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We all know that purchasing a home will be one of the most important purchases in a lifetime and for most people it takes a real emotional toll. For our clients, the process can be fraught with hair-pulling, head-pounding and sleepless nights, and they look to their agents for guidance. Real es...
03/10/2011
Hey Seattle Real Estate Agents! Who’s headed to BarCamp this Thursday? Redfin and our very own Partner Agent Program team will be there bright and early – we’re sponsoring the coffee to keep everyone energized! Did you know that in addition to Redfin’s own agents, we also have a referral pr...
03/01/2011
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Through Redfin’s Partner Referral Program, we see a lot of great reviews come in for our partner agents, many of which cause us to consider new ways to best serve real estate clients. We partner with agents who share our values and refer clients to them in each of our markets. We had a review c...
02/17/2011
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Winter break is over and school is back in full swing. Perhaps it is global warming, but the buyers are blooming early this year. Our partners ended January with a single-day record, receiving 85 referrals in 24 hours. Every week we like to recognize one of the agents in Redfin’s Partner Progra...
02/02/2011
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The industry is changing. We can all feel it. First listings were available on IDX, just as a teaser. Then came VOW and a whole new level of engagement was possible online. A few brave souls blazed the way with agent reviews online (ok, even us). Soon consumers will demand reviews, just like...
02/01/2011
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Looking back at 2010, the Partner team here at Redfin has a lot to be thankful for. We have delighted 950+ home-buyers this year by combining Redfin's no-strings-attached search technology with super-star partner agents focused on customer service. The program is growing quickly, with 725 of tho...
12/29/2010
When I first started working at Redfin I believed that all you needed to do was open up the MLS information to consumers on the web and they'd be able to quickly and easily find their own homes online. And I still believe that open access to information about listings, the market, and the agents...
10/06/2010
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Every morning at 9am the customer survey responses for all of our partner agents start to roll in. And usually they are great. We pride ourselves in holding the bar high for every agent we refer business to and then we survey every client to make sure our consumers agree. But every week we get...
09/22/2010
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How often have you said, “Let’s make a list of what you’re looking for in a home?” Good agents will get people to prioritize what they’re looking for in terms of musts, shoulds, and wants. And then they help their clients pursue that goal doggedly! But I think great agents know that experience is...
09/15/2010
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There are many ways to skin a cat, and almost as many ways to build a successful real estate career. One thing I've seen succeed is just to have an honest-to-goodness, genuine, sense of caring about your customers. At Redfin when we bring new agents into our partner program we always tell them,...
08/30/2010
Redfin's partner program is a true pay-at-close referral program designed to give experienced agents at other brokerages who run their businesses with an intense focus on customer service the ability to leverage Redfin.com's ability to generate new business.
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