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Why Isn’t There an Executive Master’s Program in Computer Science?
Two executive MBA students just came by the house to interview me for a class on entrepreneurship. Answering questions about the #1 quality of an
If I Can Change, and You Can Change, Everybody Can Change!
There’s plenty of talk on Twitter and the web about my saying in an interview with the Globe & Mail in Toronto that the real estate industry
Email, Phone & Fax All Back Online
All the ways you’d normally communicate with us are now back online. This includes agent emails, agent office phone numbers and fax numbers. We’re very
Daniel Phommathep, Rest in Peace
Dave Selinger, Redfin’s founding CTO and now the CEO of RichRelevance, contacted us today with news that one of the original developers of Redfin’s website,
First the Novel, Then The Essay, Now The Link
The web has turned every writer into a modernist poet. Take the strange little masterpiece that is Tom Scocca’s essay on the martyrdom of Gilbert
Laziness (in proxies) is a virtue
In Hibernate, when you indicate that a domain object should not support lazy proxies, you make it hard for DAO writers to get their code to perform well. Worse, you disable a capability that they may be counting on, and they may not notice until there are major performance problems. Unless you have a good reason to, use “@Proxy(lazy = true)” on your domain objects.
Homeowners Can Now List Properties for Rent on Redfin
Today we launched rental tools on Redfin to help homeowners, investors, property managers and agents list properties for rent on Redfin. With our new rental
We’re Bringing Redfin Next to 25 More Markets!
Redfin Next is coming to 25 new markets! Agents in these markets earn competitive splits as high as 70% and have virtually all business expenses
Redfin Welcomes April Agent Hires
It’s an exciting time at Redfin as we continue to grow our team of incredible agents and managers! Please help me give a warm welcome
Introducing the 2024 Redfin Top Producer Council
At Redfin, our agents are the stars of the show! Their talent, drive and commitment are what allow us to put our customers first and
Ask Redfin Launches Nationwide, Helping House Hunters Get Quick Answers to Questions about For-Sale Homes
The AI-powered tool is available to all Redfin iPhone app users across the U.S. Since its beta launch on March 7, Ask Redfin has made
Redfin Ranked Top Brokerage by Real Trends and RISMedia with the Most Productive Agents
Award season is upon us, and I’m proud to say Redfin has again ranked among the top 10 real estate brokerages nationwide, according to the
