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Finally, a New War Story
At lunch with Cynthia and a local real estate baron, we heard about a new tactic for getting a deal on a property. Rather than
Redfin Chases After Steve Ballmer
Redfin attended the Technology Alliance annual luncheon today, to see who would win the startup of the year award. I brought my computer to the
Century 21 Runs an Anti-Redfin Ad!
About a week after Redfin showed up on 60 Minutes, Century 21 started running an ad challenging the idea that you could buy a home
MLS to Redfin: Down Dog, and Kennel!
Rainer Maria Rilke once wrote that we have in love to learn only this: letting go. Everything else comes naturally. In starting Sweet Digs, a
60 Minutes Aftermath: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Realtor Scorned
Redfin and the traditional real estate industry duked it out on 60 Minutes last night. The segment aired second, after Mitt Romney took a stand
Unleash the Hounds
Pandemonium here at Redfin as 60 Minutes aired first on the East Coast and now, in a few minutes, out here in the West. When
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