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Homes.com Launches Home Values Channel

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New tools provide property value information and connect consumers with real estate professionals

NORFOLK, Va., May 23, 2011— Homes.com, anchor website for Homes Media Solutions and a division of Dominion Enterprises, announced today the launch of its new Home Values channel. Designed to serve as the first step for consumers seeking more information about a home’s market value, the channel’s innovative tools provide a wealth of property information to help educate consumers on local market conditions.

Home Values gives users highly accurate estimates of property values based on a proprietary, automated valuation model from SmartZip Analytics, Inc. It has valuable information about the property, including estimated value over time, last sold date and price, and a mortgage estimate. Home Values also delivers information on nearby homes for sale and recently sold properties.

Homes.com is the first major real estate search site to utilize Bing Maps 7, the latest in mapping technology. Continue reading →

Dominion Enterprises Launches Homes Media Solutions

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Synergistic approach for Dominion’s real estate brands will provide innovative products and services for real estate professionals, consumers

Homes.comNorfolk, Va., May 8, 2011—Dominion Enterprises announced today that it will unify its real estate brands and businesses, including its flagship brand, Homes.com, into a new division called Homes Media Solutions.

In addition to Homes.com, Homes Media Solutions will include the other Dominion real estate media and technology brands, specializing in marketing and data solutions for real estate professionals. These include Advanced Access, AgentAdvantage, eNeighborhoods and NUMBER1EXPERT®.

Leading the new Homes Media Solutions business unit are two seasoned Dominion executives. Andy Woolley, vice president of eNeighborhoods, LLC, will assume the role of vice president of Homes Media Solutions, overseeing the Advanced Access, AgentAdvantage, eNeighborhoods and NUMBER1EXPERT® product lines. Jason Doyle, vice president of Homes.com, will continue to oversee the growth of Homes.com, the nation’s premier real estate search site, visited by over 6 million consumers monthly. Woolley and Doyle will report to Brock MacLean, executive vice president of Homes Media Solutions. Continue reading →

Homes.com Enters Into Major Advertising Partnership with Century 21

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Agreement leverages Homes.com’s status as #1 upstream traffic source to century21.com

NORFOLK, Va., (April 19, 2011) – Homes.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, announced today a  partnership with Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world’s largest residential real estate sales organization.  This partnership will provide participating CENTURY 21® brokers with enhanced services for their listings on Homes.com, viewed by more than 6 million visitors monthly.  The partnership leverages Homes.com’s record traffic, as the #1 upstream traffic source among real estate websites driving traffic to century21.com in March 2011, and behind only the major search engines and Facebook overall, according to Experian Hitwise.

“This partnership further demonstrates our commitment to providing CENTURY 21 sales professionals with an effective digital marketing platform,” said Bev Thorne, chief marketing officer, Century 21 Real Estate LLC. “The Showcase Advantage Listing Program, of which this partnership is a valuable component, enables our System members to deliver exceptional value to their customers and increased exposure for their properties.” Continue reading →

Dominion Homes Media President Departs

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Homes.comAfter 23 years with Landmark Enterprises, LLC and Dominion Enterprises and its predecessors, Peter Ill has announced that he is leaving us effective May 6, 2011.

Peter has been a great visionary and leader for Dominion Homes Media and leaves a strong, seasoned leadership team in place. Jason Doyle, will continue to run the day to day operations for Homes.com and execute on our strategies. “We have a strong strategy in place,” said Peter Ill, President Dominion Homes Media. “I am excited about the new products we are introducing in the coming months, as well as the management team in place led by Jason Doyle, Andy Woolley and Lawrence Schoeffler. After 23 years of working with Dominion Enterprises, I believe that it’s a good time to depart, knowing that the strength of our team and its leadership will drive success at Dominion Homes for years to come.” Peter’s friendly smile, open door, and integrity will be missed by the team at Dominion.

Peter was promoted to President of the Homes Division in 2007, consisting of Homes.com, Agent Advantage, Advanced Access, Best Image Marketing, and eNeighborhoods.

Homes.com Launches New Version of its Real Estate Search Website

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Homes.com Launches New Version of its Real Estate
Search Website

Latest Version Features Rentals, New Questions and Answers
Community and More

NORFOLK, Va., June 9, 2010 — Homes.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, and the leading destination for home search, announced today the launch of the latest version of their website. Featuring an updated design, the new Homes.com moves to the center of the real estate spectrum and improves the consumer experience by emphasizing rentals and introducing a new Questions and Answers Community.

The centerpiece of the redesign capitalizes on the dramatic increase in the demand for rental housing. According to Hitwise, consumer online searches for “houses for rent” surpassed “houses for sale” in July 2009. To accommodate this change in search behavior and more accurately meet the needs of consumers, the new For Rent section of Homes.com is now easily accessible on the main page site, featuring over 100,000 apartments and other rental listings powered by ForRent.com, the premier aggregator of rental listings in the US, also a division of Dominion Enterprises. Continue reading →