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First Broad Price Increase Seen in Case-Shiller Index
Case-Shiller data for June 2009 came out this morning. Once we adjust for seasonality — home prices tend to increase in the summer — we
Are Listing Agents Hurting Their Clients by Hiding Addresses?
At Redfin, we’ve long been opposed to dual agency, where the same agent represents both seller and buyer. This hasn’t always been an easy call
Redfin's July Newsletter…
Redfin sends out a monthly newsletter that digests all the real estate news from 20 – 30 sources into one portrait of what’s going on
What Would Apple Do? Don't Ask
For years, it has been fashionable for business-people to approach any problem — choking baby, lonely Friday, cold soup, global warming — by asking Jeff
Is It User-Friendly or Google-Friendly?
In what became the most-discussed post of the day, a mystery author argued yesterday on TechCrunch for regulating Google’s algorithm for ranking search results and
The Naked Truth is Out: Redfin is Profitable
The Naked Truth is over. Every terrace of the Olympic Sculpture Park was packed. All the panelists were mobbed. And we announced our big news:
Get Back in the Game
Everything I’ve read about the American economy argues that our most serious problem is the number of able-bodied men and women who in previous generations
Online Message Boards & Communities: "Think of It Like a Nightclub"
Bridget Frey, Redfin’s newest engineering director, recently joined us from Lithium, the software provider for our for-consumers-and-by-consumers online discussion site, Redfin Forums. Bridget hosted a
Online Message Boards & Communities: “Think of It Like a Nightclub”
Bridget Frey, Redfin’s newest engineering director, recently joined us from Lithium, the software provider for our for-consumers-and-by-consumers online discussion site, Redfin Forums. Bridget hosted a
Redfin Goes Deep With iPhone App Upgrade
Big news! If a little red number just popped up beside your iPhone’s App Store icon, it’s because Redfin just upgraded its top-rated iPhone App!
On Monday, the Stock Market Lost $1 Trillion. And More People Bought Homes.
The New York Times called over the weekend, for a front-page story about how consumers are reacting to Standard & Poor’s downgrading of U.S. debt
The Only Thing Silicon Valley Really Needs from the Government
With America’s economy in crisis, Silicon Valley has emerged as a new authority on how to create jobs. Mary Meeker at Kleiner Perkins has analyzed