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HouseFix launches fresh site, new features

HouseFix launches fresh site, new features

HouseFix, the CarFax for homes Named in the 60 Genius Brands to watch in 2012 list, HouseFix.com is already making moves just days into the new year, after launching barely four months ago to bring social recommendations to the home repair industry, giving homeowners a place to opine with known social connections about contractors in context rather than blindly reading ...

AGBeat | 2012/01/11  | 16 Comments Philadelphia

Smarter Agent suing more companies over mobile real estate search patent

Smarter Agent suing more companies over mobile real estate search patent

Smarter Agent filing another round of lawsuits Smarter Agent was named a “Genius 30” game changer last year for their power grab like none seen before as they plow through the real estate industry, suing company after company for their ownership of the patent for “global positioning-based real estate database access device and method,” “position based information access device and ...

Lani Rosales | 2011/10/10  | 26 Comments News

Could HouseFix become the CarFax of homes? Controversial idea

Could HouseFix become the CarFax of homes? Controversial idea

HouseFix launches to mixed reviews As illustrated above, HouseFix.com aims to bring social recommendations to the home repair industry, giving homeowners a place to opine with known social connections about contractors in context rather than blindly reading strangers’ recommendations of repair professionals. The service also seeks to give contractors a way to have a stronger web presence, but more importantly, ...

Lani Rosales | 2011/09/19  | 51 Comments Editorials

Inhabi matches renters and landlords eHarmony style

Inhabi matches renters and landlords eHarmony style

Landlords and renters, sittin’ in a tree… Inhabi.com just launched in beta in Portland and Boise, and they call themselves the eHarmony for renters and landlords. Users create a profile describing their ideal rental and landlords search renters which is how the magic happens. Jameel Farruk, Inhabi CMO told AGBeat, “Our company is taking the traditional newspaper-classified listing model and ...

Lani Rosales | 2011/09/15  | 10 Comments News