Glenn Kelman, Author at Redfin Real Estate News
Glenn Kelman

Glenn Kelman

Glenn is the CEO of Redfin. Prior to joining Redfin, he was a co-founder of Plumtree Software, a Sequoia-backed, publicly traded company that created the enterprise portal software market. In his seven years at Plumtree, Glenn at different times led engineering, marketing, product management, and business development; he also was responsible for financing and general operations in Plumtree's early days. Prior to starting Plumtree, Glenn worked as one of the first employees at Stanford Technology Group, a Sequoia-backed start-up acquired by IBM. Glenn was raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a regular contributor to the Redfin blog and Twitter.

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Way-Too-Early Take: What Trump’s Re-Election Could Mean for Housing

Donald Trump’s re-election seems to have had immediate consequences for housing in America. Demand from home-buyers requesting service through Redfin’s site, which was already stronger since the Federal Reserve’s September 18 rate cut, was about 25% higher this weekend than the same weekend last year, the largest year-on-year gain since the downturn began in 2022.

In a World Without Clear Cooperation, Big Brokers Win, Agents and Consumers Lose

We can’t keep debating the consumer benefits of Clear Cooperation, the National Association of Realtors’ policy against pocket listings. The data is clear that sellers get higher prices by publicly marketing listings, and that buyers, especially buyers of color, want to see all the homes for sale.  One Reason Clear Cooperation Is Under Attack: To

Don’t End Clear Cooperation

Today, the National Association of Realtors is considering proposals advanced by traditional brokers to undo the Clear Cooperation policy against pocket listings. This would hurt consumers. Listing Cooperation Creates an Open, Fair Market Buyers want to see all the homes for sale. Sellers want their listings to reach the most buyers. Studies show that sellers

Change Is Good

Dear Redfin Customers, As many of you have already heard from your Redfin agent, by the end of this week, most local Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) are changing two rules: Listings can no longer use the MLS to offer buyers’ agents a commission Prior to serving customers, buyers’ agents must disclose our fee The rules

2023 Diversity Report

Every year, Redfin publishes a report on the diversity of our workforce. In 2023, diversity at Redfin fell, with people of color declining from 36% of our employees to 35%, compared to 42% of the U.S. population. Black employees declined from 9% of our employees to 7%, compared to 12% of the U.S. population. Latino

NAR Settlement: Kaboom!

The National Association of Realtors today entered into a $418-million settlement agreement for a wide range of class-action lawsuits brought by home-sellers. Unlike the earlier settlements with large brokerages, NAR also agreed to what could be a major structural change: eliminating the field in listing databases for the agent listing a home to offer a

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