Chicago-based Classified Ventures, LLC, a strategic joint venture owned by five major media companies, is pleased to announce that HomeGain and Homescape will be exhibiting at the 2007 National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Conference and Expo November 13-16 at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. This marks Homescape's follow-up to its exhibiting debut last year, and HomeGain's return after four successive years at the show.
"Especially in today's challenging real estate market, Classified Ventures is more committed than ever to providing a comprehensive set of tools to meet the needs of consumers and real estate professionals," said Tim Fagan, President of Classified Ventures Real Estate. "Homescape and HomeGain together represent a powerful array of online media and marketing products for real estate agents and brokers, and we are excited to once again showcase those capabilities this year at the NAR Conference and Expo."
Both Homescape and HomeGain will showcase the new features and capabilities of their websites at the show. Homescape, the leading online provider of local, comprehensive real estate property listings and rich content, recently announced partnerships with Keller Williams Realty and Prudential California/Nevada/Texas, among others, and will feature its re-designed national website and enhanced listing products for agents and brokers.
HomeGain, a leading provider of online marketing solutions that connect real estate agents and brokers with home buyers and sellers, will showcase recent developments including its re-designed website, its instant online home valuation tool, its Realtor®-focused blog, and changes to its pricing structure in an effort to continue to help agents and brokers earn returns on their marketing investments in a slow market.
Homescape, booth #633, and HomeGain, booth #4034, will each offer giveaways and prizes, including cash prizes and GPS systems, at the Expo.
The 2007 NAR Conference and Expo will feature hundreds of programs, networking opportunities with thousands of real estate professionals from around the world, and more than 700 exhibitors and product experts, all under one roof.
About HomeGain
HomeGain® is a leading provider of online marketing solutions that connect real estate agents and brokers with homebuyers and sellers. HomeGain offers free services to find and compare real estate agents, research home values, and view homes for sale. Real estate agents and brokers use HomeGain's real estate lead generation solutions to connect to consumers, promote their services and grow their business. With an average of five million website visits per month, HomeGain is the second most visited real estate website. Acquired by Classified Ventures in 2005, HomeGain has more than 300 online partnerships, including MSN, Yahoo! and USATODAY.com. Visit www.homegain.com to get a free instant home valuation or www.agentevaluator.com to find and compare real estate agents. HomeGain is your real estate connection.
About Homescape
Homescape provides local, comprehensive property listings and rich content to consumers nationwide, while delivering a suite of advertising solutions that offer choice and results to meet the individual needs of real estate agents, brokers, builders and private party advertisers. Homescape also serves a network of over 125 local online newspaper websites nationwide with a full suite of online advertising solutions. Our network includes The Arizona Republic (www.azcentral.com), Chicago Tribune (www.chicagotribune.com), The Dallas Morning News (www.dallasnews.com), The Miami Herald (www.miamiherald.com) and The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com). For more information, visit www.homescape.com.
About Classified Ventures
Classified Ventures is a strategic joint venture among five media companies, including Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Co. (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Co. (NYSE: TRB) and The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO), whose objectives are to collectively capitalize on the revenue growth in the online advertising categories of automotive, real estate and rentals. To execute on its objectives, Classified Ventures has four leading businesses - Apartments.com, Cars.com, HomeGain® and Homescape®. For more information, please visit www.classifiedventures.com.
