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02.19.08 Homescape® Announces Nationwide Marketing Agreement with Realogy

Partnership Will Make Realogy Brands' Approximately 700,000 Property Listings Accessible via Homescape and National Network of 130 Newspaper Partners

CHICAGO, IL Homescape®, the leading real estate search and information website, today announced a marketing agreement with Realogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services. The partnership enables approximately 700,000 property listings from Realogy's residential real estate brands to be available on Homescape and its network of 130 newspaper real estate sites nationwide. Realogy's residential real estate franchise systems include CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, ERA® and Sotheby's International Realty®

'We are proud that Realogy regards Homescape as one of their select partners capable of providing their customers and real estate professionals the level of exposure they value,' said Tim Fagan, President of Classified Ventures' Real Estate Division. 'With listings from Realogy's respective brand networks, our consumers will now have access to well over 3.5 million property listings to search from on Homescape, including resale and new construction homes, open houses and newspaper classifieds.'

'Our partnership with Homescape is a natural fit, and an extension of our online listings distribution strategy where we actively place our brands' property listings with the most trusted and relevant Web sites used by today's home buyers and sellers,' said Alex Perriello, President and CEO of the Realogy Franchise Group. 'We are pleased to welcome them into our group of partners that serves our vast audience in such a comprehensive way.'

Homescape offers consumers one simple search with multiple options to view and manage results. The site also provides advertising opportunities with unlimited photos and priority placement for real estate professionals, while driving engaged consumer traffic directly to their listings. Content on Homescape includes local market information, a consumer-focused blog, search tips, and its new Moving channel, which features articles on planning and paying for a move, choosing movers, packing and more.

Homescape is a division of Chicago-based Classified Ventures, LLC, a strategic joint venture owned by Belo Corporation, Gannett Co., Inc., The McClatchy Company, Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company. The site now powers listing search tools and mapping technology for homes from major national and local partners, while still connecting consumers with long-time newspaper resale and new construction partners.

About HomeFinder.com®

HomeFinder.com has over 10 years of experience and is a leading national online marketplace connecting home buyers, sellers and real estate professionals. Through our online Network of over 130 newspaper partners, HomeFinder.com provides local, comprehensive property listings and rich content to consumers nationwide, while delivering online marketing solutions that offer choice and results to meet the individual needs of real estate agents, brokers, builders and private party advertisers. Our network of over 130 local online newspaper Web sites include The Arizona Republic, Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times and The Indianapolis Star. For more information, visit http://www.homefinder.com.

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