Company News
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
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
