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GeekWire 200: DocuSign reigns, but is it really a Seattle company?

DocuSign made headlines today with news that the electronic signature powerhouse raised $233 million at a whopping $3 billion valuation… Read More

Tech Moves: Frey named CTO at Redfin; Skytap taps HP vet to lead London office

—Redfin has promoted Bridget Frey to CTO, replacing Sasha Aickin who stepped down from the position last December. Frey joined… Read More

Redfin touts success of ‘Last Call’ feature in raising last-minute home offers

Homebuyers who are outbid for that new domicile may have technology and data mining to blame — though undoubtedly sellers are… Read More

Apple Watch apps: Starbucks, Microsoft, and other Seattle-area companies jump on board

There are few things more sad to the iPhone faithful on launch day than a connected, yet unfulfilled, Apple Watch (beyond… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Next Tech Titan

The Pacific Northwest is already home to a handful of groundbreaking technology companies. Who will establish themselves as the Next… Read More

Redfin broker explains why Seattle real estate is so hot — and it’s not all on Amazon

Yesterday, we reported on Redfin’s latest real estate stats, especially considering the Seattle area, which has an all-time record low… Read More

Homebuyers beware: Redfin reports Seattle is beyond a seller’s market

If you’re thinking about buying a place, you’d best put that off for a while. Redfin’s “Real Time Housing Market… Read More

Unicorn envy: Where is Seattle’s next billion-dollar idea?

View image | gettyimages.com Once upon a time, there was an exclusive club that only allowed technology companies worth $1 billion… Read More

Placester raises $15M to develop marketing tools for real estate agents

Boston-based Placester has closed $15 million in new funding to continue developing marketing tools for real estate agents looking to have a… Read More

Seattle skyline and Rainier at sunset

Seattle lands at No. 8 in Redfin’s Walk Score report of U.S. cities

Seattle isn’t as easy to get around as New York or San Francisco when it comes to traveling by foot,… Read More

Redfin unveils ‘Shared Search’ to make it easier for house hunters to collaborate on homes to buy

Redfin is looking to make it easier for house hunters to find the perfect home, taking out some of the… Read More

What’s in your 401K? Uber, Airbnb and other tech ‘unicorns’ increasingly part of the mix

Normally, it’s not easy to own stock in privately held companies, like Uber or at Airbnb, unless you happen to work… Read More

Who’s making apps for the Apple Watch: Redfin, Expedia and many more

Apple is promising “all-new ways to do all kind of things” when its Apple Watch starts shipping later this month.… Read More

Tech Moves: Trulia’s Chief Economist Departs; eBay names new Seattle GM; etc.

—Trulia Chief Economist Jed Kolko has left the company following its acquisition by Zillow last week. According to an internal email… Read More

Buy a home in one click? HomeSearch.com wants to be the Amazon of real estate

House hunters spend hours scouring the Internet for the perfect place to call home. But once they find their dream house, the process reverts… Read More

Boston vs. Seattle: Redfin’s ‘City Showdown’ on the best place to live

This is a clever one: Redfin released a “City Showdown” today, comparing Seattle to Boston on many quality of life… Read More

Is your ZIP code hot or not? Redfin names the hottest new neighborhoods for 2015

  Seattle-based Redfin has released its list of the 10 hottest neighborhoods for 2015, and if you live in the… Read More

Redfin CTO steps down as company raises mammoth round of funding

Redfin CTO Sasha Aickin has stepped down from his role as the Chief Technology Officer of Redfin. According to his… Read More

Glenn Kelman

Redfin raises $70.9M to continue national real estate expansion

Redfin today announced $70.9 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle real estate brokerage will use to continue its national… Read More

Redfin buys Walk Score, marking first acquisition in company history

Seattle-based Redfin just stumbled on a deal in its backyard that was simply too good to pass up. The real… Read More

Redfin to kick off first-ever TV ad tonight during Monday Night Football

All of the big dogs of online real estate are spending cash on TV advertising campaigns, from Zillow to Trulia… Read More

Redfin launches new 3D Walkthrough to help buyers explore houses on the market

The advent of the Internet has proven a boon to homebuyers who want to browse housing inventory from the comfort… Read More

Providing more clues to its future, Redfin seeks VP of real estate industry relations

Looking to bolster its position in the real estate industry, Redfin plans to hire a vice president of real estate… Read More

Redfin settles stock dispute ‘peaceably’ with founder and former CTO, in run-up to possible IPO

A bitter stock dispute between Redfin and two of the company’s earliest employees has ended in a settlement agreement, terms… Read More

At big real estate confab, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman offers inside details on company

SAN FRANCISCO – When Glenn Kelman took the stage at the Inman News Real Estate Connect conference in San Francisco… Read More

Redfin unveils ‘Hot Homes,’ predicting which houses will sell quickly

In sizzling housing markets like Seattle and San Francisco, home buyers need to move fast. Now, Redfin is looking to… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: How technology is transforming real estate

Writer and number-cruncher Tim Ellis joined us this week on the GeekWire radio show to talk about two of his… Read More

Tech Moves: Redfin names chief economist; Ex-Apple vet named CEO of X2Biosystems

—Redfin is following in the footsteps of Zillow and Trulia, appointing the Seattle online real estate company’s first-ever chief economist.… Read More

Redfin plans massive expansion, pushing real estate service into as many as 46 new markets

Redfin is going national — in a big way. The Seattle online brokerage is looking to hire real estate professionals… Read More

Watch out Zillow, Trulia: Flipt launches to predict investment options for home buyers

A new Seattle startup wants to fill what it believes is a gap left by real estate sites like Zillow… Read More

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