Redfin Company Stats: Revenue & Competitors (2022)
Redfin is a leading full-service real estate brokerage.
Founded in 2004 in Seattle, Washington, the company reaches 51 million monthly average users across its mobile apps and website, primarily in the U.S. and Canada.
Redfin became a publicly-traded company on July 28, 2017.
Redfin generated $1.92 billion in revenue in 2021, a 10x increase from the $187 million generated in 2015.
From users to revenue, here's a summary of what you'll find on this page:
- Key Redfin Statistics
- How Many People Visit Redfin?
- Redfin Revenue
- Redfin Operating Expenses
- Redfin Market Share
- Redfin Competitors
- How Many People Work at Redfin?
Key Redfin Statistics
- Redfin reaches 47.1 million consumers across its web properties and mobile apps.
- Redfin completed 76,680 transaction sides in 2021.
- Redfin generated $1.92 billion in revenue in 2021, but it is not currently profitable.
- After the cost of revenue and operating expenses, the company lost $110 million in 2021 due to elevated expenses from its acquisition of RentPath.
- Redfin grew revenue from $125 million in 2014 to $1.3 billion in 2021, an increase of 1538%.
- Redfin captured a 1.17% market share of U.S. real estate transactions in 2021, a 2.6x increase from 2015.
- In 2021 Redfin generated 47% of its revenue from real estate services helping buyers and sellers buy and sell homes. The gross profit margin of real estate services was 33.2%.
- 45.8% of Redfin’s revenue came from properties revenue (company-owned real estate), acquired through RedfinNow, an iBuyer program that gives instant cash offers to sellers looking to sell their homes quickly. The gross profit margin on properties revenue was 1.2%.
- Redfin gets 8.4 million monthly visitors to its website, making it the 4th most visited real estate website in the U.S.
- Redfin has 6,485 employees (2021).
- Mid-year update: On June 14, 2022, Redfin announced that is was letting go of 8 percent of its staff, approximately 500 people, both agents and support roles. This follows a 2 percent staff layoff in January of 2021.
How Many People Visit Redfin?
The amount of traffic Redfin gets to their mobile applications and website is an important leading indicator of business activity because this is how Redfin meets new customers. It’s important to note that the home buying process takes time and that not all traffic will convert to revenue-generating customers right away, if at all.
Redfin defines monthly average visitors as a combination of unique visitors to their websites and apps, including Redfin, RentPath, Bay Equity Home Loans, Walk Score, Redfin App, and RentPath app. Redfin's flagship website, redfin.com, is the 4th-most visited real estate website in the United States and reaches 8.4 million average visitors per month.
In 2021, Redfin received 47.1 million monthly active visitors, a 4.02x increase from 2015.
Here is a breakdown of Redfin's monthly visitor growth since 2015.
Year | Monthly Visitors (Web + App) |
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2015 | 11.70 million |
2016 | 16.21 million |
2017 | 22.62 million |
2018 | 27.26 million |
2019 | 33.47 million |
2020 | 42.86 million |
2021 | 47.11 million |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Revenue
Redfin generates revenue from three business segments: real estate services revenue (helping consumers buy and sell), properties revenue (selling company-owned properties), and “other" revenue (rentals, mortgages, and title services).
Redfin has grown revenue across all key categories. In 2017 when Redfin went public, it reported revenue of $370 million compared to $1.92 billion in 2021, a 5.14x increase over this four-year period.
Here is the brokerage's revenue growth by year.
Year | Total Revenue |
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2017 | $370 million |
2018 | $487 million |
2019 | $778 million |
2020 | $886 million |
2021 | $1.92 billion |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Real Estate Services Revenue
In just four years, from 2017 to 2021, the company’s real estate services revenue increased from $356 million to $903 million, a 154% increase.
Here is a table with the real estate services revenue figures:
Year | Real Estate Services |
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2017 | $356 million |
2018 | $432 million |
2019 | $524 million |
2020 | $652 million |
2021 | $903 million |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Properties Revenue
Redfin’s sale of properties acquired through the RedfinNow program skyrocketed from $10 million in 2017 to $881 million in 2021. That’s in increase of 88x.
Here is the breakdown of the properties revenue numbers:
Year | Properties |
---|---|
2017 | $10 million |
2018 | $45 million |
2019 | $256 million |
2020 | $210 million |
2021 | $881 million |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Other Revenue
The brokerage’s “other” revenue also got quite a boost over the same four-year period from $8 million to $139 million, an increase of 17x.
Here is a closer look at Redfin’s other revenue:
Year | Other |
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2017 | $8 million |
2018 | $10 million |
2019 | $16 million |
2020 | $24 million |
2021 | $139 million |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Operating Expenses
Redfin's operating expenses increased from $128 million to $514 million from 2017 to 2021, a 3x increase.
Here's a comprehensive overview of the company's expenses from 2017.
Year | Total Expenses |
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2017 | $128 million |
2018 | $163 million |
2019 | $223 million |
2020 | $231 million |
2021 | $514 million |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Technology & Development Expenses
Redfin’s technology and development expenses amounted to $156.72 million in 2021 or around 8.2% of their total revenue.
Redfin’s technology and development expenses increased by 85.9% from 2020 to 2021. Included in the increase was a $39 million acquisition of RentPath and increased personnel costs due to a rise in head count.
Here's a table of Redfin's technology and development expenses since 2017.
Year | Tech & Dev Expenses |
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2017 | $43 million |
2018 | $54 million |
2019 | $70 million |
2020 | $84 million |
2021 | $157 million |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Marketing Expenses
Redfin’s marketing expenses amounted to $138.74 million in 2021, accounting for 27% percent of their total operating expenses.
Marketing expenses add up to 7.2% of Redfin’s total revenue.
The full-service brokerage increased its marketing expenses 2.53x between 2020 and 2021, which included costs associated with its RentPath acquisition and increased media costs as it expanded its advertising.
Here is a table showing Redfin's marketing expenses since 2017.
Year | Marketing Expenses |
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2017 | $32 million |
2018 | $44 million |
2019 | $77 million |
2020 | $55 million |
2021 | $139 million |
Source: Redfin
Redfin General & Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses make up the largest portion of Redfin’s operating expenses. At $218.31 million in 2021, G&A accounted for 42.5% of total operating expenses.
From 2020 to 2021, Redfin's G&A expenses increased by 137% as they saw a $71.5 million increase from their RentPath acquisition and increased personnel costs.
Year | G&A Expenses |
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2017 | $53 million |
2018 | $66 million |
2019 | $77 million |
2020 | $92 million |
2021 | $218 million |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Market Share
Redfin has steadily increased its market share of residential real estate transactions in the United States.
The company calculates market share by aggregating the value of home sales involving a Redfin lead agent or partner, then divides that value by two to account for both buy and sell sides. If Redfin represents both the buy and sell-side, they can count twice before dividing.
In 2021, Redfin closed 76,680 sides worth $53 billion.
Then, they divide the aggregated Redfin transaction value by the total aggregated sale price for all homes in the U.S. market.
Redfin captured 1.17% of the total real estate market transactions in 2021, a 75% increase from 2017.
Here is a table of Redfin's market share as a percentage of the U.S. market.
Year | US Market Share |
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2017 | 0.67% |
2018 | 0.81% |
2019 | 0.93% |
2020 | 1.00% |
2021 | 1.17% |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Regional Market Share
Redfin’s top-10 regional markets for real estate services are the metropolitan areas of (alphabetically):
- Boston
- Chicago
- Denver (including Boulder and Colorado Springs)
- Los Angeles (including Santa Barbara)
- Maryland
- Northern Virginia
- Portland (including Bend)
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Seattle
In 2021, 62% of Redfin’s revenue came from their top 10 markets. The company stated that they are trying to reduce its over-reliance on these markets and achieve wider distribution. In 2015, 76% of their revenue came from their top 10 markets. By 2021, Redfin decreased its revenue from these markets by 14%.
Here is a table of revenue from the top-10 Redfin markets as a percentage of real estate services revenue.
Year | Percentage From Top 10 Markets |
---|---|
2017 | 69% |
2018 | 67% |
2019 | 63% |
2020 | 63% |
2021 | 62% |
Source: Redfin
Redfin Competitors
Redfin ranks as the 5th largest brokerage in the U.S. by sales volume in 2021.
And here's the data for top U.S. brokerage sales volume.
Brokerage | 2021 Sales Volume |
---|---|
Compass | 254 billion |
Realogy (Anywhere) | 244 billion |
HomeServices of America | 199 billion |
eXp Realty | 156 billion |
Redfin | 56 billion |
Douglas Elliman | 51 billion |
Howard Hanna Real Estate | 37 billion |
Weichert Realtors | 26 billion |
HomeSmart | 25 billion |
AtWorld | 26 billion |
Source: RealEstateAlmanac
Redfin ranks as the 6th largest brokerage by the number of transaction sides.
Here's a closer look at the number of sides closed by the company's competitors.
Brokerage | 2021 Transaction Sides |
---|---|
eXp Realty | 444,367 |
HomeServices of America | 388,098 |
Realogy Brokerage Group | 371,135 |
Compass | 225,272 |
Howard Hanna Real Estate | 125,482 |
Redfin | 76,680 |
Weichert Realtors | 65,700 |
HomeSmart | 56,600 |
United Real Estate | 48,840 |
At World | 43,538 |
Source: RealEstateAlmanac
How Many People Work at Redfin?
Redfin Employees
Redfin serves more than 100 markets across the U.S. & Canada and employs over 6,000 people. In 2021 they had 6,485 employees, a 54.96% increase over the previous year. Since 2017, Redfin’s workforce has grown by 1.68x.
Mid-2022 update: On June 14, 2022, Redfin let go of 8 percent of its staff, approximately 500 people, both agents and support roles. This follows a 2 percent staff layoff in January of 2021.
Here is a table showing how many people work for Redfin.
Year | Number of Redfin Employees |
---|---|
2017 | 2,422 |
2018 | 2,993 |
2017 | 3,377 |
2018 | 2,993 |
2019 | 3,377 |
2020 | 4,185 |
2021 | 6,485 |
Source: Macrotrends
Redfin Agents
Redfin works with two kinds of real estate agents.
Lead agents are full-time employees who earn W2 wages and benefits. The company calculates lead agent headcount by taking the number of lead agents at the end of each month and then averaging that number over the year. Although this number has gone up and down, Redfin has seen an increase from 1,023 to 1,451 lead agents, a 42% increase since 2017.
Partner agents are contractors at other brokerages who receive leads from the company and share in the proceeds of commissions earned (splits). Redfin develops thees relationships to fill high demand or overcome geographic limitations. The number of partner agents has also increased from 3,200 in 2017 to 10,700 in 2021, a 234% increase since 2017.
In the chart below, you can see that growth in the number of partner agents has outpaced the growth of lead agents.
Here is the headcount for lead agents since 2017.
Year | Avg. Number of Lead Agents |
---|---|
2017 | 1,023 |
2018 | 1,390 |
2019 | 503 |
2020 | 453 |
2021 | 1,451 |
And the headcount for partner agents since 2017.
Year | Number of Partner Agents |
---|---|
2017 | 3,200 |
2018 | 3,000 |
2019 | 3,600 |
2020 | 6,800 |
2021 | 10,700 |
Source: Redfin
Interesting fact: Redfin agents earned a median income of $112,200 in 2020, more than double the median of $49,700 for traditional agents.
Conclusion
That’s it for my 2022 roundup of Redfin.
The real estate brokerage is showing steady growth in revenue, properties, agents, and more, despite not having reached profitability.
Being the 4th most visited real estate website and 5th largest broker by sales volume in the U.S., there’s no doubt that Redfin is a major player when it comes to real estate.
Now I’m curious to see what you think:
Do you think Redfin will continue to grow revenues and capture more of the real estate market in the future? Do you think they can achieve profitability any time soon?
Don’t hesitate to share your thoughts below.
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