SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redfin (www.redfin.com),
the customer-first real estate brokerage, today announced the launch of
its home-buying and selling services in Columbia
and Greenville,
South Carolina, as well as in Omaha,
Nebraska. People in these areas can now search for homes on
Redfin.com and the Redfin iOS and Android apps.
"We've expanded to many new markets in 2015, but markets in South
Carolina and Nebraska have long been on our radar as they help us bring
our home-buying and selling services to more and more people along the
East Coast and in the Midwest," said Redfin Southeast District Manager
James Marks. "Residents in these areas have heard about Redfin from
their friends, colleagues and neighbors for years, and we're pleased to
offer them the chance to use our technology and work with our agents
themselves."
The
Redfin model is different from that of other brokerages because it
uniquely aligns agent and customer interests. Redfin agents are paid a
salary and receive benefits, with customer satisfaction ratings -- not
transactions -- determining each agent's bonuses. All reviews for all
Redfin agents are published on their online profiles.
Redfin also works to put money back into the pockets of both its
home-buying and selling customers. Everyone who buys a home with a
Redfin agent in Columbia, Greenville and Omaha will receive a refund at
closing, the amount of which varies according to the home's list price
on Redfin.com.
Redfin charges sellers a 1.5 percent fee instead of the typical 3
percent commission, while providing a beginning-to-end home-selling
service, from pricing and staging advice and professional photography
through the negotiation and closing processes. On average, someone selling
a home with a Redfin agent saves about $6,800. Redfin has saved its
customers more than $200 million in real estate fees to date.
Redfin introduces the following local real estate professionals hired to
launch and grow the brokerage in their markets:
Jim
Brown, South Carolina - Brown grew up on the east side of
Greenville and, after serving in the U.S. Army and graduating from the
University of South Carolina, began his real estate career in 1994
with a local residential brokerage. He has since led the sales
operation of a large regional builder, worked in lifestyle and resort
communities throughout the southwestern United States, and most
recently was a managing broker for ERA Wilder Realty Inc. Brown has
been paying close attention to Redfin's expansion, and jumped at the
chance to grow the business in South Carolina.
Jessica
Redmond, Columbia - Born and raised in Columbia, Redmond has been
a real estate broker since 2005. Having worked closely with Brown at
ERA Wilder Realty Inc., she shares Brown's passion for the Redfin
mission of changing real estate in consumers' favor. She's looking
forward to bringing the people of Columbia state-of-the-art technology
and superior customer service for their homebuying and home-selling
needs.
Travis
Thomas, Omaha - While an undergraduate at the University of
Nebraska - Omaha, Thomas started his real estate career spending his
spare time helping people buy and sell homes. After earning a master's
degree in finance from Creighton University, he began pursuing his
passion full time. He launched his own brokerage in 2008, and has long
been eager to join Redfin and help bring the company's unique offering
to his home state.
With the arrival of Redfin, people can now use state-of-the-art online
and mobile tools to quickly access the most accurate and up-to-date
information about homes for sale in Columbia, Greenville and Omaha:
Selling with Redfin:
Redfin
Home Dashboard: A comprehensive online resource for home sellers
that provides real-time data about their home.
Redfin
Home Value Tool: A more accurate way to find out what your home is
worth using self-selected comparable homes for sale in your market.
Buying with Redfin:
Instant
Tour Scheduling: Ability to instantly schedule a home tour with a
Redfin agent with a single click from a browser, iPhone, iPad or
Android app.
Redfin
Matchmaker: Software that recommends unexpected listings to Redfin
clients.
Instant
Updates: Smartphone or email notifications when new homes are
listed or when prices drop.
Search
by School: Shows all the homes for sale served by a certain school
with one easy search.
Tour
and Offer
Insights: Real-time statistics and notes from Redfin agents about
thousands of homes and offers.
Deal
Room: A real-time guide through the closing process, including
milestones, deadlines and tasks.
To learn more about these markets and these Redfin agents please visit
our blog at blog.redfin.com.
We're hiring in
Charleston! To learn more about working at Redfin and to apply for
open positions in South Carolina, Nebraska and other locations, please
visit redfin.com/jobs.
Connect with Redfin
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the Redfin mobile app
About Redfin
Redfin (www.redfin.com)
is a customer-first real estate brokerage that represents people buying
and selling
homes. Founded and run by technologists, Redfin has a team of
experienced, full-service real
estate agents who are advocates, not salespeople, earning
customer-satisfaction bonuses, not commissions. Redfin.com features all
the broker-listed homes for sale, as well as for-sale-by-owner
properties that don't pay brokers a commission. Redfin also offers online
tools that make the entire process of buying or selling a home
easier and more fun. The company serves major markets across the U.S.
and has closed nearly $20 billion in home sales. In 2012, Redfin was
named one of The DIGITAL 100: World's Most Valuable Private Tech
Companies by Business Insider.
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