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Redfin to Lay Off 450 Employees Following Partnership with Zillow

Redfin to Lay Off 450 Employees Following Partnership with Zillow

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) is planning to cut 450 employees following its new rental listings partnership with Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG). The Seattle-based company did not release a press statement on the layoffs but instead buried the news in a filing with the Securities and...
Report: Typical Homebuyer Pays Roughly 2% Less Than the List Price

Report: Typical Homebuyer Pays Roughly 2% Less Than the List Price

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The average home listing is now selling for 1.8% its asking price, the biggest discount in nearly two years, according to a new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). Adding insult to injury, the typical home that sells takes 56 days to go under contract, the longest...
Zillow and Redfin Partner on Multifamily Rental Listings

Zillow and Redfin Partner on Multifamily Rental Listings

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) and Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) announced a new partnership with Zillow becoming the exclusive provider of multifamily rental listings on Redfin and its subsidiary sites. The partnership covers properties with 25 or more units. According to the...
Study: Average Q4 Buyer’s Agent Commission Was 2.37%

Study: Average Q4 Buyer’s Agent Commission Was 2.37%

by Phil Hall | Feb 4, 2025 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The average buyer’s agent commission was 2.37% for homes sold in the fourth quarter, according to a data analysis from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), a scant uptick from the 2.36% in the third quarter, when the new National Association of Realtors (NAR) commission rules took...
Downtown Seattle Median Rent Up for First Time in 17 Months

Downtown Seattle Median Rent Up for First Time in 17 Months

by Phil Hall | Jan 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Apartment rents in Seattle’s downtown rose for the first time in 17 months in December, according to data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). The rent hike was a 2.5% year-over-year uptick to a median of $2,000. Seattle’s median rent seesawed over the past five years,...
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