Episode 1261

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on the current state and future of the US housing market | E1261

Aug 6, 20211:17:32Watch on YouTube

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00:00 Intro- Glenn Kelman from Redfin

01:25 How Jason and Glenn met

03:11 Jason’s experiences with being approached in public

05:05 Glenn’s take on the housing current situation

08:02 The impacts of WFH on the housing industry

09:25 Why investing in housing could have been the solution to high prices

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12:35 Effects of building more housing as a way to limit home price appreciation

16:26 The argument on density being better for progressive’s neighborhoods

19:09 Areas that are pro-development and are booming because of it

21:00 Canada as a progressive area for housing and tech workers

23:43 Glen’s thoughts on San Francisco as a livable city and office location

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28:22 Discussion around putting efforts into office buildings and working from them

32:54 Jason asks Glen what companies lost from staying in a work from home setting

35:24 A discussion around work-life balance and generational differences

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39:53 Jason on debt and Glen on the cynicism of capitalism and its impacts on housing

42:22 The difference in lifestyle when having $100M vs $100B

46:52 Redfin, employing their own agents full time and other changes to improve efficiency

55:13 Jason asks Glen what it was like for Redfin to go from struggle to success

58:33 Glen and Jason discuss a controversial topic covering the DOJ and MLS

1:03:03 Nondisclosure states and why people still use listing agents

1:05:20 A breakdown of the DOJ case with the National Association of Realtors

1:10:17 The impacts of speaking to reporters and the press as an entrepreneur

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