In the last two years, companies have raised hundreds of millions of dollars to address the so-called “home services” market, a more than $400 billion a year industry that encompasses everything from ...

Y Combinator-backed BuildZoom, a new service to help homeowners find licensed contractors to help them with their remodeling projects, is today making its public debut. The startup’s database now ...

Because of the often high costs and frequent horror stories that homeowners tell about their experiences with contractors, the industry ranks number two in public dissatisfaction, just behind ...

BuildZoom, the Y Combinator-backed service designed to connect homeowners with licensed contractors, is today announcing having closed on $1.4 million in seed funding, in a round led by Formation 8 ...

An online permit mapping project by a local startup now allows San Mateo residents to access information on every single remodeling and construction project that has taken place in the city for the ...

BuildZoom, an online mapping site, peers even deeper into Santa Clarita homes and businesses – it publishes information about building permits and displays a map that shows the location of each ...