Company News
Almost Famous
After Redfin’s layoff last week, the CEO of a startup down the street emailed to say “at least we’re not public!” Which made me wonder
URL Query Parameters and HTML Entities: The Case of the Missing Semicolon
What’s the difference between this HTML snippet: <a href=”http://www.google.com/search?q=html&foo=0″>foo=0</a> and this? <a href=”http://www.google.com/search?q=html©=0″>copy=0</a> Both of them look like simple Google searches (though they could have
A Very Tough Day
Today Redfin laid off roughly 20% of our employees. Unlike other startups, our industry’s recession started a year ago, when home prices first plunged. Since
"It's Only Going to Get Better for Me"
This is the first in a series of real-time, agent-off-the-record blog posts on what Redfin agents and market managers are seeing in different markets. We promise
“We Were The Cool Guys.”
Watching the credit crisis destroy Wall Street this week, it was hard not to think of the mortgage episode of “This American Life,” which aired
"We Were The Cool Guys."
Watching the credit crisis destroy Wall Street this week, it was hard not to think of the mortgage episode of “This American Life,” which aired
Introducing the Redfin Compete Score
We know that today’s housing market is highly competitive. But if you’re buying or selling your house, that’s not enough — you need to know
You’re Invited: Symposium on Race and Real Estate
As Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman announced in his Wednesday keynote at Inman Connect, we’re hosting a symposium on race and real estate in our Seattle
The Real Reason Diverse Teams Are Better at Solving Problems and Making Money
Many people don’t believe that diversity is a big competitive advantage. We disagree. Here’s how our diversity efforts have helped our bottom line.
A More Perfect Union: Why Cities Are Still Racially Divided And What We As Real Estate Brokers Can Do About It
As real estate brokers, we do everything in our power to give our customers an advantage. This is what we’re supposed to do. But what if our
Doing Our Part
Redfin did not sign the business community’s petition against Seattle’s head tax, which as of Monday afternoon is headed to the mayor’s desk for a signature.
Welcome Caitlin McCrory, Redfin’s New Head of Industry Relations!
Caitlin will work to strengthen Redfin’s relationships with multiple listing services, associations and other brokerages.
