Redfin this week launched a brown-bag lunch program to teach ourselves how to be better at our jobs. So now we’re on the look-out for brown-bag speakers to talk about stuff we don’t understand, like how to read term sheets, or how to manage employees, or how a new programming language works. Since this blog… Read More
Sitting in the passenger seat of a minivan we just rented at SFO cruising north on 101 at 65 mph (Eric drives too slow) heading to set up our booth at the Trump Expo I realized that we have a limited number of extra tickets for the show. In the hopes of meeting some of… Read More
You may recall from an earlier post that our operations manager’s car got ripped off the other day. What I didn’t say is how oddly unphased she was on getting the news. She was in fact, her usual self, an unsettling combination of jolly and intimidating. This complete unflappability was almost disappointing. But now, good… Read More
Redfin First-to-Know, the service for making offers on homes not on the market, shot to the top of a big D1 article in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required). The overview of the concept mostly featured Reply.com, which is launching a national home-valuation site similar to Zillow’s. (Like a prehistoric animal that you can’t believe… Read More
Our recruiter, Aimee Cook, just stopped by to complain about our recent blog posting, in which we described her as “a competitive bodybuilder.” I was just about to apologize for the invasion of her privacy when she said, “I’m not just a competitive bodybuilder. I’m a TOP 2% BODYBUILDER.” She seemed surprised by the inquiring… Read More
Redfin has been hiring like crazy. Actually, we’ve just been interviewing like crazy. Actually, we’ve been going crazy trying to hire people. Want a job at Redfin? There are a few things we’d like you to know first: –> We’ve hired a competitive bodybuilder as our recruiter. Do not mess with her. –> We’ve gone… Read More
Have you used the Redfin Direct commission refund as leverage to get a better deal from a traditional agent? If so, drop us a line. We’re doing a litle Freakonomics study here in Seattle and San Francisco. Whether you’ve used Redfin Direct or not, we’re also interested in any crazy interactions you’ve had with traditional… Read More
How do you sell a home that isn’t for sale? Today, we’re trying to find out, as the first step in a program called First to Know. The home-for-sale-that-isn’t-for-sale is a Capitol Hill condo here in Seattle. The condo owner, Eugene Lin, wants to gauge market demand. So he took some snaps and wrote up… Read More
The aftermath of Redfin’s congressional testimony was initially rather ho-hum. My parents and their elderly dog fell asleep watching out for us on C-Span (in the middle of the day, actually). Chairman Bob Ney left a kind, careful message on my answering machine just a few days before announcing his retirement from Congress. A high… Read More
It seems that there’s always more to say about the exciting things going on here at Redfin. We’ve recently taken a long, hard look at the blog (and the amazing number of posts so far) and decided to split it up to make it more valuable for readers. Starting today, there are now three Redfin… Read More