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Why I Joined Redfin: Ted Chen
Ted Chen is a Redfin Premier agent in the Bay Area. He joined Redfin in December 2023 after building a successful team at eXp Realty.
Redfin Supports Consumer Choice in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Senate Committee on Government Operations is considering a bill to ensure homeowners who sell their homes “For Sale by Owner” (FSBO) can advertise
Introducing Redfin Redesign, an AI-Powered Tool to Redesign Listing Photos
Today, Redfin is making it a little easier to see the potential in your future home! Introducing Redfin Redesign, an AI-powered tool that lets you
Redfin Adds 40,000 New Listings and Fresh Features for New Construction Buyers
Redfin is making it easier for buyers to discover new construction homes! This week we added more than 40,000 new construction listings to Redfin’s website
Change Comes to the Real Estate Industry
A jury today issued a verdict in the Sitzer-Burnett federal class-action lawsuit finding that the National Association of Realtors and major real estate franchisors conspired
A New Day for the Brokerage Industry: Redfin Next
In San Francisco and Los Angeles, Redfin is launching a new pay plan offering the agents we employ traditional commission splits, paired with Redfin’s customers,
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
