Let there be light: Redfin powers up ‘Sunscore,' an interactive map to track property sunlight

What's it take to be a neighbor with a sunny disposition? Perhaps more sunlight, for starters.

GeekWire • May 11, 2026

Redfin Survey: U.S. Residents Prioritize Sunlight Over Home Size—and It Affects How Happy They Are at Home

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly half (44%) of U.S. residents would prefer a smaller home with more sunlight over a larger home with less sunlight, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Roughly half as many (24%) would prefer the opposite: A larger, dimmer home over a smaller, brighter home. This is according to a Redfin survey of 1,005 U.S. residents conducted by Ipsos in March 2026. Baby Boomers Care Most About Sunlight Over Square Fo.

Business Wire • May 11, 2026

Land O'Lakes, Florida is Redfin's Hottest Neighborhood of 2026

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #housingmarket--Land O'Lakes, FL is Redfin's hottest neighborhood of 2026, with nearby Plant City, FL close behind, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Oak Creek, WI takes the No. 3 spot. All in all, six of this year's hottest neighborhoods are in the Midwest—the second straight year America's heartland has dominated the list of hottest places for homebuyers and sellers. The suburbs of New York City are also popular with house hunters, w.

Business Wire • May 6, 2026

Redfin Reports The Typical Home Sells in 66 Days—the Slowest Winter Pace in a Decade

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. homebuyers are taking their time as spring approaches, which is usually the busiest season for the housing market. The typical home that went under contract in February spent 66 days on the market, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. That's the slowest February pace since 2016 and is up from 58 days a year earlier. “House hunters have been waiting for mortgage rates to drop, and they finally fell below 6% a couple of.

Business Wire • Mar 19, 2026

Redfin Reports Home Prices Start Year Up Just 1% as Buyer's Market Keeps Growth in Check

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The median U.S. home sale price rose 1.1% year over year in January to $422,921 as the strongest buyer's market in recent history kept a lid on price growth. That's according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Year-over-year price growth has hovered below 2% for the past 10 months—a far cry from the double-digit gains of the pandemic homebuying frenzy. “Home prices grew so fast for so long that a lot of buyers got shut out of the.

Business Wire • Feb 19, 2026

Redfin Reports Coastal Florida Dominated January's Priciest Home Sales, Led By a $55M Naples Estate

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A waterfront estate in Naples, FL was the most expensive home sale of January, fetching $55 million. That's according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. It's followed by an Aspen, CO ranch that brought in $42 million, and a Hawaiian beachfront estate on the Big Island that sold for just over $38 million. Two more coastal Florida compounds round out the top five, fetching about $36 million apiece. All in all, six of January's 10 mo.

Business Wire • Feb 18, 2026

America Needs Neighbors Like You: Rocket and Redfin Release Super Bowl Ad Highlighting the Power of Being Neighborly

Impactful civic message explores how acts of kindness turn strangers into neighbors and neighborhoods make houses feel like home. Click here  to watch Rocket and Redfin's Super Bowl commercial.

PRNewsWire • Feb 6, 2026

Redfin Reports More Gen Zers are Buying Homes—But It's a Trickle, Not a Flood

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #housingmarket--More than one-quarter (27.1%) of Gen Zers nationwide owned their home in 2025—up from 26.1% a year earlier—according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Millennials also eked out a gain in their homeownership rate, to 55.4% from 54.9% a year earlier; it's natural that millennials' gain is smaller than that of Gen Z because they're older and have had more time to buy homes. For older generations, homeownership is holding steady at a.

Business Wire • Jan 26, 2026

Redfin Reports Homebuyers Are Canceling Deals at the Highest Rate on Record

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roughly 40,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in December, equal to 16.3% of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. That's up from 14.9% a year earlier and marks the highest December rate in records dating back to 2017. This is based on a Redfin analysis of MLS pending-sales data. The data is seasonal, which is why this December is compared to past Decembers. “High hous.

Business Wire • Jan 26, 2026

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman departs after leading Seattle real estate giant for 20 years

Kelman joined Redfin in 2005, a year after it launched, and helped guide the company from a small Seattle startup into a nationally known real estate brokerage and technology platform.

GeekWire • Jan 13, 2026