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The Unsexy San Francisco Housing Vote No One's Talking About
Last week, voters said yes to more affordable housing and people in D.C. started buzzing about bailouts again. This week, poverty and housing are on the agenda, civil rights groups try to up the ante on fixing Fannie and Freddie and GOP candidates take their chances with reporters at Fox. Also: Ants build cool stuff

Load Testing with Taurus
When you’re developing new functionality on an existing website, especially on a hot new young fresh startup like Redfin, you can get really excited about
Job Growth is Strong And a Fed Rate Hike Just Got More Likely. Don't Fret, It’s All Good
Employers added a whopping 271,000 jobs last month, giving the Fed a good reason to raise rates next month. Don’t worry, mortgages are still really cheap and likely to stay that way for a while.
Redfin’s Year in Mobile – Updates to iOS and Android Apps
The Redfin engineering team has been hard at work this year adding new features and updates to our award-winning mobile apps. With mobile devices now driving two thirds of our traffic, we know how important it is to have access to information on the go.
Sales Maintain Healthy Growth Even As Buyers Hit Their Limits on Price
The Redfin Housing Demand Index posted its smallest annual increase so far this year, inching up only 0.3 percent to 93 in September from 92 a year earlier. Fewer people are touring and those who are have less to choose from, but they’re still making offers.

Using Fresco to Load Images Efficiently on Android
It’s well known that you don’t get a second chance at a first impression and often, it’s the first impression that becomes the lasting memory.
The Unsexy San Francisco Housing Vote No One's Talking About
Last week, voters said yes to more affordable housing and people in D.C. started buzzing about bailouts again. This week, poverty and housing are on the agenda, civil rights groups try to up the ante on fixing Fannie and Freddie and GOP candidates take their chances with reporters at Fox. Also: Ants build cool stuff

Load Testing with Taurus
When you’re developing new functionality on an existing website, especially on a hot new young fresh startup like Redfin, you can get really excited about
Job Growth is Strong And a Fed Rate Hike Just Got More Likely. Don't Fret, It’s All Good
Employers added a whopping 271,000 jobs last month, giving the Fed a good reason to raise rates next month. Don’t worry, mortgages are still really cheap and likely to stay that way for a while.
Redfin’s Year in Mobile – Updates to iOS and Android Apps
The Redfin engineering team has been hard at work this year adding new features and updates to our award-winning mobile apps. With mobile devices now driving two thirds of our traffic, we know how important it is to have access to information on the go.
Sales Maintain Healthy Growth Even As Buyers Hit Their Limits on Price
The Redfin Housing Demand Index posted its smallest annual increase so far this year, inching up only 0.3 percent to 93 in September from 92 a year earlier. Fewer people are touring and those who are have less to choose from, but they’re still making offers.

Using Fresco to Load Images Efficiently on Android
It’s well known that you don’t get a second chance at a first impression and often, it’s the first impression that becomes the lasting memory.