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 and other leading indicators.
• Neighborhood data: sale-to-list, pricing trends, foreclosures, 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 available, how to compare lenders & what fees you shouldn't pay.

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