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The Web Is Becoming A Gigantic Lead-Generating Contraption for Business-As-Usual
The Wall Street Journal’s Rebecca Buckman published an article yesterday depicting Redfin as the oddball on an ad-crazed Sand Hill Road. Which is unfortunately true.
Will Work For Food: Why I Left Microsoft for a Startup
I’ve been asked by many of my friends and family why I decided to leave my position at Microsoft, where I was appreciated and rewarded,
Inman Conference: Online Real Estate Starts to Feel Frothy
A few Redfin folks went to last week’s Inman Conference in San Francisco; Inman is a big real estate and technology conference. Like all conferences,
Gary Robinson Died Hungry…
John Cook has always reminded me of Edna Buchanan*, the scoop-crazy crime reporter for the Miami Herald who once overheard a colleague grumble about his
The Naked Truth Goes Straight to Video…
The Naked Truth video is up, on Mixpo instead of YouTube, so we could stream the entire 56:53. This is your chance to hear five
We Had Such A Nice Time…
The Naked Truth party wasn’t the three-ring circus I had hoped it would be. No one arrived by camel. The police didn’t shut the party
Redfin Welcomes Aaron Noe as National Head of Renovations
Noe will oversee renovations for RedfinNow. RedfinNow buys homes directly from homeowners giving them a way to sell their home quickly with more certainty and less stress.
Redfin Concierge Now Available in Seattle!
Power is shifting away from sellers in Seattle. With homes taking longer to sell and buyers becoming pickier, Redfin Concierge gives sellers peace of mind knowing their home will have a great debut.
What I learned from 100 homeowners facing foreclosure in 2009
And, how my background in behavioral economics will inform my perspective as Redfin’s chief economist

Introducing the Redfin Owner Estimate!
New Feature Combines Machine Learning with Homeowner Input for a Smarter Home Value Estimate

Ten Years Gone: Eight Graphs That Show the Unexpected Ways the Financial Crisis Changed the World
Ten years since 2008, we examine eight unexpected ways the great financial crisis changed the world.
Redfin Hosts Race and Real Estate Symposium
Sociologist Elizabeth Korver-Glenn shared insight from her research on housing discrimination and strategies to create a more equitable housing market