9/25/14
The following arrived via a news release from Redfin: This past August, typically one of the hottest selling months of the year, the number...
8/7/14
The concept of a “willing suspension of disbelief” is credited to Samuel Taylor Coleridge from the year 1817. Wikipedia summarizes it thus: … if...
6/23/14
The Gammonley Group was considered a pioneer when it began sales in 2001 for 1111 S Wabash, a 34-story, 247-unit condominium in the South...
6/11/13
Yesterdays’ email included the following, from Redfin: According to Redfin’s latest Bidding War Report, Chicago saw a 2.8 percentage point decline in bidding wars...
3/8/13
Redfin yesterday issued its Real-Time Demand Pulse, “the only report in the industry that analyzes tour and offer data.” The report tracks data across...
1/15/13
Market conditions being what they’ve been, it’s been years since “Chicago’s hottest neighborhoods” was a phrase that didn’t immediately elicit ridicule. With a number...
11/13/12
Redfin recently announced the winners of its “Iconic Homes of America” contest. Redfin visitors nominated the homes listed for sale on the site that...
10/5/12
The WAV Group recently published a Redfin-sponsored study comparing listing search results at local brokerage websites in 11 major markets with search results on...
6/25/12
At most real estate brokerage firms, agents are independent contractors who work solely on commission. Redfin agents are salaried employees who also receive fringe...
6/1/12
Redfin‘s Dario Medina and Mark Reitman stopped by my office the other day for an off-the-cuff discussion of Redfin’s business model and some of...
3/17/11
Redfin revealed its latest upgrade this morning — notes from Redfin agents appended to the listings they’ve toured. “With each new home toured, Redfin’s...
11/11/10
“There is no buyer urgency in this market. It’s all about the ‘deal.’ Buyers who don’t get their desired price move on to sellers...
10/28/10
OK, Redfin has my attention. In the old days (you know…yesterday), a home search that covered too broad a price range or home style...
8/26/10
While I’m on the subjects of 2650 North Lakeview and Redfin data, I might as well point out the following. You see this Google...