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
Diary of a Pandemic, Part 3: The Furlough (And the Un-Furlough)
The third and final part of Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman’s account of what it has been like to run a publicly traded company hit hard by the pandemic.
Diary of a Pandemic, Part 2: Sell, Sell, Sell
Part two of Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman’s account of what it has been like to run a publicly traded company hit hard by the pandemic.
Diary of a Pandemic, Part 1: We’ve Been Under-Reacting for a Long Time
An account from Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman about what it has been like to run a publicly traded company hit hard by the pandemic.
Make your Listing Shine on Redfin with Video Tours and 3D Virtual Walkthroughs
Bring your listing to life through video. Homes with videos get more views and now you can upload a video tour directly to Redfin.com.
Matterport for iPhone brings 3D virtual walkthroughs to the masses
Interactive 3D virtual home tours can now be created using an iPhone with Matterport’s new software and the results are impressive.
Let Yourself In. Redfin Launches Self-Tour Feature for Vacant Listings
With Direct Access, buyers can use their Redfin app to unlock the door and tour vacant Redfin listings without an agent.
