Redfin ranks most competitive U.S. neighborhoods for homebuyers and Seattle area has 19 of top 25 With the holidays upon us, consider yourself lucky if you’re celebrating in a home you were able to purchase in… Read More
Miami condo listed on Redfin has one bedroom, high ceilings, great view … but do you have Bitcoin? The real estate listing looks like any other, advertising a condominium for sale in Miami with a Euro-style kitchen and… Read More
Tech moves: Madrona’s Paul Goodrich steps down from Redfin board; Seattle’s Office of Economic Development under new leadership; and more — One of the original backers of Redfin is stepping off the board of directors after more than a decade… Read More
Working Geek: Redfin chief economist Nela Richardson believes data science can help with affordable housing challenges Nela Richardson understands that buying a house can be driven by emotions. But Redfin’s chief economist urges buyers to shop… Read More
Santa’s Zillow Zestimate jumps 6.5 percent, and Redfin helps in the hunt for North Pole 2 Two Seattle real estate tech companies are showing a lot of interest in one very famous homeowner with property in… Read More
Redfin stock down as tech-powered real estate brokerage falls short of expectations in second quarter as public company Redfin nearly doubled profits over this time last year and revenue is up 35 percent, but the tech-powered real estate… Read More
Funko IPO could top $245M, more than doubling initial estimate for Pop! figure maker Funko more than doubled the amount it is looking to raise when it goes public to a maximum of $245.3… Read More
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman talks about maintaining company values and his ‘theory of human happiness’ There’s a lot of talk about culture in the tech world these days, and sticking to core values as a… Read More
How hot is Seattle’s real estate market? This boarded up house with no bedrooms is $595K We’ve seen plenty of houses with actual windows and bedrooms sell for way more than they’re worth in the real… Read More
Realtors vs. robots: Redfin CTO says artificial intelligence shouldn’t replace real estate agents Artificial intelligence is set to disrupt industries of all sorts, and threaten a lot of jobs, but don’t expect your… Read More
Redfin expanding its 1 percent listing fee for home sellers to 18 new markets Redfin is expanding its incentive aimed at getting sellers to list their homes with the Seattle-based real estate company’s agents,… Read More
Tech leaders differ over Amazon’s future in Seattle and the logic behind ‘HQ2’ Amazon’s splashy announcement that it plans to build a second North American headquarters has stirred debate across the nation, and that… Read More
Microsoft backs Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail study as Cascadia conference aims to deepen ties between regions Pacific Northwest business and political leaders on both sides of the Canadian border announced today a series of agreements to… Read More
Redfin posts $4.3M profit in its first quarter as public company, stock rises Redfin tripled profit from last year in its first quarter as a public company, and its stock is rising as… Read More
Homebuying startup Open Listings expands to Seattle with backing from Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian When Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian started looking for a new place about two years ago, he didn’t opt for a… Read More
Redfin predicts this Seattle neighborhood will be the hottest in the nation to close 2017 Seattle’s housing market is hot as ever, and tech-powered real estate brokerage Redfin predicts it will stay that way, particularly… Read More
Podcast Tech meets politics: WTIA CEO Michael Schutzler on the economy, diversity, immigration and more This week on the GeekWire podcast, we explore the dynamic, high-stakes and often controversial intersection of technology, public policy and… Read More
Zillow CEO: Redfin ‘a threat to organized real estate’ Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff isn’t worried about the threat of newly-public Redfin — but he thinks the rest of… Read More
Trulia co-founder calls Redfin IPO ‘more important moment’ for real estate than Zillow or Trulia public offerings Redfin is doing well in the public markets since its debut last week, with the tech-powered real state brokerage trading… Read More
GeekWork Picks: Rover seeks engineers to help grow dog-sitting platform Rover has come a long way since it was founded in Seattle in 2011. The dog-sitting tech company has acquired one… Read More
Gender pay gap much smaller at tech companies with more female execs, study finds Tech companies with more women in leadership enjoy some unexpected perks. In addition to improving salary equity among men and… Read More
Early Redfin investor challenges Silicon Valley sexism, applies ‘Glenn assessment’ when evaluating CEOs When Emily Melton, a partner at venture capital firm DFJ, signed onto the board of Redfin in 2007 as part… Read More
GeekWire 200 July update: Redfin graduates with IPO, so which startup will go public next? After a short-lived stint at the top of the GeekWire 200 list of privately held Pacific Northwest startups, Redfin has… Read More
Redfin stock rises again as market cap nears $2B for tech-powered real estate brokerage Redfin’s momentum as a newly minted public company continues this morning as its stock rose another 15 percent in early… Read More
Q&A: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman wants to keep his company weird, even after going public The last time Glenn Kelman was involved in a company that went public, the executive team treated it as just… Read More
Podcast Podcast: All about the Redfin IPO, and what’s next for Seattle’s newest public company Redfin went public Friday morning in the Seattle region’s first IPO of the year, and on this special edition of… Read More
This venture firm was an early investor in the last three Seattle-area startups to go public There’s something in common with the last three companies to go public in the Seattle area. That would be Madrona… Read More
Redfin vs. Zillow: Comparing the two real estate powerhouses at the time of their IPOs Redfin and Zillow are close neighbors in Seattle, but they’ve not always gotten along. The two companies have vastly different… Read More
Redfin stock climbs in tech-powered brokerage’s first day as public company UPDATE: Redfin stock increased close to 45 percent in the first day of trading, opening at $19.56 and closing at… Read More
Redfin prices IPO at $15 per share, higher than expected, in advance of Wall Street debut UPDATE: Redfin debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange Friday morning, and it’s stock opened well above the $15 initial pricing. Shares… Read More
