First of all, a warning. If you’re browsing this post in a car, or while you’re listening to someone blather away on the phone, pull over, mute the line, buckle up, REMAIN CALM. We’ve got some good stuff to tell you about. Really good stuff. Sometime in the wee hours of the night last night,… Read More
I remember exactly where I was when I got the news that the Boston-area MLS — the database that brokers use to share listings — would allow Redfin to drop its registration requirement: sitting at my desk, reading ESPN.com while I fondled a Rubik’s cube (world record for solving, 9.86 seconds). I remember running down… Read More
Update as of June 6: Sandicor has fixed its data feed, and as of a few minutes ago all San Diego MLS listings are up-to-date on Redfin.com. Should listing data issues in any market come up in the future, we’ll hold to the commitment outlined below. Thanks for your patience! Some of you may have… Read More
In September 2005, just as Redfin was raising its first round of funding, the Department of Justice sued the National Association of Realtors for developing a policy that allowed its members to share listing information with some brokers but not others. The policy was suspended while the lawsuit lumbered through federal court. And in the… Read More
One Sunday morning last fall, my great friend Conan, a debonair former nose-tackle who often advises me to get in touch with my feminine side, called to ask about using our site. It took half an hour to convince someone who knows I would never lie to him in a million years to run a… Read More