NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today IAC (NASDAQ: IACI) announced the launch of HomeAdvisor, formerly ServiceMagic, a newly re-launched website that connects homeowners with pre-screened and ...

HomeAdvisor is an online resource that helps residents find reliable home repair or improvement services in their area. HomeAdvisor has service providers in multiple categories on its site, from maid ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about disruptive companies, technologies and usage models. HomeAdvisor is an operating business of IAC, a $6B conglomerate ...

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 U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ordered home services marketplace HomeAdvisor to pay up to $7.2 million for its use of deceptive and misleading tactics in selling home improvement project leads ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The city of San Francisco has sued Golden-based HomeAdvisor, accusing it of claiming that it does background checks on its home-services professionals while ...