Redfin's Home Buying Class

Do you wish you knew more about the home-buying process?

Redfin's free home-buying class is packed with pricing guidance, neighborhood sales data and insider tips on how to negotiate a great deal.

Get informed about real estate so you can drive a hard bargain and feel good about buying a home -- with or without Redfin. You'll have a chance to meet our agents, so you can determine whether we're the best fit for you. Pick our brains, we're happy to share.

And don't worry about grabbing a bite beforehand; we'll have pizza and beer.

Here's the curriculum:

• When to buy: how to use rent-ratios, Case-Shiller indices A monthly report that measures the changes of prices of a group of similar homes in 20 major metropolitan areas in the US to determine changes in what people are willing to pay for the same home over time. and other leading indicators.
• Neighborhood data: sale-to-list ratios The final sale price (what a buyer pays for the home) divided by the last list price expressed as a percentage. , pricing trends, foreclosures Foreclosure is a process that transfers the right of home ownership from the homeowner to the bank or lender. A home goes into foreclosure when the owner stops paying his mortgage loan payments. , online resources & heat maps.
• Working with an agent: ask when you're committed & how they're paid.
• How to tour: ten tips on what to look for when attending an open house.
• Pricing guidance: how to price a home & signs that a seller is ready to deal.
• Writing an offer: everything that has to happen before you get to the closing table.
• Mortgages: types of loans Funds borrowed from a mortgage lender or broker to finance the purchase of a home. available, how to compare lenders & what mortgage fees All of the costs associated with getting a mortgage loan that lenders and brokers will include in their Good Faith Estimates. you shouldn't pay.

Next: Financing Your Home