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Almost Famous
After Redfin’s layoff last week, the CEO of a startup down the street emailed to say “at least we’re not public!” Which made me wonder
URL Query Parameters and HTML Entities: The Case of the Missing Semicolon
What’s the difference between this HTML snippet: <a href=”http://www.google.com/search?q=html&foo=0″>foo=0</a> and this? <a href=”http://www.google.com/search?q=html©=0″>copy=0</a> Both of them look like simple Google searches (though they could have
A Very Tough Day
Today Redfin laid off roughly 20% of our employees. Unlike other startups, our industry’s recession started a year ago, when home prices first plunged. Since
"It's Only Going to Get Better for Me"
This is the first in a series of real-time, agent-off-the-record blog posts on what Redfin agents and market managers are seeing in different markets. We promise
“We Were The Cool Guys.”
Watching the credit crisis destroy Wall Street this week, it was hard not to think of the mortgage episode of “This American Life,” which aired
"We Were The Cool Guys."
Watching the credit crisis destroy Wall Street this week, it was hard not to think of the mortgage episode of “This American Life,” which aired
Redfin Welcomes February and March Agent Hires
Spring is officially here, and we’ve been busy welcoming some amazing agents and managers across the country to help us kick off a busy homebuying
Redfin Next is Coming To Seven New Markets!
We’re bringing Redfin Next to seven more markets! Under this compensation plan, Redfin agents in Chicago, Connecticut, Dallas, Miami, New York, Palm Beach, and Washington,
NAR Settlement: Kaboom!
The National Association of Realtors today entered into a $418-million settlement agreement for a wide range of class-action lawsuits brought by home-sellers. Unlike the earlier
Introducing Ask Redfin, an AI-Powered Tool to Quickly Answer Questions about For-Sale Homes
Redfin is making it a little easier for you to quickly find information about homes on the market thanks to our new generative AI-powered virtual
Redfin Adds Air Quality Risk Data for U.S. Homes
Today, Redfin became the first brokerage to publish air quality risk data, which is available for nearly every U.S. home on Redfin.com and the Redfin
Redfin Welcomes January Agent Hires
Redfin is kicking off 2024 strong. We’ve added some amazing agents and managers to our teams across the country! They bring experience from all corners
