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Housing Market

Home Prices Up 3%, But When Will The Other Shoe Drop?

Here is Redfin’s monthly email newsletter, with a little about Redfin and a lot about what’s happening in the real estate market. Howdy Redfinnians! Ready for another roller-coaster ride through the U.S. real estate market? Home prices have for the moment been defying gravity, rising while the global economy sags. When will the other shoe […]

Read (this) before you write (your offer)

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, […]

Want My House? First, Take My Poodle (May 2012 Roundup)

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 […]
Bidding Wars

In the Trenches: Behind the Scenes of America's Bidding Wars

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 […]

Do Open Houses Help Homes Sell?

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?

Strange Days: Real Estate Enters the Twilight Zone (April 2012 Roundup)

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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