Who we are...
Classified Ventures, LLC ("CV") is a strategic joint-venture 100% owned and funded by five large media partners whose objectives are to collectively capitalize on the revenue growth in the real estate and automotive online advertising categories. Our strategic partners are Belo Corporation, Gannett Company Inc., The McClatchy Company, Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company.

Our mission is (i) to offer consumers leading comprehensive websites in the online categories of automotive, rental and real estate that assist them in their selection of a home, apartment or automobile and (ii) to offer advertisers a cost-effective median to reach out to consumers in these three categories.

To execute on its objectives, CV has three leading online businesses -- Apartments.com, Cars.com and HomeGain.com. CV also builds real estate-related business software products for its partners through its Homescape division. In addition to the national web sites, Apartments.com and Cars.com also are carried by our partner's local affiliate network of more than 170 online newspaper and television web sites.

Classified Ventures' Internet businesses offer consumers comprehensive listings of products and objective information to help them make informed decisions. For advertisers, Classified Ventures provides direct marketing tools and generates a large audience of "in purchase" consumers.

The local newspaper has always been the first place people turn for classified advertising. Classified Ventures, owned by five of the world's leading media companies, was formed to combine the local strength and trusted reputations of leading newspapers across the country with nationally branded products and solutions. The result: the creation of (i) the premier sales channel for online classified advertising, (ii) a trusted environment to help individuals make better and more-informed purchasing decisions, and (iii) a motivated audience to increase the effectiveness of our advertisers.