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The Best Blog Post I’ve Read in a Long Time
Anyone who reads this blog even casually knows that Union Square Venture’s Fred Wilson is one of my favorite bloggers. He somehow writes every day,
What Starbucks Learned About Learning
As part of our 2010 brown-bag series of workshops, Redfin on Friday hosted Christine McHugh to talk about what she learned about training folks in
Synchronous/Asynchronous Switching with Varnish
When your webapp is serving up content that’s expensive to generate, you may want to serve it up asynchronously- via AJAX calls. This is particularly
The Hangover
Redfin has hardly been an advocate for real estate tax credits. When the original first-time home-buyer credit was set to expire last November, we urged
ESI and Caching Trickery in Varnish
Varnish is a high performance, flexible, open source HTTP accelerator. We started using Varnish at Redfin in our last major release, a few weeks ago.
Engineer-to-Engineer Talk: How and Why Twitter Uses Scala
To kick off our San Francisco series of engineer-to-engineer lectures on new technologies and interesting problems in consumer software, we invited in the Great Alex
Redfin Agents Shine in National RealTrends Verified Rankings
More than 1,200 Redfin agents were named among the country’s best real estate professionals by RealTrends Verified, an independently verified ranking of the top real
Redfin Launches Sunscore to Show Exactly How Much Sunlight Homes Get
This 0-100 score is available exclusively on Redfin.com and helps home searchers easily understand property-level sun exposure. Natural light is one of the hardest things
‘Deliver The Kind of Service People Remember and Trust’: How Maryam Amiri Became The First Redfin Agent to Sell $1 Billion Worth of Homes
In 2001, Maryam Amiri immigrated to the United States from Iran. Twenty-five years later, she became the first Redfin agent to hit $1 billion in
Say hello to the Newfins who joined us in Q1!
Spring is one of the busiest times in the housing market—and having the right agent can make all the difference. From navigating competition to helping
Redfin Calls on NWMLS to Give Home Sellers More Choice
If you’re thinking about selling your home in Seattle, a behind-the-scenes industry debate could shape how your home comes to market. Redfin supports a seller’s
Redfin Earns Top 10 Spot in RealTrends Verified Rankings, Powered by Agent Productivity
Redfin has been recognized among the top residential real estate brokerages for the fourth year in a row! In 2025, our agents closed 50,484 transactions,
