The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday (March 11) charged Denver-based HomeAdvisor, Inc., with “a wide range of deceptive and misleading tactics” by selling home improvement project leads to service providers, including small business owners, since at least the middle of 2014. HomeAdvisor “has made...
Online home services firm HomeAdvisor is teaming up with FinTech installment lender Affirm to extend payment options for home improvements. HomeAdvisor, a division of ANGI Homeservices, is the first digital home services marketplace to collaborate with Affirm for installment options. Known for offering buy-now-pay-later (BNPL),...
Starting now, thousands of home services professionals will be available via Facebook. The social media site’s Marketplace platform is rolling out a new feature designed to make it easier for users to find contractors, carpenters, plumbers and house cleaners, according to news from Engadget. All...
Homes might not have been a great investment seven or eight years ago, but now that the housing market has more or less stabilized, homeowners looking to get to work on that new addition have even more help on the financial front. Prosper Marketplace and...
November 28, 2023
HomeAdvisor, a company affiliated with Angi (formerly known as Angie’s List), came under scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for alleged deceptive marketing tactics. The FTC accused HomeAdvisor of misleading businesses, including those operating in the gig economy, when selling home improvement project leads, the regulator said in a Tuesday (Nov. 28) press release. […]
December 17, 2020
Online home services firm HomeAdvisor is teaming up with FinTech installment lender Affirm to extend payment options for home improvements. HomeAdvisor, a division of ANGI Homeservices, is the first digital...
May 23, 2018
Starting now, thousands of home services professionals will be available via Facebook. The social media site’s Marketplace platform is rolling out a new feature designed to make it easier for...
March 15, 2016
Homes might not have been a great investment seven or eight years ago, but now that the housing market has more or less stabilized, homeowners looking to get to work...
