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TechCrunch Asks the $24,000 Question
A strange thing happened in online real estate last Friday. After three years of fierce competition and $100+ million in venture capital, TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld
Memo from Redfin Usability Studies: Software Works, Ads Don't
In a darkened, rank room the size of a windowless van, ten Redfin folks spent most of this week peering through one-way glass at people
Memo from Redfin Usability Studies: Software Works, Ads Don’t
In a darkened, rank room the size of a windowless van, ten Redfin folks spent most of this week peering through one-way glass at people
"I Think I Just Had a Nerdgasm"
Redfin’s new neighborhoods release inspired all sorts of reactions. Many, like The Tim on SeattleBubbleBlog, lauded the new release as “a great resource for figuring
What, Exactly, is a Man-Child?
Around 1 a.m. last night, after spending a few hours cruising blogs and watching YouTube cycling videos, I found myself up against it and hastily
Big New Redfin.com is Loaded For Bear: Neighborhood Analytics, Mapped Favorites, Agent Transaction History
Redfin released a big, beautiful new version of its website last night. For the first time in years, there’s a whole new web page on
Elephant versus Dolphin: Which is Faster? Which is Smarter?
vs. Redfin recently switched some of our backend DB infrastructure from MySQL to Postgres, and we plan to wholly switch to Postgres in the near
Dear College Students: Intern at a Startup
Hi, I’m the Redfin intern that apparently asked our CEO’s wife out. I wanted to share my experience here at Redfin in hopes of helping
$549,999 is A Better Price for Your Home Than $550,001 (5% Better)
With more than 70% of home-buyers looking on the Web for real estate to buy, we wondered if it made sense when pricing a house
Making Real Estate Search Faster and More Local
Some things are universal, such as when you click on a link you want an instant reaction. Redfin’s response time hasn’t been as fast as
Redfin, By the Numbers, And an Experiment
After popping up on TechCrunch and BusinessWeek Friday and in Slashdot over the weekend, Redfin appeared on Guy Kawasaki’s blog today, in a post comparing
Getting the Time Zone from a Web Browser
Writing rich date/time features in a web app can be a pain. Apps (such as schedulers) that do math on times (e.g. ordering times) should
