Redfin says it’s laying off 470 staff, about 8% of its workforce, and Compass is laying off ~10%, or ~450, as housing demand softens amid rising interest rates (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch:
Redfin says it’s laying off 470 staff, about 8% of its workforce, and Compass is laying off ~10%, or ~450, as housing demand softens amid rising interest rates  —  Says Redfin CEO: ‘I said we wouldn’t lay people off unless we had to.  We have to.’  —  The housing market has taken a huge hit …