It’s no secret that Laurie Nixon is one of the best agents around. Ask her clients, and they’ll tell you that not only is she knowledgeable, hard-working and someone who aggressively advocates for her clients’ best interest, but she is also patient and gives great advice. Laurie joined Redfin in 2009 as a Field Agent, helping… Read More
Like several markets across the country, Austin has seen a shortage of inventory combined with soaring demand, resulting in rampant bidding wars. So, as we were preparing to launch our Austin market back in April, we had a feeling that our first Austin agent Cyndy Stewart and her team had better arm themselves for the onslaught of… Read More
In our last few blog posts on this issue, we’ve been hesitant to pop the champagne bottles and fully celebrate the increased inventory we’ve been seeing this spring. All we really had to compare it to was last year’s dreadful winter, and we just didn’t want to get our hopes up. But this month, there’s… Read More
Hooray! Eighteen months after launching our website and mobile tools for Austin, Redfin has begun offering Austin service from our own Austin-based agents. Now Austinites can buy or sell a home via a Redfin agent paid based on customer satisfaction, and armed with the latest technology for scheduling tours, pricing homes, optimizing listing traffic and collaborating… Read More
By Anna Nevares, Redfin San Diego Area Manager Another month, another chapter in the low inventory story in San Diego. A well-priced home barely has a chance to say hello to the market before a big “pending” banner goes over the picture on Redfin’s website. Our agents here in San Diego have noticed that a… 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
Bust out the cheese-steaks—Redfin has arrived in Philly! Philly is Redfin’s 19th market overall and our first in more than a year. But it’s a big one: today, the number of listings on our site grew by 8.5%. We hired an 18-year real estate veteran, Linda Wolbers, to build and manage a local team of… Read More
No other part of the home-buying process can alternately make you jump up and shout for joy, or make you slump down in your chair, utterly defeated. You appraise high, you jump. You appraise low, you slump. But of course it’s a little more complex than that…. Home values seem like a moving target. There… 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, inspectors and title companies, is now available in Southern California, including Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County. Later this spring, we’ll add the stagers, landscapers and handymen used… 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, inspectors and title companies, is now available in Southern California, including Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County. Later this spring, we’ll add the stagers, landscapers and handymen used… Read More