When millennial homebuyers move out of Seattle, where do they go?

When searching for a home, millennials are now looking beyond Seattle’s city limits. From affordability to proximity, here are the main factors driving their decisions — and the ways they’re changing the landscape of those suburban neighborhoods. Continue reading

Redfin launches video home tours amid coronavirus worries

CEO Glenn Kelman published a blog post detailing what Redfin is doing to serve worried buyers and sellers in COVID-19 impacted areas. Continue reading

Working remotely allows more opportunities for affordable housing

Sixty percent of individuals who work remotely to some degree reported an increase in affordability after relocating, according to a study by Redfin. Continue reading

Austin named top US job market

Austin, Texas, earned its place as the top U.S. job market for the second year in a row, according to rankings conducted by the Wall Street Journal and Moody’s Analytics. Continue reading

Zillow launches search tool to help connect Seattle’s homeless with affordable housing

Zillow partnered with the Seattle government as well as local nonprofit Housing Connector and its network to enable a more streamlined process for searching for affordable housing. Continue reading

Redfin CEO: ‘Intense season of bidding wars’ on the horizon

Glenn Kelman said Wednesday that supply shortages, once limited to places like San Francisco, have spread. And that means competition for homes will be intense this year Continue reading

Ben Kinney, Chris Suarez launch new brand-agnostic platform

Place Inc. will handle a variety of business tasks for teams, which will be able to keep their existing branding and remain in their brokerages. Continue reading

How Washington Realtors got legislators to prioritize housing

In early 2019, Realtors in Washington state got 12 housing bills passed after a coordinated campaign. Here’s how the association did it. Continue reading