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Elephant versus Dolphin: Which is Faster? Which is Smarter?
vs. Redfin recently switched some of our backend DB infrastructure from MySQL to Postgres, and we plan to wholly switch to Postgres in the near
Dear College Students: Intern at a Startup
Hi, I’m the Redfin intern that apparently asked our CEO’s wife out. I wanted to share my experience here at Redfin in hopes of helping
$549,999 is A Better Price for Your Home Than $550,001 (5% Better)
With more than 70% of home-buyers looking on the Web for real estate to buy, we wondered if it made sense when pricing a house
Making Real Estate Search Faster and More Local
Some things are universal, such as when you click on a link you want an instant reaction. Redfin’s response time hasn’t been as fast as
Redfin, By the Numbers, And an Experiment
After popping up on TechCrunch and BusinessWeek Friday and in Slashdot over the weekend, Redfin appeared on Guy Kawasaki’s blog today, in a post comparing
Getting the Time Zone from a Web Browser
Writing rich date/time features in a web app can be a pain. Apps (such as schedulers) that do math on times (e.g. ordering times) should
Price Your Home Like an Agent Would
Today Redfin launched the Home Value Tool, a new online feature that helps homeowners estimate the value of their home. The tool is the vastly
New Species of Shark Discovered in Puget Sound: Redfin Adopts it as Company Mascot
Today Redfin announced it has adopted a newly discovered species of shark – the Pacific Redfin Shark – as its new mascot. On March 28
Careers: What Does It Take to Become a Real Estate Agent? Part 5
What is it really like to be a real estate agent, and what does it take to become one? We interviewed five Redfin Agents to
Careers: What Does It Take to Become a Real Estate Agent? Part 4
What is it really like to be a real estate agent, and what does it take to become one? We interviewed six Redfin Agents to
Careers: What Does It Take to Become a Real Estate Agent? Part 3
What is it really like to be a real estate agent, and what does it take to become one? We interviewed six Redfin Agents to
Careers: What Does It Take to Become a Real Estate Agent? Part 2
What is it really like to be a real estate agent, and what does it take to become one? We interviewed six Redfin Agents to
