1996 type private company industry internet services headquarters santa clara california key people ryan o hara ceo products realtor.com top producer fivestreet tigerlead solutions seniorhousingnet listhub moving.com & doorsteps revenue 191.72 million usd 2011 net income 7.26 million usd 2011 owner news corp 80 % and rea group 20 % number of employees 1 000 2010 slogan n a website www.move.com move inc is a real estate web site which operates the move network of real estate web sites for consumers and real estate professionals . the move network of web sites captures more than 30 million monthly visitors . the headquarters for move inc. is in santa clara california . move inc. maintains offices in new york city scottsdale arizona westlake village california and richmond british columbia canada . contents 1 products and services 1.1 consumer products 1.2 professional products 2 history 3 criticism and controversy 4 see also 5 references 6 external links products and services edit this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message consumer products edit realtor.com move inc s flagship product built in collaboration with the national association of realtors provides online search for real estate . listing data is provided from about 900 multiple listing services mls across the u.s. it also provides mortgage and home financing tools . realtor.com s mobile apps for ios and android provide easy access to listings . move.com launched in may 2006 1 move.com is the corporate site for move inc. it also connects to move rentals and realtor.com s for sale and new home community listings . doorsteps.com rental search portal covering homes and apartments in austin tx . doorstepsbuy.com step by step guide to home buying for first time home owners . moving.com offers moving related services and tools online . seniorhousingnet.com online search for senior housing including independent and assisted living facilities nursing homes retirement communities and other elderly care . professional products edit top producer a leading marketing and lead generation systems for real estate professionals . listhub acquired in 2010 2 provides multiple listing services and real estate brokers and agents with a listing syndication platform . fivestreet acquired in 2013 3 fivestreet is a lead management and distribution product for real estate professionals . tigerlead combines high quality citation needed home buyer and home seller lead generation with a sophisticated citation needed lead management platform reesio.com platform for professionals to collaborate and communicate with home buyers and sellers mortgage professionals title and escrow companies inspectors and other service providers . history edit the company began by working with the national association of realtors nar to host and manage the listings of realtors nationwide in the mid 1990s . 4 at the time the company operated as realselect inc. 5 although the company became better known as homestore . in 1999 homestore went public and raised 140 million . 6 nar retained a significant equity position but homestore negotiated agreements with hundreds of multiple listing servicees mlss and brokerages to secure direct feeds of listings and found itself in a head to head competition for listings and traffic with microsoft s homeadvisor . on december 21 2001 the company determined that it would restate certain portions of its financial statements . 7 in january 2002 homestore was sued in violation of the securities exchange act by issuing misleading financial statements . 8 in november 2005 elevation partners a bay area equity firm announced a 100 million investment in homestore . 9 in february 2006 homestore changed its name to move inc. 10 in october 2009 move inc. entered into a joint venture with builder homesite inc. 11 through the strategic partnership bdx operated the move.com new homes channel and newhomesource.com . in september 2010 move acquired online real estate listing syndicator listhub . 12 in december 2010 move launched an online mortgage offering called mortgagematch.com 13 targeting first time home buyers and those looking to refinance . in july 2011 move acquired socialbios . 14 in december 2013 and july 2014 its relationships with aol and msn respectively ended . 15 on september 30 2014 news corp and rea group announced the acquisition of move inc. 16 on march 12 2016 move inc. relocated its headquarters to santa clara ca and used the realtor.com brand for its signage . criticism and controversy edit much of the past criticisms of the company centered on the actions of the management team during the rise of the dot com bubble . in particular the founder and former ceo stuart wolff was convicted of insider trading and falsifying the company books . 17 wolff s conviction was overturned on appeal in 2008 18 but he eventually plea bargained for a sentence of 3 5 years . 19 w. michael long former ceo of healtheon corp. and chairman of webmd inc. after its merger with healtheon took over as ceo on january 7 2002 . he was joined by two other former healtheon and webmd executives jack d. dennison chief operating officer and lewis r. belote iii chief financial officer . joe f. hanauer former head of coldwell banker s residential group was named chairman of homestore s board of directors . see also edit real estate transaction standard rets internet data exchange idx real estate trends real estate broker david lereah references edit move.com launched on tuesday . maxsell.net . may 5 2006 . retrieved 2011 08 04 . move acquires online real estate listing syndicator listhub for 13 million . techcrunch . september 21 2010 . retrieved 2011 08 04 . cite news http marketing.realtor.com leadership move inc acquires fivestreet inc to enhance lead management offerings realtors on line venture gets capital for restructuring effort . wall street journal . november 13 1996 . retrieved 2009 04 02 . why realtor.com matters to realtors . national association of realtors . retrieved 2009 04 02 . homestore s new management trying to put house in order . la times . february 27 2002 . retrieved 2012 04 12 . homestore announces accounting inquiry . class action lawsuit commenced on behalf of purchasers of homestore.com inc. . january 16 2002 . retrieved jul 25 2013 . move . elevation partners . retrieved 2009 04 02 . homestore inc. to change name to move inc. press release . move inc. february 22 2006 . retrieved 2011 08 04 . move and builder homesite join forces and resources to connect builders with buyers press release . prnewswire . october 14 2009 . retrieved 2011 08 04 . move acquires online real estate listing syndicator listhub for 13 million . techcrunch . september 21 2010 . retrieved 2011 08 04 . mortgage match targets first time homebuyers . upi . retrieved 2011 02 10 . move acquires socialbios . inmannews . july 18 2011 . retrieved 2011 08 04 . hagey paul . zillow takes over real estate search at msn real estate after move inc. s exit . news corp. to buy move a real estate listings site . the new york times . september 30 2014 . retrieved september 30 2014 . palmeri chris july 6 2006 . how stuart wolff got himself caught in a trap . businessweek . retrieved 2009 04 02 . egelko bob january 15 2008 . homestore ceo s fraud conviction overturned . san francisco chronicle . retrieved 2009 04 02 . carter matt january 11 2010 . stuart wolff pleads guilty . external links edit official website realtor.com v t e news corp v t e dow jones & company national consumer products barron s financial news marketwatch.com bigcharts vse vedomosti the wall street journal the wall street journal asia the wall street journal europe wall street journal radio network wsj . enterprise 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