Comments on: Online Real Estate Tools Mini-Hall of Fame + Home-Buying Class Powerpoint

By: Lederhosen and Local Market Data | Redfin San Francisco Sweet Digs

Lederhosen and Local Market Data | Redfin San Francisco Sweet Digs — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:49:47 +0000

[...] did this in the Silicon Valley in June, and we’ll do it again in August. Next time it’ll be at the office, not at [...]

By: Eelco Hillenius

Eelco Hillenius — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:21:49 +0000

That’s a great list, thanks so much for sharing!

By: Red Carpet Event Defeats DC Rush Hour | Redfin Washington, DC Sweet Digs

Red Carpet Event Defeats DC Rush Hour | Redfin Washington, DC Sweet Digs — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:10:57 +0000

[...] here. And the MLS data on sale-to-list price by neighborhood is below. The Redfin blog has a post with a handy set of real estate links as [...]

By: Boston Real Estate Dished, Live, at Red Carpet Event | Redfin Boston Sweet Digs

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:09:52 +0000

[...] here, and below are the recent Boston sale-to-list prices by neighborhood. The Redfin blog has a post with a handy set of real estate links as [...]

By: Latin american property

Latin american property — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:39:29 +0000

No doubt every prospective buyer, seller, and real estate agent has heard of the Multiple Listing Service. The real estate agent’s “on the make” equivalent of a dating service. Real estate agents even have their own codes to help inform potential suitors. Possibly E-Harmony might want to implement this kind of methodology, as you’ll soon see, into their 92 reasons to run for the hills!

By: Zain Memon

Zain Memon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:19:35 +0000

Oh — gotcha. For some reason I was thinking the buyer’s agent was the one selling the house. Whoops!

Thanks for the clarification.

By: Glenn Kelman

Glenn Kelman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:30:20 +0000

Zain, a buyer’s agent is someone who represents you as the buyer. If a buyer’s agent shows a property to you that you end up buying, he can fairly claim the commission for that sale. If we show you a property and you decide to buy it through someone else, we will respect that decision. Other agents may or may not embrace that position, but that is their choice. The situation we want to avoid is one in which you tour with one agent under false pretenses, then buy through Redfin just for our commission refund. At least with a seller’s agent it is arguable that the seller’s agent should show the property as part of his service to the seller, though we now encourage all buyers just to tour homes through Redfin.

By: Zain Memon

Zain Memon — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:19:43 +0000

The slides say that you’re committed “When a buyer’s agent shows you a property (but not Redfin)”.

Does that mean that if you call up the buyer’s agent, tell them you’re with Redfin, and ask them to show you the property, you can’t use Redfin? You have to go through Redfin if you want to see a property?