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Housing Market

Want My House? First, Take My Poodle (May 2012 Roundup)

Howdy Redfinnians! Strap in for Redfin’s monthly round-up of U.S. real estate news! This month is action-packed, so we’re going Moby-Dick on you guys, with an epic market survey, crammed full of gossip, poodles, and inside baseball. Prices Up, Inventory Down, Sales Volume OK, Rates at Record Lows Let’s start with the numbers since the […]
Bidding Wars

In the Trenches: Behind the Scenes of America's Bidding Wars

We’ve been talking a big game about bidding wars this season, telling you that they’re rampant in places like the Bay Area, Seattle and DC, and sharing the tricks of the trade so you know what it takes to win them. But which homes are actually inciting these bidding wars and what’s it like to […]

Do Open Houses Help Homes Sell?

We thought it would be interesting to dig into Redfin's stash of real estate data to answer the question: Does holding an open house make a home more likely to sell?

Strange Days: Real Estate Enters the Twilight Zone (April 2012 Roundup)

Howdy Redfinnians! Here’s our monthly round-up of everything that moved in the U.S. real estate market! But first the Redfin news… Do you remember in Gladiator, when Russell Crowe says “on my signal, unleash hell?” That’s what Redfin did last month, launching: A Home-Pricing Tool: see the pictures and prices of very recent comparable home […]

Happiness is Inevitable, Too (Even in Real Estate)

Big news Redfinnians! Redfin upgraded its service, so you can meet your Redfin agent from the first tour, and he always sees your house. You still get an agent paid to put customers ahead of commissions, digital convenience the whole way through a deal, but now also a face-to-face relationship with your Redfin agent. What […]
Monthly Market Update

Inventory Shortage: Move Along; Nothing to See Here

We’ve written about feisty buyers, shown data on multiple offers and told the story of Mid-Peninsula Madness. That opened up the floodgates, and now we’re hearing from our agents across the country: Buyers are frustrated with the lack of homes on the market, and the few sellers out there are using scarcity to their advantage. […]
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