Property ManagementHomeBuilder.com Acquires HomeWrite, A Home Management Software Company
HomeBuilder.com™, the new homes Web site of Homestore.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:
HOMS), today announced its acquisition of HomeWrite Incorporated, a leading
developer of consumer home management software marketed to the nation’s home
builders. The companies will focus on opportunities to deploy their combined
technologies to substantially improve the quality of interaction between
builders and buyers before, during and after the sale process.
Privately-labeled versions of the Homeowner’s Manual can also be integrated
into a builder’s existing Web site, helping them create long-term customers by
providing homeowners with a valuable tool to manage their homes from the moment
they move in. The proprietary HomeWrite process works directly with a
builder’s ERP systems to integrate detailed home information into the
Homeowners’ Manual, minimizing duplication and the amount of effort required of
the builder to implement.
Additionally, HomeWrite’s Online Homeowner’s Manual will be expanded and
integrated with Homestore.com’s™ Home Management System, a service offered to
consumers at http://my.homestore.com. The Homeowner’s Manual provides a
consumer-driven online record of a home’s structure and contents, and creates a
personalized home care plan covering the what’s, why’s and how’s of maintaining
that specific home.