--- source_url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homes.com?utm_source=openai" title: Homes.com - Wikipedia mirrored_at: 2026-08-11T01:00:58.657Z host: en.wikipedia.org cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homes.com__q__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homes.com?utm_source=openai From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Homes.com, Inc. Type [Subsidiary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary "Subsidiary") Industry [Real estate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate "Real estate") Founded [Tallahassee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida "Tallahassee, Florida"), [Florida](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida "Florida") (January 28, 1999) Headquarters 501 S. 5th Street [Richmond, Virginia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia "Richmond, Virginia") 23219 , United States Area served [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") & [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada "Canada") Key people - David R. Mele (president) - Guillen Antonio (vice president) Products - Agent IDX/VOW websites - Data services - Home values - Lead generation and management services - Mobile applications - Real estate search Number of employees 400+ [Parent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent_company "Parent company") [CoStar Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoStar_Group "CoStar Group") Website [www.homes.com](https://www.homes.com/) **Homes.com, Inc.** is a [real estate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate "Real estate") [web portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_portal "Web portal") that is owned and managed by [CoStar Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoStar_Group "CoStar Group"). Headquartered at 501 S. 5th Street in [Richmond, Virginia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia "Richmond, Virginia"), Homes.com maintains additional offices in [Boca Raton, Florida](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida "Boca Raton, Florida"); [Tallahassee, Florida](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida "Tallahassee, Florida"); and [San Diego](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego "San Diego"), California. The company also provides real estate marketing and media services including brand [advertising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertising "Advertising"), property listing syndication, [reputation management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reputation_management "Reputation management") and lead generation. Homes.com began as the primary website for Homes and Land Publishing in 1993 and was incorporated in January 1999 as Homes.com, Inc. In March of the following year, a venture capital funding round generated $38.5 million [\[1\]](#cite_note-hummer-1) and gave [Hummer Winblad Venture Partners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummer_Winblad_Venture_Partners "Hummer Winblad Venture Partners") a controlling interest in Homes.com. In March 2000, shortly after its venture capital funding round, Homes.com acquired Web Society, Inc., doing business as Real Estate Village, for a combination of cash and stock.[\[2\]](#cite_note-2) Real Estate Village, founded by John Perkins (CEO) and Grant Gould (VP of Sales) of San Diego, California, had over 100 employees and operated three offices at the time of the acquisition. The company became a subsidiary division of Homes.com, with Perkins and Gould continuing on as co-managing directors of the Real Estate Village operation for a brief transition period. In March 2001, Homes.com filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a financial restructuring following the dot-com market downturn. The filing came approximately one year after the company raised $38.5 million in venture capital funding during the peak of the dot-com bubble.[\[3\]](#cite_note-ecommercetimes-3) Despite the bankruptcy, the company continued to operate its website and services during the reorganization process. As part of the turnaround effort, then-CEO Tom Orsi rehired John Perkins, co-founder of Real Estate Village—a company Homes.com had acquired the previous year—to assist in the restructuring and help guide the company through its exit from bankruptcy.[\[4\]](#cite_note-revacquisition-4) Perkins remained with the company throughout the reorganization and continued in a leadership role until the company’s eventual sale to Trader Publishing Company. The reorganization enabled Homes.com to reduce operating costs and refocus its business model for long-term sustainability.[\[5\]](#cite_note-pitchbook-5) In October 2004, Homes.com, Inc. was purchased by Trader Publishing Company, a joint business venture of [Landmark Media Enterprises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_Media_Enterprises "Landmark Media Enterprises") and Cox Enterprises. In September 2006, Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises split the assets of Trader Publishing and Homes.com, Inc. becoming a subsidiary of [Dominion Enterprises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Enterprises "Dominion Enterprises"), LLC. In May 2011, Homes.com launched the Home Values channel[\[6\]](#cite_note-building-6) to display automated estimates of home prices.[\[7\]](#cite_note-7) In August, the company launched Homes Connect, a platform for real estate professionals.[\[8\]](#cite_note-integrated-8) In September 2014, David Mele was appointed president of Homes.com.[\[9\]](#cite_note-9) In January 2015, Andy Woolley became the head of industry development.[\[10\]](#cite_note-10) In April 2021, Landmark announced that Homes.com, a unit of its Dominion Enterprises subsidiary, had been sold to CoStar Group Inc. for $156 million.[\[11\]](#cite_note-11)[\[12\]](#cite_note-12) - Homes.com real estate search enables perusal of a property's features, price, type and location.[\[13\]](#cite_note-13) - Data Services by Homes.com manages more than 650 MLS IDX (Internet Data Exchange) listing feeds representing over 4.3 million listings. The company provides IDX data aggregation and search technology to other real estate companies such as RE/MAX and ERA.[\[14\]](#cite_note-14) - Agent and Broker Websites can be purchased from Homes.com with IDX and VOW (Virtual Office Website) capabilities.[\[8\]](#cite_note-integrated-8) - Lead Generation and Management services aggregate leads from various sources and provide CRM tools for managing those leads.[\[15\]](#cite_note-15) 1. [↑](#cite_ref-hummer_1-0) Kersnar, Scott (December 2000). "Working To Attract Realtors". _Mortgage Technology_. **7** (6): 30–36. 2. [↑](#cite_ref-2) ["Homes.com Acquires Real Estate Village"](https://web.archive.org/web/20000818171218/http://www.homes.com/AboutUs/Content/AboutUs/Pressroom/AnnounceREV.cfm). _Homes.com (archived)_. March 15, 2000. Retrieved August 1, 2025. 3. [↑](#cite_ref-ecommercetimes_3-0) ["Homes.com Files for Bankruptcy"](https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/homes-com-files-for-bankruptcy-8442.html). _E-Commerce Times_. March 27, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025. 4. [↑](#cite_ref-revacquisition_4-0) ["Homes.com Acquires Real Estate Village"](https://web.archive.org/web/20000818171218/http://www.homes.com/AboutUs/Content/AboutUs/Pressroom/AnnounceREV.cfm). _Homes.com (Archived)_. March 15, 2000. Retrieved August 2, 2025. 5. [↑](#cite_ref-pitchbook_5-0) ["Homes.com Company Profile"](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/52838-02). _PitchBook_. Retrieved August 2, 2025. 6. [↑](#cite_ref-building_6-0) ["Homes.com Launches Home Values Channel"](http://www.buildingonline.com/apps/news/article/10565). _Building Online_. 7. [↑](#cite_ref-7) Abkowitz, Alyssa (13 November 2011). ["How to Figure the Fuzzy Math of Internet Home Values"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204554204577026131448329006). _The Wall Street Journal_. 8. [1](#cite_ref-integrated_8-0) [2](#cite_ref-integrated_8-1) ["Homes.com offers integrated marketing platform"](http://www.inman.com/news/2011/08/16/homescom-offers-integrated-marketing-platform). _Inman News_. 9. [↑](#cite_ref-9) ["Homes.com has new leader"](http://www.inman.com/2014/10/03/homes-com-has-new-leader). _Inman News_. 10. [↑](#cite_ref-10) ["Homes.com promotes new head of industry development from within"](http://www.inman.com/2015/01/12/homes-com-promotes-new-head-of-industry-development-from-within). _Inman News_. 11. [↑](#cite_ref-11) The Virginian-Pilot 12. [↑](#cite_ref-12) ["Immobilier au Sénégal"](https://www.loger-dakar.com/). Retrieved 27 September 2024. 13. [↑](#cite_ref-13) ["What the Websites Get Right…and What They Don't"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204224604577028161126902988). _The Wall Street Journal_. 14. [↑](#cite_ref-14) ["Revamped ERA website live with IDX listings"](http://www.inman.com/news/2012/06/1/revamped-era-website-live-with-idx-listings). _Inman News_. 15. [↑](#cite_ref-15) Patterson, Maria (6 April 2007). ["A Rising Force"](http://rismedia.com/2007-04-05/a-rising-force/). _RIS Media_. - [Official website](https://www.homes.com/)