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Feb 13
2009

CV’s HomeGain Signs with The Washington Post (too)

Yesterday, Trulia announced it was replacing Classified Ventures’ Homefinder.com as the real estate search provider on WashingtonPost.com. Today, the paper seems to have reaffirmed its ties to CV via a new deal with CV’s HomeGain. The deal with HomeGain provides paid leads to real estate agents, and on paper, complements the deal with Trulia, which …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Misc, Newspapers, Verticals, Yellow Pages

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Feb 11
2009

Real Estate Coup: The Washington Post Quits HomeFinder for Trulia

The Washington Post is switching its local real estate search from Classified Ventures’ HomeFinder.com to Trulia. The switch takes place in April, and is being announced just after Classified Ventures’ introduction of the Home Finder brand, which replaces the HomeScape brand. The move from a Classified Ventures, Inc. (CVI) product is somewhat surprising, in part …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Google, HyperLocal, Local Search, Misc, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Verticals, Yellow Pages

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Feb 5
2009

Two Apartment Sites Tie Up for Broader Reach

The old maxim says that when new cars are down, used cars are up. And when house sales are down, apartments are up. We’ve heard from some publishers that they are seeing more apartment advertising. But prices have been hurt by “shadow rentals” for houses and condos that don’t move, and boomerang kids moving in …continue reading »

Categories: Verticals, Yellow Pages

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Aug 12
2008

Classified Ventures LLC is Valued at $338 million; Down 13%

Classified Ventures LLC, the holding company for Cars.com, Homescape, Apartments.com, RentalHomesPlus, and HomeGain that is jointly owned by McClatchy, A.H. Belo Corp., Gannett Co., Tribune Co. and The Washington Post Co. is now valued at $338 million. The valuation, contained in a 10 K filed by McClatchy Corp., is 13 percent below the $382 million …continue reading »

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May 6
2008

Cars.com, Google at Kelsey Seattle: ‘Google’s Place in Verticals’

Google is a collaborative partner with all verticals, and generally speaking, has no interest in competing with them, per Adrian Madland, Google’s head of automotive strategic partnerships, who was speaking at Kelsey Seattle.“We love all the vertical people in the room,” said Madland. “We don’t do verticals. We try to make them better. We want …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Google, Local Search, Newspapers, Sales Channels, Verticals

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