Before I joined the Open Book team at Redfin, I was a Redfin Agent. I walked alongside hundreds of clients through the home inspection process, and I know first hand the drama that can unfold. No matter how intrepid you are, buying a home can be unnerving and full of surprises. Like planning a wedding, […]
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Howdy Redfinnians! Strap in for Redfin’s monthly round-up of U.S. real estate news! This month is action-packed, so we’re going Moby-Dick on you guys, with an epic market survey, crammed full of gossip, poodles, and inside baseball. Prices Up, Inventory Down, Sales Volume OK, Rates at Record Lows Let’s start with the numbers since the
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We’ve been talking a big game about bidding wars this season, telling you that they’re rampant in places like the Bay Area, Seattle and DC, and sharing the tricks of the trade so you know what it takes to win them. But which homes are actually inciting these bidding wars and what’s it like to
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We thought it would be interesting to dig into Redfin’s stash of real estate data to answer the question: Does holding an open house make a home more likely to sell?
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Howdy Redfinnians! Here’s our monthly round-up of everything that moved in the U.S. real estate market! But first the Redfin news… Do you remember in Gladiator, when Russell Crowe says “on my signal, unleash hell?” That’s what Redfin did last month, launching: A Home-Pricing Tool: see the pictures and prices of very recent comparable home
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Big news Redfinnians! Redfin upgraded its service, so you can meet your Redfin agent from the first tour, and he always sees your house. You still get an agent paid to put customers ahead of commissions, digital convenience the whole way through a deal, but now also a face-to-face relationship with your Redfin agent. What
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