Methodology & sourcing

What a dispatch is

Each dispatch summarizes the strongest measured moves in a market for the period — a headline figure, supporting reads, and a citation line. Every number is computed directly from the underlying data; we publish a dispatch only when the data genuinely moves.

Geographic level

Dispatches are currently metro- and city-level. ZIP-level coverage is rolling out market by market and is labeled explicitly where available — a dispatch never implies a precision it does not carry.

Update cadence

Local market figures update on a monthly grain. Figures reflect the latest available data at publish time and are snapshotted — an archived dispatch shows the numbers that shipped that period.

Sources & attribution

Every figure in a dispatch is computed from Redfin Data Center monthly market data — sale prices, days to sell, sale-to-list ratio, months of supply, and new listings. Each dispatch names the sources it used in its footer, and we attribute each source per its terms.

Limitations

Public data carries reporting lags and coverage gaps; small markets and thin periods may show no dispatch rather than a low-confidence one. We do not characterize neighborhoods or demographics — only transactional market mechanics (prices, inventory, days on market).