Company News
How to See 20% More Listings, One Week Faster (October Roundup)
Here is Redfin’s monthly email newsletter, with a little about Redfin and a lot about what’s happening in the real estate market. Howdy Redfinnians! Welcome
With a Gap This Big, It’s Sort of Hard Not to Say Something About It
Windermere and Redfin just published a study showing that across 11 major U.S. cities, local broker sites such as Windermere.com, Redfin.com, and LongandFoster.com have about 20+% more agent-listed properties than two national portals, Zillow and Trulia.
All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Hire Smart People Everywhere
Many years ago, one of Redfin’s investors asked Sean Moriarty, former TicketMaster CEO, to take me to lunch. Sean asked only two questions: “Are you
Redfin Real-Time Home Price Tracker: June Prices Increased 3.0%, But Sales Slowing
Across 19 major metropolitan markets, June prices increased 3.0% year over year, and 2.6% month over month. The number of homes for sale declined 25.3% from June 2011 to June 2012, and by 2.4% since May.
The Real-Time Demand Pulse: August Sales Improve Only Moderately Over Prior Year
Redfin is publishing demand data from our own business in a new monthly analysis of thousands of customers touring homes and signing offers with Redfin agents across 18 U.S. markets.
How to hide the toolbar in Eclipse Juno
Update as of 22 Oct 2012 – the latest version of Eclipse Juno now saves toolbar state across application launches. Great news! The original blog
Redfin Notifies Customers About New Listings Hours Faster Than Other Top Real Estate Websites
In real estate markets with high competition and low supply, being the first to know about a new listing can mean the difference between getting the house and missing out.
Diversity and Redfin’s Culture of Dissent
For a long time now, I’ve been wanting to discuss diversity, workplace politics and our culture of dissent.
Redfin Agents Have Arrived in Boise!
Buyers and sellers can now work with a local Redfin agent and use Redfin site and mobile app to learn about Boise real estate and see local homes for sale.
Want to Be Paid Fairly? Join a Tech Company with More Women Executives
We know that companies with more women executives are more profitable, but these companies are also paying their female employees more fairly, according to a new analysis by Redfin and PayScale.
Redfin’s Initial Public Offering
Today, Redfin’s stock begins trading on the public markets. We’re grateful to all the people of Redfin, past and present, who worked so hard and cared so much about this company.
Redfin, Industry-Leading Venture Firms Pledge to Diversify Startup Boards
Venture capital firms DFJ, Greylock Partners, Madrona Venture Group and Pioneer Square Labs, as well as board software and advisory firm Boardspan, commit to #DiverseFromTheStart campaign