Website Tips

Check out the links below for Redfin's search experience tips and tricks. Have a question about our site? Drop us a line at techsupport@redfin.com

• Map Tips
• Listing Details Pages Tips

Sign up to get email alerts when homes that match your criteria change prices, have an upcoming open house, or go off or on the market. Learn more.

Click on a map list column header to sort your results.

Click the download icon on the lower left corner of the map to dump the results of your search into your favorite spreadsheet program to slice and dice any way you like.

Click "Save" in the lower left corner of the map to get updates to your search criteria in your favorite RSS program.

Click the heart icon on the right map side pane to save a home as a favorite. You can sign up for email alerts when your favorite homes have a price or status change on your Favorites page in My Redfin. Learn more about favorites.

Tired of seeing the same home you don't like? Just click the blue "X" icon on the right map side pane. Learn more.

Send the homes you like to friends and family members by clicking the "Envelope" icon on the right map side pane.

Click the arrows underneath the photo of the home to browse through all the photos available without leaving the map. You can also use the arrow keys.

Click the up or down arrow at the bottom of the map to see a full map or a full list of homes on the page.

Browse homes in a building by clicking the arrows at the bottom of the right map side pane.

Click "Quick Map" under the listing photo on the right side pane to see the home in a zoomed-in view.

Click "More Local Stats and Trends" to see all the data on neighborhood prices, local schools, and more.

Click on the homes with yellow stars to see notes that Redfin agents have left about the home's condition.

Search by keywords like "fireplace" or "pool" to filter your results.

See homes in your search that had a price reduction by setting the "Price Reduced" range in the middle column of the search box under Listing Facts.

*Price reduced may only be available when signed-in with verified email due to MLS restrictions.

Search homes that just came on the market by selecting "New Listings" in the right-most column of the search box.

Click "New Construction" in the right most search box column to include only new construction homes in your search.

Click "Open Houses" in the right most search box column to include only homes with upcoming open houses in your search. Use the drop down menu to select the open house time frame.

Click the blue house icon indicating "Sale Records" on the left hand column of the search box and select "Last 1 week" to see homes that just sold in your search area. Learn more about how looking at sold homes can help your search.

Scroll down listing details pages to see the sale history of the home including price changes and the dates it went on and off the market.

We partner with Zillow.com and eppraisal.com to show you the estimates of what the home is worth so you can make a competitive offer.

We have property tax information from the county on every home for sale.

Check out similar listings' pricing and $/sq.ft. and similar homes that just sold to get a feel for a fair price of the home you're looking at.

See local schools with ratings and parent reviews near the home for sale. Check out our Schools page for more info.

At the bottom of the listing details page you'll find links to nearby grocery stores and restaurants so you can get a feel for the neighborhood.

Click the "Directions" link in the right hand side bar to get Google Maps directions to this home. Once you're in Google Maps, you can also see traffic conditions near the home and metro and bike routes under the "More" option in Google Maps.

Share the home with your Facebook friends by clicking the Facebook icon on the right hand side bar.

Send a tweet about the home to your Twitter followers by hitting the Tweet button on the upper right hand side bar.