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New Website, New Boston MLS Rules: Unleash The Hounds!
I remember exactly where I was when I got the news that the Boston-area MLS — the database that brokers use to share listings —
Welcome Microsoftlings, We Love You
A job applicant just told me Thursday that “Everybody knows you don’t like Microsoft or Amazon people.” Just last week, a board member heard the
Lightweight Headless Test for Trailing Commas in JavaScript
Yesterday one of my co-workers spent hours reproducing and tracking down a bug that turned out to be a stray comma. Unfortunately, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Should Yammer Really Be Called Crammer?
Have you heard? Yammer is Twitter for corporations. On Monday it launched. On Wednesday, it won TechCrunch50’s top prize. By this morning, Yammer was reporting
Honey, I Shrunk the Startups!
Barack Obama and John McCain are going to spend the next two months arguing over the economy, mostly about how to foster innovation. The politicians
Message in a Bottle
We’ve been experimenting with messages in various locations across Redfin.com. Recently, we placed an announcement in a message box at the top of our map
Why We Should All Support Clear Cooperation
Pocket listings harm consumers. When agents offer their listings to exclusive networks of buyers, the academic research suggests minorities are most often the ones who are excluded.
Redfin Direct Arrives in Texas
Homebuyers Can Now Buy Redfin Listings Online with the Launch of Redfin Direct in Texas
What I’ve Learned Running Redfin’s Products Organization
I still have the brown-paper sack on my desk, unopened, full of compliments. Melissa Blume, a Redfin director of product management, recently asked the team
Shedding Light on Buyer’s Agent Commissions
Redfin is the first brokerage to publicly display buyer’s agent commission for its own listings
The Next Generation of Real Estate Agents
Findings from a March 2019 Survey of 500 U.S. Real Estate Agents
Opendoor and Redfin Partner to Provide More Options to Home Sellers
Program gives home sellers in Phoenix and Atlanta the ability to request an Opendoor offer through Redfin
