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Why Isn’t There an Executive Master’s Program in Computer Science?
Two executive MBA students just came by the house to interview me for a class on entrepreneurship. Answering questions about the #1 quality of an
If I Can Change, and You Can Change, Everybody Can Change!
There’s plenty of talk on Twitter and the web about my saying in an interview with the Globe & Mail in Toronto that the real estate industry
Email, Phone & Fax All Back Online
All the ways you’d normally communicate with us are now back online. This includes agent emails, agent office phone numbers and fax numbers. We’re very
Daniel Phommathep, Rest in Peace
Dave Selinger, Redfin’s founding CTO and now the CEO of RichRelevance, contacted us today with news that one of the original developers of Redfin’s website,
First the Novel, Then The Essay, Now The Link
The web has turned every writer into a modernist poet. Take the strange little masterpiece that is Tom Scocca’s essay on the martyrdom of Gilbert
Laziness (in proxies) is a virtue
In Hibernate, when you indicate that a domain object should not support lazy proxies, you make it hard for DAO writers to get their code to perform well. Worse, you disable a capability that they may be counting on, and they may not notice until there are major performance problems. Unless you have a good reason to, use “@Proxy(lazy = true)” on your domain objects.
Redfin and Compass Partner to Expand Inventory and Seller Choice
Today, Redfin announced a partnership with Compass International Holdings that will expand the number of homes buyers can discover on Redfin.com. Through this partnership, home
Denver Has a New Neighbor: Kiel Murphy Wins the Great American Home Search
Redfin awards Murphy a home valued at more than $1 million for being the fastest person to successfully complete a nationwide scavenger hunt in the
Redfin Debuts Its Home Search App in ChatGPT
Redfin now has an app in ChatGPT that lets users explore home listings, neighborhood information and housing market trends through the widely-used AI product. Home
The Great American Home Search: Redfin’s Big Game Debut Kicks Off a Scavenger Hunt for $1 Million Home
Download the Redfin app now to prepare for a search that starts at the Big Game and spans the country to win a million-dollar home
Meet the Newfins Starting 2026 Strong!
As we settle into the new year and look ahead to what’s next, we’re excited to welcome the agents who joined Redfin in December. Their
Conversational Search is Now Available on the Redfin iPhone App
iOS users in the U.S. can now have a back-and-forth dialogue with Redfin on-the-go to discover homes that best suit their preferences Conversational home search