When using the map mode, it is sssslllloooowwww….

They have been extremely successful & popular with sellers & buyers in the Northwest. So much so, that the realtors tried to lock them out of the MLS but there was a lawsuit and Redfin won (hands down). There was a story about this on 60 minutes around six months ago.

New-Renter: Their site doesn’t run slow for me. I have cable. Are you using cable, DSL or dial up?

They have been extremely successful & popular with sellers & buyers in the Northwest. So much so, that the realtors tried to lock them out of the MLS but there was a lawsuit and Redfin won (hands down). There was a story about this on 60 minutes around six months ago.

New-Renter: Their site doesn’t run slow for me. I have cable. Are you using cable, DSL or dial up?

I picked up 2 clients from Redfin. They are potential buyers and liked Redfin but could never get a Redfin agent to show them homes. The idea of them having to have the listing agent show the home because Redfin would not worked some of the time.

SD Realtor

I bailed on moving to San Diego and decided to go back to Seattle where the job market and pay was more favorable for my line of work. I also went through Redfin as a buyer. The first attempt to secure an agreement was a big fiasco (due to the fault of the seller), I didn’t feel Redfin was carrying the ball enough. But on the second property and a second agent, things went very well, and I appreciated the savings.

I bailed on moving to San Diego and decided to go back to Seattle where the job market and pay was more favorable for my line of work. I also went through Redfin as a buyer. The first attempt to secure an agreement was a big fiasco (due to the fault of the seller), I didn’t feel Redfin was carrying the ball enough. But on the second property and a second agent, things went very well, and I appreciated the savings.

Ex-SD,
I have a fast connection, 6mb DSL. I do like Redfin’s website, but tend to use ZipRealty and SDLookup a little more. Where I found Redfin slow was when I’m mapping a large area, for example an entire zip code, and also select a year or more of past sales. When you zoom in and out from there, it can be very slow. However, I tried it tonight the way I usually do and it was significantly faster. Maybe they upgraded their systems recently? In any case, their map view is incredibly useful to get a quick grahpical overview of recent comps (up to 2 years) and current listings. I still have to go to multiple sites to get everything I want, but each of them seem to be constantly improving as they are in a fierce battle to one-up eachother. Great news for us consumers….