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 ...

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 ...

Many smart home devices are great at detecting when something goes wrong in your home, but many of them aren’t as good at doing something about it. HomeAdvisor, a free app with a growing list of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against HomeAdvisor, saying that since 2014, the company overcharged small and medium- sized businesses, and misrepresented the likelihood leads at ...

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 ...

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 ...