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How Accurate is the Redfin Estimate?
In a new study, the Redfin Estimate more accurately predicted the value of thousands of homes for sale than estimates from the other leading providers of public home-value estimates.
What Happens to American Cities With High Immigrant Populations
This country’s most intense debate in fifty years is happening today about immigration and our economy.
Redfin Launches Mortgage Business
Redfin Mortgage is the next-generation mortgage lender where the real estate agent, lender and title company are linked on the same system.
Glenn Kelman Receives CEO of the Year Award from Seattle Business Magazine
Last night, Redfin chief executive officer Glenn Kelman was named CEO of the Year at Seattle Business magazine’s Executive Excellence Awards gala.
2016: A Redfin Engineering Year in Review
As we step into the new year, we’re celebrating our major improvements to architecture and process in 2016!
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
