Redfin Data
Redfin's open real estate market data including housing demand, supply, and pricing trends across US metro markets.
What it does
Redfin Data Center provides free publicly accessible real estate market data compiled by Redfin's data science team - covering housing demand metrics (Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index), supply indicators (inventory, new listings), pricing trends, days on market, and competitive market metrics across US metro areas. AI capabilities include ML-powered Homebuyer Demand Index that measures real-time buyer demand from agent tour request and offer activity, AI market trend analysis that identifies seasonally adjusted signals of market momentum shifts, automated market report generation that compiles weekly housing market data, statistical modeling that adjusts metrics for seasonal patterns, and predictive market indicators that lead traditional housing data sources by several weeks.
Strengths
- Real estate researchers, economists, journalists, and mortgage companies use Redfin Data for free housing market intelligence - ML demand indicators providing leading insight into market momentum shifts.
- Financial institutions, real estate investment firms, and government agencies use Redfin Data for housing market research - ML-powered leading indicators supplementing traditional lagging data sources like Case-Shiller.
- Redfin Data Center provides free publicly accessible real estate market data compiled by Redfin's data science team - covering housing demand metrics (Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index), supply indicators (inventory, new listings), pricing trends, days on market, and competitive market metrics across US metro areas.
Watch-outs
- Public data only — not property-level detail for institutional use: Redfin Data provides aggregated market statistics rather than property-level transaction data — institutions needing property-level comparable sales and ownership data require CoreLogic, Reonomy, or MLS data services.
- Coverage limited to markets where Redfin operates: Redfin's data is most comprehensive in markets where Redfin has active agents — rural markets and areas with limited Redfin presence have less rich underlying data for ML demand indicators.
- Competing market data from Zillow Research and NAR: Zillow Research and the National Association of Realtors provide competing housing market data products — researchers should compare data timeliness, methodology, and geographic coverage across these sources.
Pricing
Redfin Data {{center}} is free and publicly accessible. No subscription required. API access available for developers.