Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman has been known for making some strong statements about the housing market, and last week he issued his latest proclamation, warning of a slowdown that is… Read More
Redfin Now, the company’s direct home buying and selling operation, is now a key piece of its long-term strategy. The company started buying and selling houses directly in 2017 as… Read More
Redfin has launched a new feature called Compete Score to help home buyers better understand what they’re up against when it comes to beating out other interested parties in a… Read More
Redfin is looking to raise up to $239 million through a combination of debt and stock offerings, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday. In… Read More
Nela Richardson, the first chief economist at Seattle-based Redfin, is leaving the real estate technology company it was announced on Wednesday. Redfin confirmed the news to GeekWire after it was… Read More
Seattle startup CityBldr is getting into the home buying game, taking on real estate heavyweights in its backyard. But unlike Zillow and Redfin, which have both started buying properties directly… Read More
Opendoor, a San Francisco online marketplace that buys and sells homes, has raised a whopping $325 million to expand to new markets as it takes on new challengers Zillow and… Read More
Right now, plenty of people use Redfin and Zillow, two of Seattle’s more prominent tech companies, to find homes. But what if the companies actually wanted to buy your home?… Read More
Both Zillow Group and Redfin have evolved from just trying to simplify residential real estate, to controlling the process from start to finish by buying and selling directly to consumers.… Read More
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman has made waves in the tech community in recent weeks with a series of statements attempting to cut through contentious topics like housing and taxation. During… Read More
There’s a sense of accomplishment that comes with going public, as tech-powered real estate brokerage Redfin did last year. But CEO Glenn Kelman feels like he, and the company, haven’t… Read More
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman paints a dystopian picture of San Francisco, where he lived for years before fleeing to Seattle. He describes a metropolis that was once diverse and bohemian… Read More
“We sell ads, not houses,” Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff declared in a conference call with analysts three years ago. But times change, and Rascoff is now singing another tune.… Read More
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman weighed in on Seattle’s controversial new head tax Tuesday, offering a sober perspective amid vitriolic responses to the legislation. He explained why Redfin didn’t join a… Read More
Aspiring homebuyers losing out on bidding war after bidding war aren’t the only ones frustrated with the housing market. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman blasted the state of the national housing… Read More
Redfin is continuing to experiment with new ways to get sellers to list homes on its site, and the tech-powered real estate brokerage claims those efforts are paying off. In… Read More
Update: Airbnb announced Tuesday afternoon that Greg Greeley, a longtime Amazon executive who most recently led Amazon Prime and delivery services, has joined Airbnb to lead its Homes business. Greely… Read More
Redfin brought in $370 million in revenue in 2017, an increase of 38 percent over the prior year, while cutting losses during a period that included the tech-powered real estate… Read More
The steady drumbeat of reports about growing Seattle and the tech boom and the desire of so many people to move to the city may have finally met its match,… Read More
Redfin is out with its latest predictions for the nation’s hottest housing markets this year, and somewhat surprisingly, Seattle didn’t show up on the list. All 10 of Redfin’s hottest… Read More
Redfin had one of the better IPOs in 2017. In a process that has become more hit-or-miss in recent years, Redfin’s stock spiked right away on the first day of… Read More
Toward the end of last year, a report named seven Pacific Northwest startups — all of them near the top of the GeekWire 200 — that could go public in 2017. In… Read More
As CEO of Redfin, Glenn Kelman keeps a close eye on housing trends and their consequences. He’s convinced that skyrocketing housing costs in thriving coastal cities will lead to a… Read More
With the holidays upon us, consider yourself lucky if you’re celebrating in a home you were able to purchase in 2017, especially in the Seattle area. A new report from… Read More
The real estate listing looks like any other, advertising a condominium for sale in Miami with a Euro-style kitchen and unobstructed views of Biscayne Bay. But interested buyers can’t make an… Read More
— One of the original backers of Redfin is stepping off the board of directors after more than a decade of service at the Seattle real estate company. Paul Goodrich,… Read More
Nela Richardson understands that buying a house can be driven by emotions. But Redfin’s chief economist urges buyers to shop with their head, as well as their heart — particularly… Read More
Two Seattle real estate tech companies are showing a lot of interest in one very famous homeowner with property in the North Pole. The Zillow listing for Santa Claus’s toy-making… Read More
Redfin nearly doubled profits over this time last year and revenue is up 35 percent, but the tech-powered real estate brokerage missed Wall Street expectations, and its stock is down… Read More
Funko more than doubled the amount it is looking to raise when it goes public to a maximum of $245.3 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More