Dec. 27, 2006: "Redfin is determined to lower transaction costs for home buyers and sellers."
Dec. 11, 2006: "[Redfin's] technologies give buyers new ways to find homes from their computers, and sellers have more do-it-yourself tools than ever."
Nov. 24, 2006: "[Redfin is] out to prove that the internet can make house purchases more transparent, more efficient and less expensive."
Sep. 18, 2006: "... sales have been doubling every month since March and the company doesn't expect to see a slowdown in the business."
Sep. 6, 2006: "Redfin are maverick brokers that mainly serve buyers and don't mind stirring up a bit of controversy to draw more customers."
Sep. 3, 2006: "The 'First-to-Know' feature will allow consumers to bid on unlisted properties."
Sep. 3, 2006: "Redfin and other innovators ... are using technology to reduce costs and to save time for their brokers. Agents don't find and recommend homes - customers do that on their own, using Internet listings - and that enables agents to charge less for the services they do provide, chiefly handling the paperwork and negotiations."
Jul. 20, 2006: Redfin customers Colleen and Scott Barneson talk to San Francisco's KRON TV reporter Maureen Kelly, "...if someone is going to give you 2% of the purchase price back and give you a pretty cool tool to help narrow down the homes you want to look at, that's a valuable service and one worth exploring."
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Jun. 17, 2006: "[Redfin customer] expects to receive a rebate of about $10,000 when the transaction is completed."
May 2006: "... you'd have to go to the county records office or the police station, and pore through dusty file cabinets, to get the information that Redfin.com can display in a couple of clicks."
