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Online service marketplaces have been a boon for homeowners and renters looking for contractors and service providers to handle home projects—everything from the best handyman services for customers ...

HomeAdvisor, a Colorado-based home services company, today launched Instant Booking, which allows homeowners to schedule up to 500 different tasks online without ever making a single phone call. The ...

With the raft of home services digital marketplaces flooding the internet, it can be difficult for homeowners to choose which platform to use when searching for contractors and professionals to ...

The merger of Angie's List and IAC's HomeAdvisor may be just the beginning of IAC's expansion into the space, CEO Joey Levin said. He said HomeAdvisor has been on an "unbelievable run" lately. There ...

The two companies will create a home services lead-gen powerhouse. IAC is buying Angie’s List and will combine it with its own home services lead-gen site, HomeAdvisor, in a deal worth in excess of ...

ComeHome Platform Will Now Seamlessly Empower Homeowners to Increase the Value of Their Homes Through Data-Driven and Insights-Informed Home Improvement Projects SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS ...

Notion’s home sensor system has long been able to alert you to potential problems in your home, and now, it can help you solve them, too. On Thursday, April 19, the Internet of Things company ...

This article has been updated to include a new comment from home owner Jonathan Moody in response to HomeAdvisor's statement. This comment can be found below HomeAdvisor's full statement at the bottom ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against HomeAdvisor, saying that since 2014, the company overcharged small and medium- sized businesses, and misrepresented the likelihood leads at ...