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Redfin and Compass Partner to Expand Inventory and Seller Choice
Today, Redfin announced a partnership with Compass International Holdings that will expand the number of homes buyers can discover on Redfin.com. Through this partnership, home
Denver Has a New Neighbor: Kiel Murphy Wins the Great American Home Search
Redfin awards Murphy a home valued at more than $1 million for being the fastest person to successfully complete a nationwide scavenger hunt in the
Redfin Debuts Its Home Search App in ChatGPT
Redfin now has an app in ChatGPT that lets users explore home listings, neighborhood information and housing market trends through the widely-used AI product. Home
The Great American Home Search: Redfin’s Big Game Debut Kicks Off a Scavenger Hunt for $1 Million Home
Download the Redfin app now to prepare for a search that starts at the Big Game and spans the country to win a million-dollar home
Meet the Newfins Starting 2026 Strong!
As we settle into the new year and look ahead to what’s next, we’re excited to welcome the agents who joined Redfin in December. Their
Conversational Search is Now Available on the Redfin iPhone App
iOS users in the U.S. can now have a back-and-forth dialogue with Redfin on-the-go to discover homes that best suit their preferences Conversational home search
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
