Dana Anderson, Author at Redfin Real Estate News

How Should You Price Your Home? If It’s in One of These Places, Consider Pricing Just Below or Just Above the -0,000 or 5,000 Mark

April 5, 2019

In San Jose, Oakland and Los Angeles, pricing a home just below the -0,000 or -5,000 mark pays off. And in Minneapolis and Phoenix, pricing a home just above that threshold pans out. Read on to find out where else those pricing strategies are worthwhile—and where they’re not. Pricing your home at $599,000 rather than

Mapping America’s Next Tech Hubs: A Look at Housing Market and Migration Trends in Atlanta, Austin, D.C. and Other Hot Destinations for Tech Companies

March 28, 2019

On an interactive map, we’re tracking the moves—as they relate to housing market and migration trends—of several major West Coast tech companies that have announced new offices in other parts of the country. Several Silicon Valley- and Seattle-based tech companies are opening new campuses in places like Atlanta, Austin and Nashville, where home prices are

With Market Share Near 7% in Phoenix, iBuyers Contribute to the Area’s Relatively Strong Home Price Growth

March 25, 2019

A local Redfin agent said at least half of her prospective clients ask about iBuyers, which are increasingly common in Phoenix and may be contributing to ongoing price growth. Institutional buyers, known as iBuyers, are taking up a growing share of Phoenix home sales. iBuyers are companies—like RedfinNow, Zillow and Opendoor—that make instant cash offers

In Microsoft’s Hometown of Redmond, WA, Just 22% of Homes Are Affordable to Its Own Engineers—The Company’s Affordable Housing Pledge Could Help Change That

March 22, 2019

Microsoft’s $500 million commitment to affordable housing could help ease the Seattle area’s affordability crisis and make way for more diverse communities. When Microsoft announced its $500 million commitment to affordable housing at the beginning of the year, the company acknowledged that even tech workers in the Seattle area can have a hard time purchasing

Together, Lyft’s Employees Could Buy Every Single Home for Sale in San Francisco With Their IPO Cash

March 19, 2019

[This report was updated on March 29, 2019, the day Lyft debuted on the public markets, to reflect its IPO price of $72 per share.] San Francisco already has sky-high home prices and a lack of inventory. Public offerings from Lyft and other tech companies is likely to put even more pressure on its real

Tampa and Three California Metros Have the Smallest Gaps in Homeownership by Income Level

March 19, 2019

San Jose and San Francisco, among the nation’s most expensive housing markets, have two of the smallest gaps between the homeownership rates of low-income families and the overall population. Tampa, Florida has the smallest gap in homeownership rates between low-income families and the overall population. That’s followed by three California metros: San Jose, Riverside and

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