How to Use Redfin and Zillow Together to Buy a Home in 2026

Zillow and Redfin serve different purposes in the home buying process, and using both strategically can save you time and money. Start your search on Zillow for its larger database and market trend data, then switch to Redfin for faster alerts on new listings (Redfin MLS feeds update every 15 minutes vs Zillow's 1-3 hour delay), and consider Redfin's agent service for the transaction itself to save 0.5% on the buyer side. This two-platform approach gives you the best of both without committing entirely to either.