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Why I Joined Redfin: Vanessa Gamp
Vanessa Gamp is Redfin’s newest Sales Manager leading the San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma teams. She joined Redfin in September 2024, bringing more than 16
Redfin Welcomes August Agent Hires
Redfin is closing out the summer strong by welcoming another great group of Newfins! The talented agents who joined us in August come from all
Don’t End Clear Cooperation
Today, the National Association of Realtors is considering proposals advanced by traditional brokers to undo the Clear Cooperation policy against pocket listings. This would hurt
We’re Expanding Redfin Next Nationwide!
It’s official – we’re taking our Redfin Next agent pay plan nationwide! Starting October 27th, all Redfin agents will earn competitive splits as high as
Redfin Welcomes July Agent Hires
Summer is in full swing, and Redfin isn’t slowing down on our plans to keep growing! Last month, we were lucky to welcome–and welcome back,
Change Is Good
Dear Redfin Customers, As many of you have already heard from your Redfin agent, by the end of this week, most local Multiple Listing Services
The Broken Tower and the Ivory Tower
Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt renew their argument that real estate brokers aren’t worth 6%, citing a study (PDF) conducted by Stanford economist B. Douglas
Rambo, Meet Silicon Valley…
In one night, Michael Arrington wrote a dazzling refutation of this week’s post on leaving Silicon Valley for Seattle. I have often wondered what midnight
MySQL to Postgres
A couple of weeks ago we released an upgrade to the Redfin site. Some of the changes were obvious: we now support Safari, we show
How Green Was My Valley
The New York Times reports Friday that alone among all the cities hoping to be the next Silicon Valley, Seattle “is actually doing it.” But
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Illinois General Assembly is now considering HB4313, a bill that would make it illegal for any licensed real estate agents to “give or pay
The 1st & 2nd Moments of Consumer Delight
Reacting to Thursday’s announcement about the new “Freakish Depth” release of Redfin.com, Austin asset manager Lani Anglin-Rosales wrote an analysis of Redfin’s brand for national
