Why I Work at Redfin: Nikki Kilmer, Redfin Agent
May 18, 2015
Los Angeles real estate agent Nikki Kilmer describes how she got into the business and what it’s like to work at Redfin.
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More Properties Command Above List Price in Washington D.C.
May 14, 2015
Washington, D.C., home values rose 5% in April from a year ago as limited inventory and continuing competition pushed more buyers to pay above asking price.
Chicago Property Values Post Double-Digit Growth
May 14, 2015
Chicago home prices notched their fourth-straight month of double-digit growth in April, with the median sale price rising 10 percent from a year ago. The number of properties sold fell 4.8 percent, and the city’s median sale price reached $275,000 as the spring selling season got into full swing. On average, homes fetched 96.6 percent of their asking price, the highest sale-to-list ratio since last July.
Bi-Weekly Mortgages: Not Always a Scam, But Not Always a Good Idea, Either
May 12, 2015
Want to cut thousands of dollars and years off your mortgage? All it takes are a few simple steps! But here’s a word of advice—don’t pay someone to do it for you, and do your homework first. Sometimes those savings aren’t what they’re cracked up to be.
Got $157.3 Billion? Mortgage Bailouts Might Not Be Over
May 7, 2015
Profits are weakening, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac might be even more fiscally fragile today than they were in 2008. That means a ripple in the housing market could leave taxpayers on the hook for another bailout. For that we can blame Congress and the White House, which never got around to fixing the companies after the mortgage meltdown. That indifference could cost us as much as $157.3 billion for a second bailout if the economy goes really south.
Redfin Agents have Arrived in Bend, Oregon!
May 6, 2015
Back in 1901, pioneers fording the Deschutes River decided to settle near a river bend on the eastern edge of the Cascade mountains. The small mill town in the high desert has since developed into the largest city in Central Oregon. A little more than a century later, Redfin agents have arrived in Bend! That
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