Company News
All-Hands Email on November Layoff
Our CEO, Glenn Kelman, sent this email to all Redfin employees at 5:45 a.m. PDT on November 9, 2022. For the public posting, we removed
Redfin Launches in Wilmington, North Carolina and Green Bay, Wisconsin
Consumers in Wilmington, North Carolina and Green Bay, Wisconsin can now work with Redfin agents to buy and sell homes! Redfin first opened its brokerage
Redfin Adds Down Payment Assistance Information to Listing Pages
It’s not easy to save for a home these days, with pandemic-induced home price gains putting the pressure on buyers to come up with nearly
Redfin Launches in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Expands Listing Search to Over 95% of the U.S. Population
Redfin agents are ready to start helping people buy and sell homes in Hilton Head, South Carolina! We launched our brokerage in South Carolina in
How Redfin Ended Up on a Reality TV Show
This Friday, Netflix is premiering six episodes of a reality-TV show featuring Redfin. On the show, called Buy My House, people try to sell their
Meet Redfin’s Head of Industry Relations
We’re pleased to announce Joe Rath is our new director of industry relations! In his new role, Joe will build Redfin’s relationships with multiple listing
How Much Would Mint Be Worth Now?
It has almost been 18 months since Intuit acquired Mint for $170 million, so long ago that we can hardly remember how vigorously venture investors
Friendship and Solitude
Have you read the wonderful, deeply counter-cultural lecture on solitude and leadership delivered by William Deresiewicz in spring 2010 to the West Point plebe class? I
Redfin Launches Facebook Integration, Customer Deal Room
Big news! Redfin launched a bunch of new technologies last night — an online Deal Room to guide our home-buying customers through escrow, the ability
The Story of My Life
When we think about what makes a life good or bad, we tend to focus on the key events: a small envelope on the counter,
Celebrity or Entrepreneur?
I was just reading Chris Dixon’s notes on starting your first company, and noticed that five of his eleven recommendations focus on becoming a social-media
Jim Flatley Wasn't a Recliner
Every time I get on a plane, I think of Jim Flatley, the vice-president of sales at my old company, Plumtree Software. Corvette-driver, hair-gunker, suit-wearer,