It’s time (a bit past time, actually) for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat sales of homes when calculating their index, instead of looking at all… Read More
The number of homes for sale was down 5.7% across Seattle in March, so we wondered which neighborhood still had the most yard signs. Come claim your prize, West Seattle! While West Seattle’s inventory took a big hit (down 10.6% from February and 47.7% from last March) along with the rest, its 278 homes for… Read More
Once you decide to list your home, you may need some work done to make it sparkle on opening day. But, who will you trust to do the work? That is the $319,500* question. You want the best referrals, ratings and information to make that decision. That’s why we’ve expanded Redfin Open Book to include… Read More
Last month, we rolled out a major service upgrade for home buyers in every market Redfin serves except Seattle and DC, where we needed to hire more agents. We hired 14 new agents in Seattle over the last two months, so the wait is over. We thought you might have some questions. What’s changed? The… Read More
Big news! Today, Redfin is launching a major expansion to our charter as a technology-powered real estate broker: Redfin Open Book, a local reviews site for lenders and inspectors, is now available in Seattle. Soon, we’ll add the stagers, landscapers and handymen used by sellers to get their home on the market. Our goal is to… Read More
With a sudden spike this year of reports from our agents in the field that they were coming up against multiple offer situations in which buyers were making all-cash offers, I was curious to know what percentage of homes sold in King County recently were bought with all-cash. Since any job worth doing is worth… Read More
It’s time (a bit past time, actually) for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat sales of homes when calculating their index, instead of looking at all… Read More
We’re happy to announce that people looking to buy or sell a home in Thurston and Whatcom Counties can now buy and sell with a Redfin partner agent. This means that areas such as Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and Yelm (Thurston County) and Bellingham, Ferndale and Lynden (Whatcom County) now have access to a real estate agent… Read More
It’s time for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat sales of homes when calculating their index, instead of looking at all the homes that sold in… Read More
Got $3 million and a dream? The luxury housing market in King County was a good place to be in 2011! The average price per square foot, average sale price and number of homes on the market all point to the continuation of a huge buyer’s market in these higher price brackets. While there’s no… Read More