sorts Through Charred Rubble of Redfin Datacenter
There was a fire in the Seattle-based data center that Redfin uses to host our web servers, causing a loss of service between approximately 5
First-Hand Advice on Short Sales from Redfin Forums
There is a juicy conversation about short sales on the Redfin Bay Area Forums, from the rare bird who successfully completed a short sale (which
Getting Good Deals in a Tough Market: 7 Negotiating Techniques
The two most dreaded words in real estate today must be “low” and “baller.” So publishing a how-to guide for lowballers is a little like
No One's Going to Take Away Our Data, But What Can We Do With It?
In September 2005, just as Redfin was raising its first round of funding, the Department of Justice sued the National Association of Realtors for developing
