Company News
Howdy, 2009!
Yesterday we talked about what Redfin achieved over the past year. Without thinking much about it, I promised a second post on our priorities for
So Long, 2008
At today’s all-hands meeting, Redfin surveyed our 2008 accomplishments alongside what we wanted to do better in 2009. It was a good exercise, both so
A Free Call Option on the American Economy
This is an essay arguing that some of the same forces driving Wall Street have affected Sand Hill Road, so that entrepreneurs try to make
Which City Has the Lowest Percentage of Homes for Sale? Envelope Please…
We just published a table showing the percentage of listings being sold by a bank. But then we began to wonder: what percentage of properties
Our Maps Are Googley Now
Redfin just released a new version of the site. In addition to improving our short sale detection in Orange County and parts of LA and
A Virtual Earth to Google Maps Transition: From Idea to Deployment In a Few Weeks
Whenever I out myself as a member of the Redfin search team to someone who has used Redfin, one of the first questions I get
Redfin Agents Have Arrived in Birmingham
Birmingham residents can now work with our real estate agents to buy or sell a home.
Load Testing with Taurus
When you’re developing new functionality on an existing website, especially on a hot new young fresh startup like Redfin, you can get really excited about
Redfin’s Year in Mobile – Updates to iOS and Android Apps
The Redfin engineering team has been hard at work this year adding new features and updates to our award-winning mobile apps. With mobile devices now driving two thirds of our traffic, we know how important it is to have access to information on the go.
Using Fresco to Load Images Efficiently on Android
It’s well known that you don’t get a second chance at a first impression and often, it’s the first impression that becomes the lasting memory.
The Second Silicon Valleys
The influx of technology workers will bring more wealth to cities like Portland and Seattle, but also new challenges. We can’t just stick our heads in the sand.
Thoughts on Transitioning to Universal JavaScript
(aka “Thoughts on Transitioning to isomorphic JavaScript”) For the past year, Redfin has been quietly converting our most heavily trafficked pages from being built with
