http://raincityguide.com/2005/10/20/the-rebirth-of-redfin/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://raincityguide.com/2005/10/20/the-rebirth-of-redfin/#comment-10405 360Digest » Mr. Kelman goes to Washington Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:29:52 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=196#comment-10405 [...] Redfin’s main complaint seems to be how “unfair” the whole system is, how they’ve been “threatened” and how they’ve met resistance from other agents. Let’s see……Kelman’s been quoted in dozens of articles, websites and press releases about how he’s going to “disrupt” the real estate industry and disintermediate the agent, and then they complain that they’ve met with some resistance from the very people they’re threatening. Hmmm…. It could also be because of their historical hostility to real estate agents rather than their current business model. Or maybe it’s just personal. Could this be the future of the real estate industry? [...] [...] Redfin’s main complaint seems to be how “unfair” the whole system is, how they’ve been “threatened” and how they’ve met resistance from other agents. Let’s see……Kelman’s been quoted in dozens of articles, websites and press releases about how he’s going to “disrupt” the real estate industry and disintermediate the agent, and then they complain that they’ve met with some resistance from the very people they’re threatening. Hmmm…. It could also be because of their historical hostility to real estate agents rather than their current business model. Or maybe it’s just personal. Could this be the future of the real estate industry? [...]

]]> http://raincityguide.com/2005/10/20/the-rebirth-of-redfin/#comment-2553 360Digest » Squeezed? Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:21:32 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=196#comment-2553 [...] They’re a little more “threatening”, but I’d have to say its because of their historical hostility to real estate agents rather than their current business model. [...] [...] They’re a little more “threatening”, but I’d have to say its because of their historical hostility to real estate agents rather than their current business model. [...]

]]> http://raincityguide.com/2005/10/20/the-rebirth-of-redfin/#comment-1336 Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide » John Cook Interviews Redfin CEO: Redfin is “crazy-good” Mon, 09 Jan 2006 23:54:08 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=196#comment-1336 [...] Up to this point, Dustin has been under the impression that Redfin is very insular (He’s even gone so far as to say “arrogant”). I get the impression that Redfin has some interesting technologies, but they are still looking for their path; John Cook is doing a big marketing push on a site that has only had cosmetic changes (to real estate buyers) in the last year. Throughout the interview he raves about his site. I think he says exciting ten times and “crazy-happy” or “crazy-love” at least three times. If you check Redfin.com, their news bar clearly shows that they’re on a marketing push (it also shows they still don’t have an interface person who can tell them to use that valuable space more effectively). [...] [...] Up to this point, Dustin has been under the impression that Redfin is very insular (He’s even gone so far as to say “arrogant”). I get the impression that Redfin has some interesting technologies, but they are still looking for their path; John Cook is doing a big marketing push on a site that has only had cosmetic changes (to real estate buyers) in the last year. Throughout the interview he raves about his site. I think he says exciting ten times and “crazy-happy” or “crazy-love” at least three times. If you check Redfin.com, their news bar clearly shows that they’re on a marketing push (it also shows they still don’t have an interface person who can tell them to use that valuable space more effectively). [...]

]]> http://raincityguide.com/2005/10/20/the-rebirth-of-redfin/#comment-816 Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide » The State of Real Estate Search Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:30:13 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/?p=196#comment-816 [...] l Estate? Discussion of the possibility of Google to show real estate listings. (Oct 20) The Rebirth of RedfinAnalysis of Redfin’s home search tool. (Oct 19) Better Late than NeverAnalysis of [...] [...] l Estate? Discussion of the possibility of Google to show real estate listings. (Oct 20) The Rebirth of RedfinAnalysis of Redfin’s home search tool. (Oct 19) Better Late than NeverAnalysis of [...]

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